Is Gesang flower poisonous?

1. Contains highly toxic substances

Its sap is poisonous, so people on the plateau gave it the name wolfsbane, hinting at its toxicity. In addition to the poisonous sap, its roots are also poisonous. Its toxicity is proportional to the volume of its roots. If the roots are well developed, the toxicity will also be very high. In addition to the juice and roots, its stems and leaves are also poisonous.

2. Do not eat by mistake

It grows on the plateau, but yaks generally do not eat it. Moreover, if there are many of these flowers around the places where herders live, they cannot graze normally. Therefore, herders hate this plant very much.

People are not allowed to eat it. If you eat a little bit, you may faint and vomit. But if you eat a lot, you may go into shock, or even die.

3. Medicinal effects

Although it is poisonous, it can also be used as a pesticide and has a strong therapeutic effect on aphids and other insects. In addition, it can also be made into medicine for external application. Its specific function is to cleanse blood and remove blood stasis. Its roots also have the effect of removing phlegm and relieving pain.

4. Impact on the environment

It is not only toxic to humans and animals, but also "toxic" to the environment. If its root system grows well, it will have a strong ability to absorb water and will be able to adapt more easily to arid environments, but the plants around it will find it difficult to survive.

If there are a lot of this kind of plant on the grassland, it suggests that the place is desertified. So it just has a nice reputation, but in fact it is extremely harmful to grassland areas. It is no wonder that some people call it wolfsbane or wolfsbane.