Cicuta maculata (Water Hemlock)

Traditional uses

US(Appalachia)

• Suicide

US

• Tumor
• Fatality

US(Cherokee)

• Contraceptive

Chemicals

Plant

• CICUTINE

Seed

• FAT — 159000

Shoot

• CONIINE

Activities

1. Emetic — 1 compounds; CONIINE
2. Paralytic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CONIINE

Toxic compounds

• CONIINE — Paralytic; Shoot