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- Pipe winds are poisonous but not a serious threat
- The whistle is poisonous in all plant parts
- Which poisoning symptoms could occur?
- Poisoning by pipe winds hardly occurs
- Tips
The whistle is poisonous, but poisoning cases are very rare
Pipe winds are poisonous but not a serious threat
Like many climbing plants, the whistle (Aristolochia macrophylla) is poisonous. However, the plant does not present a great threat to children or adults. Pipe winds rarely form the most poisonous seeds and fruits in our latitudes. The flowers emit an unpleasant smell of carrion or feces. They hardly charge for consumption.
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All plant parts of the whistle contain toxins:
The toxins contained mainly in the roots, flowers and seeds are aristolochic acids. They were formerly used for the production of mainly Chinese medicines such as slimming products and women's gold. Because of its toxicity, use is now prohibited.
Which poisoning symptoms could occur?
Poisoning by whistling would be felt by nausea, vomiting, stomach and intestinal complaints, low blood pressure and an acceleration of the pulse.
Poisoning by pipe winds hardly occurs
That poisoning by whistling almost never occur, is because the leaves contain only a few toxins. Even if a child takes a leaf in his mouth, it is not at risk of poisoning himself.
The flowers are called by many gardeners as stinking, so they do not necessarily invite you to eat.
When nurtured as a climber, the whistle does not bloom so often. Seeds that contain the largest part of the poison develop hardly in our latitudes and therefore no fruit, so there is no danger of poisoning here.
Tips
The winter hard pipe winds are very robust and are rarely haunted by pests. An exception are the caterpillars of the family of the Ritterfalter. They have developed immunity to aristolochic acid and become poisonous by consuming the plant itself.