Dear Sir ji, The whole plant of *Nandina domestica* is highly toxic and known to possess Hydrocyanic acids. It also harbours within itself an alkaloid known as “Nantenine” which is used as antidote for 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy). The most amazing part is that birds are not affected by the toxin present in the plant and use it as their food and hence regarded as seed dispersal agent.
Regards Tanay On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Nandina domestica from Kashmir, I think the similar plant I had > photographed from California USA and identified by Kenneth.This one was > photographed from newly developed Hazuribagh garden in Srinagar. Kenneth I > will need your confirmation on this again. > Ornamental as well as medicinal plant of folklore. > > Common names: Heavenly bamboo, Nandina, Sacred bamboo, Southern Heavenly > bamboo > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
