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Important concerns in human health and medicine, toxic plants and other natural toxicants are also responsible for significant losses in animals and crops. This book collects both practical and fundamental research from botanists, chemists, biochemists, agricultural scientists, veterinarians and physicians and advice from regulatory bodies. It covers all aspects of poisonous plants, mycotoxicoses and herbal intoxications. Chapters discuss adverse effects, including fatalities, reduced or failed reproduction, and reduced productivity; methods of detection, isolation and identification of toxic chemical compounds; and the biochemistry of the plant-associated toxins and their mechanisms of action. The chapters also cover protocols for management or eradication, immunization programs, behavior modification, withholding periods for metabolic detoxification, regulatory advice concerning human usage of natural products, advice concerning toxin-residue in agricultural produce, and the development of non-toxic strains of plants for use as fodder.