Bushman's Poison ↔ Acokanthera Oppositifolia
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Conservatory, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NYC, NY. Full spectrum color photo... ✎ The milky sap of this African native plant was widely used by the traditional bushmen to form part of the cocktail used to poison the tips of their notoriously toxic arrows in hunting. All parts of the plant are highly poisonous with the possible exception of the ripe fruits. This plant is used medicinally to treat snake & spider bites, intestinal worms and also for aches and colds. It belongs to the same family of plants as Frangipani & Oleanders which share the poisonous characteristics. |
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