Medicinal and poisonous plants
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Choose one medicinal plant (mint, rose hip, liquorice or another) and write 4–5 sentences about it.
Free answer; the plant’s name, part used and benefit must be correct.
2
Write five “safety in nature” rules for your family.
Do not taste or pick unknown plants, berries or mushrooms; wash hands if touched; tell adults; call 103 for poisoning.
3
Make a table: castor bean, thorn apple, henbane, poisonous buttercup – their appearance and danger.
Castor bean – large palm-like leaves, poisonous seeds; thorn apple – white funnel flowers, spiny capsule; henbane – pale yellow flower, spiny fruit; buttercup – round yellow flowers, leaf sap harmful to eyes.
4
Why should medicinal plants be taken only on a doctor’s or pharmacist’s advice? Explain in 2–3 sentences.
Each plant has a dose and warnings; too much or the wrong plant can cause poisoning.