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Which plants are insoluable Ca oxylates?

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  1. Chinese Evergreen
  2. Alocacia spp.
  3. Flamingo plant
  4. Jack in the pulpit
  5. Cuckoo plant
  6. Caladium sp
  7. Dumbcane
  8. Pothos, devils ivy
  9. Philodendron
  10. Peace Lily
  11. Skunk cabbage
  12. arrow head vine
  13. calla/arum lily
  14. umbrella tree
  15. Fishtail palm
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What is the MOA of insoluable Ca oxylates?

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penetration via needle shape Ca oxylate crystals

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What plants are soluable oxylates?

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  1. Halogeten
  2. Greasewood
  3. Pigweed
  4. Beet
  5. Lamb’s quarter
  6. Rhubarb
  7. Sorrel and soursop
  8. Purslane
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What is the MOA of soluable oxylates?

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hypocalcemia and precipitation of Ca oxylates in soft tissues and kidney damage

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What plants have isocupressic acid?

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  1. Ponderosa pine
  2. Monterrey cypress
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What is the MOA of isocupressic acid?

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vasocontriction –> decrease uterine blood flow –> stimulate release of fetal cortisol and abortion

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What plants have quinone?

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  1. St. Johns wort
  2. Buckwheat
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What is the MOA of Quinone?

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primary photosensitization

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What plants have tannic acid?

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  1. Oak tree
  2. Pride of Barbados
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What is the MOA of tannic acid?

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tissue damage including GI lesions and kidney damage

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What plant has Titerpene acid?

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Lantana

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What is the MOA of Titerpene acid?

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  1. liver damage
  2. hepatic photosensitization
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What plants have Colchicine?

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  1. Autumn crocus
  2. Medow saffron
  3. Glory lily
  4. Climbing lily
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What is the MOA of Colchicine?

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Antimitotic

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What plants have diterpine alkaloids?

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  1. Lackspur
  2. Delphium
  3. Monkshade
  4. Aconite
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What is the MOA of Diterpine alkaloids?

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  1. Competative blockade of nicotinic receptors at muscle endplate
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What is the MOA of Ergot alkaloid?

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  1. vasoconstriction and gangrene
  2. uterine contraction and abortion (chonic presentation)
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What plants contain Indolizidine alkaloids?

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  1. Locoweed
  2. Milkvetch
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What is the MOA of indolizidine alkaloids?

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  1. inhibition of lysosomal enzymes (decrease glycosides)
  2. peripheral neuronal degeneration (via nitropropanol glycoside)
  3. abnormal hoof and hair (selenium)
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What plants have Lycorine?

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  1. Narcissus
  2. Kaffir lily
  3. Spider lily
  4. Barbados lily
  5. Fire lily
  6. Zephyr lily
  7. Rain lily
  8. River lily
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What is the MOA of Lycorine?

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  1. emetic and purgative
  2. bulb is the most toxic
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What plant has Muscarine?

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poisonious mushroom

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How do you treat muscarine?

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Atropine and symptomatic treatment and decontamination

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What is the MOA of muscarine?

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stimulation of muscarinic cholinergic receptors, CNS stimulation

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What plants have piperdine alkaloids?
1. Lupines 2. poisonous/spotted hemlock 3. California/Nebraska fern 4. Tobacco 5. Tree tobacco 6. Coyote tobacco
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What is the MOA of piperdine alkaloids?
nicotinic effects starting with ganglionic and neuromuscular stimulation followed by ganglionic and neuromuscular blockade
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What plants have pyridine alkaloids?
1. Tobacco plant 2. Tree tobacco 3. Lobelia
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What is the MOA of pyridine alkaloids?
Acts on nictoninic receptors at autonomic ganglia, neurmuscular junction and some synapses on CNS low dose (depolarization) and high doses (blockade)
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What plants have Pyrrolizidine alkaloid?
1. Rattle box 2. Crotolaria 3. Senecio 4. Groundsel 5. Rajwort
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What is the MOA of Pyrrolizidine alkaloid?
heptatotoxic
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What plants have Solanine and Solanidine alkaloids?
1. Black nightshade 2. American nightshade 3. eggplant 4. tomatoe 5. turkey berry 6. Chinese latern 7. Chalice vine
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What is the MOA of Solanine and Solanidine alkaloids?
GI, CNS, respiratory and cardiac
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What plant has Taxine alkaloids?
Japanese Yew
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What is the MOA of Taxine alkaloid?
cardiotoxic (like cardiac glycocides) and GI signs
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What plants have Tropane alkaloids?
1. Jimsonweed 2. Thornapple 3. Angel's trumpet 4. Devils trumpet 5. Henbane
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What is the MOA of Tropane alkaloids?
all parts of the plant are toxic
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What plants contain Xanthine alkaloid?
Cocoa and coffee
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What is the MOA of Xanthine alkaloid?
1. Blocking adinosine (A) receptors 2. inhibition of phosphodiesterase
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What plants have Anthraquinone?
1. Cascara 2. Buckthorn 3. Coffeeweed 4. Aloe
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What is the MOA of Anthraquinone?
1. purgative 2. (coffeeweed) skeletal and cardiac degeneration and urine may be coffee color due to myoglobinuria which leads to renal damage
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What plants have Cacinogenic glycocides (Vit D analog)?
1. Day blooming jasmine 2. Turkey berry
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What is the MOA of Cacinogenic glycocide (Vit D analog)?
hypercalcemia and lameness
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What plant has carboxy-atractyloside?
cocklebur
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What is the MOA of carboxy-atractyloside?
1. hepatotoxicity 2. excessive salivation 3. renal damage 4. hypoglycemia
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What plants have cardiac glycosides?
1. Foxglove 2. Oleander 3. Yellow oleander 4. Lucky nut 5. Be still tree 6. Squill 7. Lily of the valley 8. Milk weed 9. Kallanchoe 10. Periwinkle
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What is the MOA of Cardiac glycocide?
cardiotoxic by inhibiting Na/K ATPase
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What is the antidote for cardiac glycosides?
Digi-bind (digoxin immune Fab)
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What plant contains Coumarin glycoside?
Sweet clover
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How do you treat Coumarin?
Vit K1 or whole blood
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What is the MOA of Coumarin?
1. Forms dicoumerol in spoiled plant 2. inhibits Vit K reductase and decreases Vit K factors
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What plants have Cyanogenic glycocides?
1. Wild cherries 2. Johnson grass 3. Sudan grass 4. Sorgumn 5. Elderberry
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What is the MOA of Cyanogenic glycocides?
* Acute * inhibition of cytochrome oxidase and cellular respiration * vasoconstiction * inhibition of glycolysis and TCA cycle * irritation of mucus membrane * Chronic * neuronal degeneration * antithyroid
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What plants have Cycasin?
1. Sago palm 2. Japanse cycad 3. Cardboard palm 4. Coontie
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What is the MOA of Cycasin?
* Glycoside that causes GI irritation and liver damage, teratogenic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, BMLA * neurotoxic AA, unknown toxin --\> axonal degeneration in CNS
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What plants have Glucosinolate?
1. Rape seed 2. Kale 3. Brocholi 4. Brussel sprouts 5. Cabbage 6. Turnip 7. Soybean 8. Flax 9. Califlower
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What is the MOA of glucosinolate?
antithyroid
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What plants contain Nitropropanol glycoside?
1. Milkvetch 2. Violet 3. Lotus 4. Indigo
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What is the MOA of Nitropropanol glycoside?
inhibits enzymes of TCA cycle and celular oxidative phosphorylation
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What plants contain phytoestrogens?
1. White clover 2. Subterranean clover 3. Alfalfa
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What is the MOA of phytoestrogens?
bind to estrogen receptors causing infertility in males and females
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What plants contain Protoanemonin?
1. Anemone 2. Ranunculus 3. Clematis 4. Hellborus
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What is the MOA of Protoanemonin?
volatile oil released by hydrolysis of the glycoside
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What plants contain Ptaquiloside?
Braken fern and brake fern
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What is the MOA of Ptaquiloside?
1. death of precursor cells in bone marrow, neoplasia in urinary tract 2. tumors of the upper digestive tract and retinal degeneration in sheep
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What plants have Sterodial saponin?
1. Agave 2. Beargrass 3. Panicum spp.
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What is the MOA of Sterodial saponin?
liver damage and inability to eliminate phylloethrin (metabolite of chlorophyll) which acts as a photodynamic substance (hepatogenic photosensitization)
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What plant has Gossypol?
cottonseed
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What is the MOA of Gossypol?
1. cardiotoxic 2. liver damage 3. destroys seminiferous tubules 4. binds to proteins, amino acids and iron
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What plants have copper?
Clovers
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What is the MOA of copper?
liver damage, hemolysis and methemoglobin
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What plants have selenium?
1. Aster 2. Woody aster 3. Princess's plume 4. Milkvetch 5. Golden wood 6. Paintbrush 7. Salt brush 8. Alfalfa 9. Tall grass
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What is the MOA of Selenium?
* Acute * GI irritation + respiratory signs * Chronic * hoof + hair abnormalities
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What plants contain nitrates?
1. Pigweed 2. Oats 3. Johnson grass 4. Sudan grass 5. Milo 6. Corn/Maize 7. Beet 8. Lambs quarter 9. Sweet clover 10. alfalfa 11. Sunflower
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What is the MOA of nitrates?
* Acute * GI irritation * Nitrate reduced to nitrite by nitrate reductase * nitrate causes the oxidation of ferrous to ferric iron (and formation of methemoglobin) * respiratory insufficency signs due to inability of the blood to carry oxygen * fetal methemoglobin and death causes abortion * Chronic * decrease progesterone during pregnancy and abortion * reduced performance
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What plants contain dimethyl sulfides?
mustards
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What is the MOA of Dimethyl sulfides?
oxydation of RBCs
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What plants have Diterpene esters?
1. Chenille plant 2. Cat tail 3. Croton 4. Candlelabra "cactus" 5. Crown of thorns 6. Poinsettia 7. Pensil tree 8. Manchineel 9. Sandbox tree 10. Physicnut 11. Wild Physicnut
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What is the MOA of Diterpene esters?
activate protein kinase C resulting in cell damage and enzyme dysfunction
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What plants have Grayanotoxins?
1. Rhodendron 2. Azalea 3. Mountain laurel 4. Sheep Laurel 5. Sheep kill 6. Japanese/ Mountain Pieris 7. Doghobble, Dog laural, black laural 8. Maleberry, fetterbush, Staggerbush
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What is the MOA of Grayanotoxins?
Binds to Na channels in excitable cells, and increases permeability and depolarization and irritation of the GI mucosa
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What plants contain Lectin (phytotoxin, toxalbumin)?
1. Castor bean 2. Precatory bean 3. Coral plant 4. Sandbox tree 5. Black locus 6. Beans
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What is the MOA of Lectin (phytotoxin, toxalbumin)?
Inhibit cellular protein synthesis resulting in cell death
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What plants contain Meliatoxin?
China berry
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What is the MOA of Meliatoxin?
Enterotoxic and neurotoxic
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What plants contain Propyl disulfide?
1. Onion 2. Garlic 3. Shallots 4. Chives 5. Leek 6. Allium spp.
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What is the MOA of Propyl disulfide?
oxygen free radicals --\> damage RBC membranes --\> Heinz body
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What plants contain Tetradymol?
Horsebush
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What is the MOA of Tetradymol?
liver damage and inability to eliminate phylloethrin (metabolite of chlorophyll) which acts as a photodynamic substance (hepatogenic photosensitization)
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What plants contain Thiaminase?
1. Horsetail 2. Braken fern 3. brake fern
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What is the MOA of Thiaminase?
Destroys thiamine in the diet and produces signs of thiamine (Vit B1) deficency in monograstric animals (neurotoxic)
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What plants contain Triterpenoid Saponin?
1. Alfalfa 2. English holly 3. Christmas holly 4. American holly 5. English ivy 6. Common ivy 7. Pokeweed 8. Ink berry
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What is the MOA of Triterpenoid Saponins?
Direct irritation of the GI mucosa
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What plants contain resins/resinoids?
1. Milkweed 2. Marijuana 3. Chinaberry
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What is the MOA of Resins/Resinoids?
irritation of the nervous tissue or muscle
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What toxins do you treat with physostigmine?
1. Diterpene alkaloids 2. Tropane alkaloids

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