Animal toxins and harmful plants

Author: Gu Xiangrong
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is one of the volumes in the series "Protective Measures Against Harmful Factors in the Living Environment." The book is divided into three chapters. Chapter 1 introduces common toxic animals and their toxins, including toxic reptiles, amphibians, toxic fish, coelenterates, toxic insects, etc. It also covers the concept, classification, clinical manifestations, treatment, prevention, and epidemiological characteristics of zoonotic diseases. Chapter 2 primarily discusses 75 toxic and harmful plants and the toxins they contain. This includes not only well-known toxic plants like poison arrowwood and Guanmutong but also widely loved fruits such as persimmons and pineapples, highlighting their harmful aspects to humans. Chapter 3 briefly introduces three types of toxic and harmful mineral-based traditional Chinese medicines, focusing on the issues of poisoning and prevention associated with herbs containing mercury, arsenic, and lead.