Abstract

Plants which are harmful to human to human or animal body are known poisonous. The plants are poisonously effective on contact, ingestion or by absorption or inhalation. These plants are used in the form of potential killers. Tropical dry deciduous forests are the home of many of these plants. The present study includes the taxonomy, toxic and medicinal properties of some poisonous plants of this region. The poisonous plants have toxic properties because they contain many alkaloids, ricins, atropines, scopolamine, brucin, lactins, etc. poisonous plants have many properties like narcotics, delirients, irritants, depressants, astenics, purgatives etc. many of these contents are used for the preparation of medicines as well. Some common poisonous plants are Oleander (Nerium oledander), Bacain (Melia azadirach), Arund (Ricinus communis), Dhatura (Datura metel,

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