Locoweed/Jimsonweed: Locoweed is "Astragalus"

["Tina Rushing" <tinarushing@coastside.net>]

I'm sorry, I was mistaken.  Jimsonweed and locoweed are different plants.  Both are toxic to horses. 

 

Locoweed is astragalus spp.  My browser finds a lot of listings for herbal remedies.  There are illustrations.  It is a vetch.  There are many varieties and not all are poisonous.  If I had it in my pasture I'd eradicate it. 

 

Equus 212 (feature article, June 1995, pg 31-32) discusses plants that contain neurotoxins, including locoweed. "The indolizidine alkaloids present in locoweed... disrupts the function of brain cells.  Locoism has no cure and the effects are irreversible... "  ghaack. 

 

Pardon my random neural firing - I shouldn't have been so cocky, eh? 

Tina Rushing

El Granada, CA 

[kids smoke Jimsonweed?!] 

-----Original Message-----
From: Annie George <ageorge@vtc.net>
To: Tina Rushing <tinarushing@coastside.net>
Date: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Locoweed is Jimsonweed

Really!! You know I was wondering if they went the same. Gads I saw a article on kids smoking it and making tea out of it. Geeezzzeee!!!!  Annie

Anne George Saddlery    >   www.vtc.net/~ageorge

----- Original Message -----

From: Tina Rushing

To: Annie George

Cc: ridecamp

Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 10:26 AM

Subject: Locoweed is Jimsonweed

Locoweed is a common but inaccurate name for jimsonweed.  [UPDATE:  wrong! they are different plants]  My browser found a lot of information on jimsonweed [still an intesting plant, jimsonweed :-]  

Tina Rushing

El Granada 

-----Original Message-----
From: Annie George <ageorge@vtc.net>
To: RideCamp x x <ridecamp-d@endurance.net>
Date: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:16 AM
Subject: Funny/Sad

... I Was searching for some picks of Loco Weed to give to my new to horses neighbor...

Thanks.Annie

Anne George Saddlery    >   www.vtc.net/~ageorge