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- The morning glory - poisonous or not?
- Which parts of the morning glory are poisonous
- Realistically deal with the dangers
- Tips
The morning glory is highly poisonous
The morning glory - poisonous or not?
The morning glory has been gaining in popularity in Central European gardens for several years. This is due to the many attractive color patterns of the funnel-shaped flowers quite understandable, but you should also be aware of the properties of these plants.
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In the aboveground parts of many types of Morning Glory Lysergsäureamide are included, as they occur in the ergot fungus. Although these toxins are not found in the same concentration in all subspecies, you should nevertheless exercise caution in dealing with all the mornings, given unclear variety delineation and contradictory research statements. Since the concentration of these hallucinogenic substances in the seed capsules is particularly high, you should wear better gloves when harvesting the seeds for sowing the following year.
Realistically deal with the dangers
Much like the morning glory, many other widely used garden plants can lead to difficult to calculate intoxication and potential health effects and deaths when consumed, such as the following:
Therefore, the plants should not necessarily be avoided, but you should be aware of the potential danger as a gardener especially in small children and pets in the vicinity of the plants.
Tips
In some cases, the consumption of the hallucinogenic toxins of the morning glories has already caused severe health problems and deaths. The different parts of the plant should never be consumed as substitute drugs because of the risks that are difficult to calculate, as the proportion of toxins in the plants can vary greatly.