Herbs to Avoid

The following herbs can potentially be toxic and should be used cautiously and in many cases under the care of a trained practitioner:

Apple (Balsam), Momordica Balsamina Apple (Bitter), Citrullus Colocynthis American Mistletoe Baneberry, Actaea spicata Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade), Atropa belladonna Cabbage Tree, Andira inermis Calabar Bean, Physostigma venenosum Calotropis, Physostigma venenosum	Bloodroot, Sanguinaria Candensis Bryony, Black, Tamus communis Bryony, European, Bryonia alba Bryony, White, Bryonia dioica Cherry Laurel, Prunus laurocerasus Chaparral, Larrea tridentata Clematis, Clematis recta Coca, Bolivian, Erythroxylon coca
More Herbs to Avoid
Cocculus, Indicus, Anamirta paniculata Dorpwort/Hemlock Water, Oenanthe crocata Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea Gelsemium, Glesemium nitidum Hellebore, Black, Helleborus niger	Hellebore, False, Adonis autumnalis Hellebore, Green, Veratrum viride Hellebore, White, Veratrum album Hemlock, Conium maculatum Hemlock, Water, Cicuta virosa
Ignatius Beans, Strychnos ignatti Ivy, Poison, Rhus toxicodendron Laburnum, Cytisus laburnam Laurel, Mountain, Kalmia latifolia Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca rosea Thornapple, Datura stramonium Wake Robin, American, Arum triphyllum Yew, Taxus baccata	Mandrake (aerial parts), Mandragora officinarum Mescal Buttons, Anhalonium lewinii Nightshade, Black, Solanum nigrum Nux Vomica, Strychnos Nux-vomica Paris, herb, Paris quadrifolia Pokeweed, Phytolacca decandra