Gelsemium sempervirens
TOXIC — homeopathic use only. Contains gelsemine (strychnine-like alkaloid). Homeopathic Gelsemium for flu with weakness, trembling, and heavy eyelids. Herbal form is LETHAL. South Carolina state flower. Children have died from sucking nectar.
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LETHAL: respiratory paralysis, seizures, death. Homeopathic form is safe.
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