The pipe bindweed is poisonous in all parts of the plant
All parts of the plant Whistle winch contain toxins:
- root
- leaves
- blossoms
- Seeds
- fruit
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The toxins found mainly in the roots, flowers and seeds are aristolochic acids. They were used in the past for the production of mainly Chinese medicines such as slimming products and women's gold. Due to their toxicity, their use is now prohibited.
What symptoms of poisoning could occur?
Poisoning by windlass would manifest itself as nausea, vomiting, stomach and intestinal complaints, low blood pressure and an increase in the pulse rate.
There is hardly any poisoning from whistle winds
The fact that poisoning by pipelines almost never occurs is due to the fact that the leaves contain only a few toxins. Even if a child puts a leaf in their mouth, there is little danger of poisoning themselves with it.
The flowers are described by many gardeners as smelly, so that they are not necessarily inviting to eat.
In the care as a climbing plant, the pipeworm does not bloom as often. Seeds, which contain the largest proportion of the poison, hardly develop in our latitudes and therefore none fruitso that there is no risk of poisoning here either.
Tips
the hardy pipe winds are very robust and are rarely attacked by pests. The caterpillars from the knight butterfly family are an exception. They have developed immunity to aristolochic acid and become poisonous by consuming the plant itself.
