Pyrrolizidines

Pyrrolizidines

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids. There's livertoxic ones, and there's benign ones.

Comfrey again.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 19 March, 2007 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Herbal
Botanical name: 
Tussilago farfara
Symphytum officinale
Petasites hybridus
Pyrrolizidines
Problems: 
Toxicity

Henriette's herbal blog: The myth that comfrey is completely benign just won't die.

Coltsfoot toxicity.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 16 March, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium purpureum
Tussilago farfara
Symphytum
Petasites
Eupatorium maculatum
Pyrrolizidines

Henriette's herbal blog: "Coltsfoot" includes both Tussilago and the various species of Petasites.

Livertoxic PAs.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 31 March, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Herbal
Botanical name: 
Pyrrolizidines
Problems: 
Toxicity

Henriette's herbal blog: I've avoided plants with livertoxic PAs for years.

Alkaloids.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 19 April, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Herbal
Botanical name: 
Pyrrolizidines
Preparations: 
Vinegar

Henriette's herbal blog: They're cousins of both flavonoids and humanoids.