Steinmetz:Laburnum

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Laburnum vulgare (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Laburnum vulgare (and other species) Cytisus laburnum Family Leguminosae English Names Golden Chain French Ash Natural Habitat Central- and Southern Europe and cultivated almost everywhere in the world

Constituent(s) cytisine laburnine (highly poisonous alkaloids) Action emetic purgative cholagogue All parts of the tree particularly the seeds are toxic The seeds have been found useful in whooping cough and asthma but must be used with care