What’s This Mushroom, and Is It Toxic?
Question: Looking for the next challenge, I recently moved to North Carolina. House and family settled, I…
About Jason Hack, MD
Dr. Hack (Oleander Photography) is chief of the division of medical toxicology and vice chair for research at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He enjoys taking photographs of beautiful toxic, medicinal, and benign flowers that he stumbles upon or grows in his garden. Contact him at ToxInRI@gmail.com, www.toxinRI.com, or on Instagram @oleanderphotography.
Posts by Jason Hack, MD
Beware Certain Varieties of Amanita Mushrooms
See Question There are more than 1,000 kinds of Amanita mushrooms. Some cause significant toxicity or death….
Toxicology Question: What Are the Side Effects of Chewing This Beautiful Bloom?
Question: What are the side effects of chewing this beautiful bloom? Click here for the answer.
Toxicology Answer: What Are the Side Effects of Chewing This Beautiful Bloom?
See Question Answer: Chewing releases protoanemonin, causing burning of mouth and mucous membranes, salivation, abdominal pain and…
Toxicology Answer: What toxin makes this pretty plant one to watch for—and avoid?
See Question Answer: Urushiol Appearance “Leaves of three, let them be!” The distal cluster of leaves often…
Toxicology Question: Plants Don’t Growl, But You Wish They Did
Question: What toxin makes this pretty plant one to watch for—and avoid? Click here for the answer
Toxicology Answer: What Saintly Flower Has Been Investigated as a Treatment for Depression?
See Question Answer: St. John’s wort Attributes St. John’s wort is an herb with a yellow flower…
Toxicology Question: What Saintly Flower Has Been Investigated as a Treatment for Depression?
Question: What saintly flower has been investigated as a treatment for depression? Click here for the answer
Toxicology Answer: What Flower Did the Greek Army Use Against a City?
See Question Answer: Hellebore Helleborus is derived from two Greek words: bora, meaning food, and helein, meaning injures/destroys. Toxins Hellebore contains…
Toxicology Question: What Flower Did the Greek Army Use Against a City?
Question: What beautiful bloom was used by the Greek army against the city of Kirrha? Click here…