Abstract
Plants are all around us in our homes, gardens, parks and waste ground. Although many are generally of low risk, some are particularly hazardous. Plant poisoning can be seasonal, with exposures to some flowers occurring in the spring, fruits and berries in the autumn and certain plants only around Christmas. It is important not to rely on common names as these can be misleading; a single common name may refer to one or more plant species. In the first of two articles the mechanism of toxicity, clinical effects and treatment of poisonings involving cycads, Dracaena spp., and plants containing cardiac glycosides, insoluble oxalates, Amaryllicaceae alkaloids and grayanotoxins are discussed. A list of plants of low toxicity is also provided, although ingestion of any plant material can cause gastrointestinal signs in cats and dogs.
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