Baptisia tinctoria poisoning

General poisoning notes for Baptisia tinctoria

Wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) is a native perennial herb found in southern Ontario. Cheeke and Schull (1985) call the plant toxic but no cases of human poisoning have been reported.

References:

Lampe, K. F., McCann, M. A. 1985. AMA Handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. American Medical Assoc. Chicago, Ill., USA. 432 pp.

Nomenclature

Botanical name: Baptisia tinctoria ( L.) Br.

English Common name: wild indigo

French Common name: indigo sauvage

Botanical family name: Leguminosae

English family name: pea

French family name: pois

References:

Agriculture Quebec. 1975. Noms des maladies des plantes du Canada/ Names of plant diseases in Canada. , Quebec City, Que., Canada. 288 pp.

Alex, J. F., Cayouette, R., Mulligan, G. A. 1980. Common and botanical names of weeds in Canada/Noms populaire et scientifiques des plantes nuisibles du Canada. Revised. Agric. Can. Publ., Ottawa, Ont., Canada. 132 pp.

Toxic parts

all parts leaves

Toxic chemicals

cytisine

baptisin

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