The chemical is toxic and can be very dangerous for human beings. The chemical and the toxic material can be found concentrated in the wilted leaves, kernels and in the seeds of the plant. It is said that eating those parts of a plant that contains poisonous glycosides can cause symptoms of cyanide poisoning. This is because the cyanogenic glycoside is converted in to the cyanide due to the digestive process of a human being.

 

 

Even if a person chews the leaves of such plants then it results in the conversion into cyanide because there are different chemicals present in our mouth that are actually the digestive enzymes in the mouth. The concentration and the after affects vary plant to plant. But the toxic chemical can be dangerous and severe poisoning can result death.

Well the plant poisoning glycosides are dangerous but mainly the symptoms of severity depend on the concentration of the chemical and on the amount of plant material intake by the person.

 

 

The severity also depends on the body, size and age of the person. Because weak people and young people are usually weak and exposed top several kind of disease and the fighting white cells are also less in numbers. Children and young adults tend to suffer more severely as compared to middle age person.

There are many common symptoms of plant poisoning glycosides among which some are as follows: nausea, mild headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, weakness, muscle weakness, sweating, coma, vomiting, fever, chest tightness, neuropathy, muscle weakness, throat tightness and many more. Well the plant poisoning glycosides can be dangerous if taken lightly, so it is better to remain away from such plants that possess toxic materials such as glycosides.