Sanguinaria canadensis

Safety & Hazards

This species contains many alkaloids and is poisonous in large doses[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 21 Title The Herb Book. Publication Author Lust. J. Publisher Bantam books Year 1983 ISBN 0-553-23827-2 Description Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book. , 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 165 Title The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism. Publication Author Mills. S. Y. Publisher Year ISBN Description An excellent small herbal. ]. This herb should not be used by women when they are pregnant or lactating[ 165 Title The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism. Publication Author Mills. S. Y. Publisher Year ISBN Description An excellent small herbal. ]. The sap, fresh or dried, can cause intense irritation to the mucous membranes[ 169 Title A Weavers Garden Publication Author Buchanan. R. Publisher McGraw-Hill Contemporary Year 1987 ISBN 0934026289 Description Covers all aspects of growing your own clothes, from fibre plants to dyes. ].