Exploring Poisonous Plants

Azamal Husen served as Professor & Head, Department of Biology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia and is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. He specializes in biogenic nanomaterial fabrication and application, plant responses to environmental stresses and nanomaterials at the physiological, biochemical and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation for improvement of tree species, and has published over 200 research articles. He is contributed to R&D projects of World Bank, ICAR, ICFRE, JBIC etc. He is on the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. Husen has been on the Editorial Board and the panel of reviewers of several reputed journals. He is a Fellow of the Plantae group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, and a Member of the International Society of Root Research, Asian Council of Science Editors, and INPST. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Plant Physiology, and a Series Editor of Exploring Medicinal Plants (Taylor & Francis Group, USA); Plant Biology, Sustainability, and Climate Change (Elsevier, USA); and Smart Nanomaterials Technology (Springer Nature, Singapore).

Section A: General Information. Poisonous Plants: An Overview. Biotechnological Approaches in Poisonous Plants. Uses of Poisonous Plants in Nanoscience. Conservation Practice of Poisonous Plants. Section B: Poisonous Plants. Abrus precatorius (Rosary Pea). Aconitum napellus (Monkshood).Acorus calamus (Sway or Muskrat Root). Agapanthus orientalis (Lily of the Nile). Antiaris toxicaria (Upas Tree). Aristolochia indica (The Indian Birthwort). Atractylis gummifera (Stemless Atractylis). Atropa belladonna (Deadly Nightshade). Calotropis gigantea (Crown Flower or Giant Milkweed). Colchicum autumnale (Naked Ladies). Conium maculatum (Hemlock or Poison Hemlock). Datura stramonium (Thorn Apple or Devil’s Trumpet). Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove Plant). Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily). Nerium oleander (Oleander or Nerium). Ricinus communis (Castor Oil Plant). Thevetia peruviana (Yellow Oleander). Toxicodendron succedaneum (Rhus or Wax Tree)