Book ID: 83860
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
Wyk, Ben - Erik, Fanie van Heerden and Bosch van Oudtshoorn
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                            
                                                                 Poisonous Plants of South Africa. 2002. Many col. photogr. 288 p. gr8vo. Hardcover 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    Chapter headings (partly): Human poisoning in South Africa/ Animalpoisoning in South Africa/ First aid treatment/ Methods of testingfor toxicity in humans/ Extraction and isolation of toxins/ Poisonousprinciples and their effects (Alkaloids/ Cyanogenic glycosides/Coumarins/ Terpenoids/ Saponins/ Heart glycosides/ Lectins (haemagglu-tinins, phytotoxins)/ Oxalates/ Miscellaneous compounds)/ Indigenouspoisonous plants (p. 30-217)/ Exotic garden plants/ Plants listedaccording to class of toxin/ Plants listed according to type of livestock poisoning/ Checklist of poisonous plants/ Glossary ofmedical terms.