List of the studied poisonous plants with their poisonous effects found in different forest regions of Purulia and Jhargram districts of west Bengal
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2026/v152i1/171055Keywords:
Human being, Jhargram district, poisonous plants, Purulia district, Tribal peopleAbstract
The present work was done to explore twenty important poisonous plants found in the different areas of Purulia and Jhargram Districts of West Bengal. During the study twenty poisonous plant species like Senegalia intsia (L.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger., Casearia tomentosa Roxb., Aristolochia indica L., Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link., Erycibe paniculata Roxb., Hymenocallis occidentalis (J.LeConte) Kunt., Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L. Wilson., Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult. f., Gloriosa superba L., Abrus precatorius L., Holarrhena pubescens Wall. Ex G. Don, Ipomoea carnea Jacq., Ceriscoides turgida (Roxb.) Tirveng., Semecarpus anacardium L.f., Moringa oleifera Lam., Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop., Annona squamosa L., Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br., Trichosanthes dioica Roxb., Cleistanthus collinus (Roxb.) Benth. ex Hook. f. were recorded which are poisonous to human beings and animals as per the information collected from the tribal people. Different poisonous parts of these plants are bark, root, bulb, leaves, seeds and fruit. The study reveals that root portions are mostly poisonous among these twenty plants.
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