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In Western and Hermetic mythology, the devil is often portrayed as a powerful and malevolent supernatural being associated with evil, temptation, and the embodiment of wickedness. The concept of the devil has evolved over time and has been influenced by various religious and cultural beliefs. In Christianity, the devil is believed to be the ultimate source of evil and the adversary of God and humanity. In Hermeticism, which is a philosophical and esoteric tradition influenced by ancient Egyptian and Greek teachings, the devil is often seen as a symbol of the lower self or the ego. It represents the aspects of human nature that hinder spiritual growth and enlightenment. Frankly, I prefer the Devil he or she is a much more interesting archetype plus the Devil is not the Adversary because the Devil resides in all humans, it can be the ego and the shadow of what and who really truly are, however, all of us can confront this side of ourselves. Or not and just let it be as nature is both and so are humans.
In this context, the devil is not an external entity but rather an internal force that needs to be overcome through self-awareness and spiritual transformation. Throughout history, various cultures and belief systems have depicted the devil in different forms, such as a horned creature, a serpent, or a tempter. The devil is often associated with deception temptation and the corruption of human souls. It's important to note that interpretations of the devil may vary among different religious and philosophical traditions. This description provides a general overview of the devil's role in Western and Hermetic mythology, but specific beliefs and depictions may differ among individuals and cultural contexts. Let's describe some of the various plants and herbs within the Devils Plantation, please remember that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many other poisonous plants. It is crucial to exercise caution avoid consuming unknown plants, and seek professional advice or guidance when dealing with potentially toxic plants. You are responsible for all that you do and don't do.
01. Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna): All parts of this plant, including the berries, contain toxic alkaloids that can cause symptoms such as dilated pupils, dry mouth, rapid heartbeat, hallucinations, and even death.
02. Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum): Found in many regions, this plant contains highly toxic compounds, including coniine. Ingesting any part of the plant can lead to symptoms such as respiratory failure, paralysis, and potentially fatal consequences.
03. Oleander (Nerium oleander): This ornamental shrub contains cardiac glycosides, which are highly toxic to humans and animals. Ingesting any parts of the plant can cause symptoms like nausea, vomiting, irregular heartbeat, and even death.
04. Castor Bean (Ricinus communis): The seeds of this plant contain ricin, a potent toxin. Ingesting even a few seeds can lead to severe symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, and organ failure.
05. Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea): While this plant is known for its attractive flowers, it contains cardiac glycosides that can be toxic if ingested. Symptoms may include irregular heartbeat, nausea, vomiting, and confusion.
06. Datura (Datura stamonium): Also known as Jimsonweed, this plant contains tropane alkaloids that can cause hallucinations, delirium, rapid heartbeat, and other severe symptoms if ingested.
07. Water Hemlock (Cicuta spp): Considered the most toxic plant in North America, water Hemlock contains cicutoxin, which affects the central nervous system. Ingesting any part of the plant can lead to symptoms such as seizures, respiratory failure, and death.
09. Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia spp.): Ingestion of Angel's Trumpet flowers or a tea brewed from them results in an alkaloid-induced central nervous system anticholinergic syndrome characterized by symptoms such as fever, delirium, hallucinations, agitation, and persistent memory disturbances.
10. White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima): White Snakeroot contains the toxin tremetol; when the plants are consumed by cattle, the meat and milk become contaminated with the toxin. When milk or meat containing the toxin is consumed, the poison is passed on to humans. If consumed in large enough quantities, it can cause tremetol poisoning in humans. This is also referred to as "milk sickness" as humans ingest the toxin by drinking cow milk which the cows had eaten snakeroot.
11. Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale): It is poisonous, and can cause burning of the mouth and throat, vomiting, diarrhea, liver and kidney problems, blood disorders, nerve problems, shock, organ failure, and death. There have been reports of poisoning when autumn crocus was mistaken for onions, wild garlic, or wild leeks and eaten.
12. Yew (Taxus spp): Yew trees were used as symbols of immortality, but also seen as omens of doom. For many centuries it was the custom for yew branches to be carried on Palm Sunday and at funerals. In Ireland, it was said that yew was "the coffin of the vine", as wine barrels were made of yew staves.
13. English Ivy (Hedera helix): English Ivy is a dietary supplement that has many health benefits. It is known to help reduce inflammation, improve, respiratory health, and boost the immune system. It can also help reduce stress and anxiety, improve digestion, and reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
14. Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis): Lily of the Valley may impact your vision and lead to symptoms such as blurry vision or seeing halos around objects. Depression, loss of appetite, and halos in your vision are usually only present in cases of chronic overdose. Skin symptoms. Touching the lily of the valley may lead to skin irritation.
15. Daddodil (Narcissus spp): Can be toxic when swallowed, it can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Eating the bulb can cause severe irritation of the mouth and stomach upset. These symptoms are usually not life-threatening and resolve within a few hours.
16. Monkshood (Aconitum spp): The foliage of monkshood plants is extremely toxic if eaten. Poisoning symptoms include general weakness and eventual respiratory paralysis. Abdominal pain and nausea may also occur. A fatal dose for an average dog is 0.2 and horses are killed by doses as small as 12 ounces.
17. Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana): All parts of the pokeweed plant are poisonous, especially the roots and seeds, but its toxicity is generally considered to be low. Pokeweed can reach up to 10 feet tall and has distinctly red sterns and berries that change from green to dark purple when ripe.
19. Mistletoe (Viscum album): You would never think this pretty plant could be harmful but Mistletoes can be toxic and the majority of patients ingesting the plant remained asymptomatic with no reported deaths. Ingestion of up to three berries or two leaves is unlikely to produce serious human toxicity. Part of the plant the seeds and leaves contain phoratoxin and viscotoxin which are both poisonous proteins when ingested.
20. Wisteria (Wisteria spp): All parts of the wisteria plant are considered toxic, especially the pods and seeds. Although serious poisonings are not common, exposures to as few as two seeds have been known to result in serious effects. Symptoms include oral burning, stomach, pain, and diarrhea.
21. Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia spp): The plants contain cells known as idioblasts. These cells contain raphides, which are spicules of calcium oxalate crystals that are sharp and needle-shaped. The crystals are packed in a gelatinous substance that contains free oxalic acid. Very little is needed for sufficient problems.
22. Philodendron (Philodendron spp): All parts of philodendrons are toxic if eaten. They contain calcium oxalate crystals that will cause burning and irritation of the mouth, lips, and tongue along with excessive drooling, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing. Keep philodendrons away from any pets or young children that may eat plants.
23. Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta): All parts of the sago palm are poisonous, but the seeds (nuts) are the most toxic to pets and are easier for pets to eat than the prickly frons. Ingestion of even a small amount of the plant can cause serious effects. The sago palm plant contains several toxic compounds.
24. Caladdium (Caladium spp): All parts of the plant are toxic if chewed or swallowed. Symptoms include an intense and painful burning sensation, excessive salivation and swelling of the lips, mouth, tongue, and throat, as well as severe gastric irritation.
25. Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale): Autumn crocus is a plant. The seed, bulb, leaves, and flower are used to make medicine. All parts of the plant are considered toxic. Despite serious safety concerns, autumn crocus is used for rheumatoid arthritis gout, and an inherited fever disorder called familial Mediterranean.
26. Daphne (Daphne spp): Is Daphne poisonous? All parts of the plant are very poisonous for humans, dogs, and cats. Contact with the shrub can cause severe irritation of the skin. The poison of the daphne, for example, causes redness, itching, and eczema.
27. Lily (Lilium spp): The Liliy is favored at funerals because it represents the moment when the soul departs from the body. The Liliy also represents the soul of the deceased returning to a place of place of peace. Lilies are lethally toxic to cats. In fact, they are so poisonous that a cat can suffer fatal kidney failure just from biting into a lily leaf or petal, licking lily pollen from its paws or drinking water from a vase containing cut lilies. The lily toxin, which only affects cats, has not been identified.
28. Morning Glory(Ipomoea): Fortunately, eating morning glory flowers is not dangerous unless the child chokes. However, the seeds can be poisonous, especially in large quantities. The seeds contain a chemical similar to LSD. Symptoms can range widely, from diarrhea to hallucinations.
29. Mountain Laurel (Kalmai latifolia): Mountain laurel is an evergreen flowering shrub that happens to be the state flower of Pennsylvania. It has a wide distribution in Pennsylvania and other eastern regions but is uncommon in northwestern areas. While this shrub is nice to look at, it is toxic to your dog if he ingests any part of it. It's deadly to humans too which is in the berries.
30. Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima): The poinsettia plant is not dangerous to animals or humans, the plant will die in freezing temperatures otherwise it's not fatal if eaten. If children and pets eat it, they can develop a mouth rash and stomach upset. The sap can cause a skin rash, too.
31. Snowdrop (Galanthus spp): Although the toxin from the bulb of the snowdrop is generally mild to moderate, the bulbs of other flowers, such as tulips are more likely to be lethal. As a result, the flower has long been viewed as a symbol of hope for better times ahead. However, to see a single snowdrop flower was once viewed as a sign of impending death and it was considered bad luck to take one into a house.
32. Stinging Nettle (Urtica diocia): If touched these needle-like hairs inject the stinging acid into the skin triggering a burning tingling sensation and an itchy rash. Thankfully the symptoms usually do not persist longer than 24 hours. Interestingly, the cooked plant is safe to eat and is popular in some places as a vegetable.
33. Yellow Jessamins (Gelsemium sempervirens): The flowers, leaves, and roots are poisonous and may be lethal to humans and livestock. The Species nectar may be lethal to humans and livestock. The species nectar may also be toxic to honeybees if too much is consumed and honey made from Carolina Jessamine nectar may be toxic to humans.
34. Aconite (Aconitum spp): Aconitum napellus and Aconitum septentrionale (a norhtern variant) contain aconitine, one of the most potent plant toxins. Severe poisoning may occur through ingestion of herbal medicines containing aconitine and from deliberate ingestion of the plant to cause self-harm.
35. Azalea (Rhododendron spp): Rhododendrons contain poisonous substances and should not be ingested by humans or animals. Honey made from flowers also may be toxic. Poisonous parts, parts are toxic and could be fatal if eaten.
36. Buttercup (Ranunculus spp): Toxicity, all randunculus (buttercup) species are poisonous when eaten fresh, but their acrid taste and the blistering of the mouth caused by their poison means they are usually left uneaten.
37. Datura (Datura spp): Users may ingest the Datura, smoke it, or use it as a lotion on the skin. Many people have died of Datura overdoses because it is so easy to misjudge how much of the drug you're taking. As little as 15 grams of Datura, which is between 15 to 25 seeds can be a fatal dose.
38. Delphinium (Delphinium spp): The method of toxicity has been identified as neuro-muscular paralysis leading to respiratory failure, bloat, and often death. All parts of all larkspur species are poisonous, but new growth and the seeds contain the highest concentrations of toxic substances. There is no proven treatment for larkspur poisoning.
39. Elderberry (Sambucus spp): People can eat elderflowers raw or crooked. However, raw elderberries as well as the seeds leaves and bark of the tree contain a toxic substance. Eating or drinking raw elderberries or another toxic part of the plant can lead to nausea and diarrhea.
40. Hellebore (Helleborus spp): Hellebore can cause, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and even death. It can also cause neurological symptoms such as confusion, dizziness, and seizures. In addition, it can cause skin irritation and rashes. Long-term use of White Hellebore can lead to liver and kidney damage.
