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13 plants that could kill you

13 plants that could kill you

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Photo: Bernd Haynold/Wiki Commons/GNU

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Mohan 05/16/2010 08:02 AM

quite interesting. good one

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Jacqueline S 04/18/2010 19:35 PM

It is interesting about the monkshood werewolf detection technique. Is this where the children's folk game with buttercups began, using a benign shiny yellow flower in imitation of the adults?

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Monkshood

Monkshood has a long tradition as a deadly plant and was used by ancient warriors to poison the water of their enemies. It was once used as a popular werewolf-detection tool. The flower was held near the alleged wolf’s chin, and if a yellow-tinged shadow appeared, that was confirmation that the person was a werewolf. 
 
 
 
 
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