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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Lantana camara

Introduction

Family: Saxifragaceae
Malay Name: Bunga Tiga Bulan
Other Names: Hydrangea, Japanese hydrangea

Information
This plant has a soft stem and grow upright and reach heights of up to 1 boleg meter. The leaves are thick, smooth, colored green and oval in shape with a length of 8-12 cm. The flowers are gathered at the end of the stick and the color of white, blue, purple and pink.

Local use

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Poisoned

Toxic Part: Entire plant

Active Ingredients: Hydrangin (a precursor sianogenik glycoside), febrifugine, hydrangenol, loganin

Other Ingredients: Iso-coumarin

Effects of Poisoning

This plant can cause nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle weakness, seizures, coma and death.

This plant can also cause inflammation of the skin.

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