I have been using many of the plants mention in the following URL for
many years and I am still here, my personal opinion is this outfit is
out to lunch.
blessings
Ted

Connie Hendrix wrote:

> I don't know about all of these plants ,but the potato and tomato
> plant themselves are piosonous but not the fruit on them.
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: BROOKS BRADLEY
>      To: [email protected]
>      Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 11:54 PM
>      Subject: Re: CS>Amaranth
>                              No, the publishers are not joking.
>      All of these plants are members of the nightshade family.
>      They do, in certain cases, exhibit various degrees of
>      toxcity to human beings.  One of the most common symptoms is
>      the occurrence of arthritic conditions.
>                                              Sincerely,  Brooks
>      Bradley.
>
>      [email protected] wrote:
>
>     > Followed this link and found some curious things listed as
>     > poisonous?
>     >
>     > http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/poison/ppstcommon.htm
>     >
>     > Like tomato, onion, rhubarb, potato.  Is this for real or
>     > somebody having
>     > fun?
>     >
>     > suzy
>
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Ted
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