Usiruhusu Kupanda Uumbaji Kukuweka Katika Hospitali!
Baadhi ya maua huonekana vizuri kuwa na chakula cha kutosha : Nasturtium, borage, violets na blooms nyingine wamepata njia yao ya meza kwenye migahawa na hata katika nyumba za wapishi wajio. Lakini kuna baadhi ya maua ambayo lazima tu kubaki katika chombo hicho, kwa kuwa wao ni sumu kali. Na sio wote huja na majina ya onyo kama "nightshade ya mauti." Irises, maua ya calla, mbaazi tamu na maua ya viazi vyote vinapendeza kuangalia, mapambo ya kawaida kwenye ndoa au kwenye bustani (au kwenye harusi za bustani), na hatari kabisa ikiwa inagizwa.
Chati hii ni orodha ya mimea yenye sumu yenye kawaida inayojulikana na maua ili kuepuka wakati wa kuchagua maua ya chakula. Haikamiliki kwa njia yoyote, kwa sababu tu kwa sababu hauoni hiyo iliyoorodheshwa hapa, usifikiri ni salama kula. Chini ya chini: Kuwa na hakika kabisa unajua hasa unachochagua kuitumia.
Chati isiyo ya kawaida ya Maua
| Jina la kawaida | Jina la Botaniki |
| Aconite (wolfsbane, monkhood) | Aconitum spp. |
| Anemone (windflower) | Anemone spp. |
| Anthurium | Anthurium spp. |
| Atamasco lily | Zephyranthes spp. |
| Crocus ya vuli | Colchicum autumnale |
| Azalea | Azalea spp. (Rhododendron spp.) |
| Baneberry | Actaea spp. |
| Nzige wa Black | Robinia pseudo-acacia |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis |
| Boxwood | Buxus spp. |
| Burning kichaka (msitu wa strawberry, mti wa spindle, wahoo) | Euonymus spp |
| Buttercup | Ranunculus spp. |
| Vipunga vya Butterfly | Asclepias spp. |
| Caladium | Caladium spp. |
| Calla (calla lily) | Calla palustris (Zantedeschia aethiopica) |
| Carolina jasmine (njano jessamine) | Gelsemium sempervirens |
| Maharagwe ya Castor | Ricinus communis |
| Cherry laurel | Prunus caroliniana |
| Chinaberry (mti wa bead) | Melia azedarach |
| Krismasi rose | Helleborus niger |
| Clematis | Clematis spp. |
| Daffodil | Narcissus spp. |
| Mjane wa karibu (belladonna) | Atropoa belladona |
| Kifo cammas (nyeusi snakeroot) | Zigadenus spp. |
| Delphinium (larkspur) | Delphinium spp. |
| Dogbane | Apocynum androsaemifolium |
| Dumbcane | Dieffenbachia spp. |
| Masikio ya tembo | Colocasia antiquorum |
| Msaidizi wa uongo | Viwango vilivyotumika |
| Saa nne | Miujiza ya jalapa |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea |
| Nyenzo kubwa ya tembo | Alocasia spp. |
| Gloriosa lily | Glonosa superba |
| Mchoro wa dhahabu (laburnum) | Anagryroides ya Labunum |
| Goldenseal | Hydrastis canadensis |
| Mianzi ya mbinguni (nandina) | Nandinaa ndani |
| Henbane (henbane nyeusi) | Hyoscyamus niger |
| Chestnut farasi (Ohio buckeye) | Aesculus spp. |
| Fartle ya nettle | Solanum spp. |
| Hyacinth | Hyacinthus orientalis |
| Maharagwe ya Hyacinth | Lebo ya maabara ya Dolicbos |
| Hydrangea | Hydrangea spp. |
| Iris | Iris spp. |
| Ivy (Kiingereza) | Hedera helix |
| Jack-in-the-pulpit | Arisaemia triphyllum |
| Yerusalemu cherry | Solanum pseudocapsicum |
| Jessamine (jasmine) | Cestrum spp. |
| Jetbead (jetberry) | Rhodotypos tetrapetala |
| Jimson kupalilia | Datura spp (Brugmansia spp.) |
| Jonquil | Narcissus spp. |
| Mti wa kahawa wa Kentucky | Gymnocladus dioica |
| Lantana | Lantana camara |
| Bane ya Leopard | Arnica montana |
| Lily ya bonde | Convallaria majalis |
| Lobelia (maua ya kardinali, tumbaku ya Hindi) | Lobelia spp. |
| Marsh marigold | Caltha palustris |
| Inaweza apuli (mandrake) | Podophyllum peltatum |
| Maharage ya Mescal (Texas mlima laurel, frijo lillo) | Sophora secundiflora |
| Mistletoe | Phoradendron spp. |
| Utukufu wa asubuhi | Ipomoea violacea |
| Mlima laurel | Kalmia latifolia |
| Jirani | Solanum spp. |
| Oleander | Nerium oleander |
| Periwinkle (mduara, vinca) | Vinca spp. |
| Philodendron | Philodendron spp. (Monstera spp.) |
| Pittosporum | Pittosporum spp. |
| Mchafu wa sumu | Conium maculatum |
| Viazi | Solanum tuberosum |
| Privet | Ligustrum spp. |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron spp. |
| Rock poppy (celandyne) | Chelidonium majus |
| Schefflera | Schefflera spp. |
| Spring adonis | Adonis vernalis |
| Spurge | Euphorbia spp. |
| Nyota ya Bethlehemu | Ornithogalum umbellatum |
| Pea nzuri | Lathyrus spp. |
| Tumbaku | Nicotiana tabacum |
| Maua ya bomba (mzabibu wa mchanga) | Solandra spp. |
| Maji ya maji | Cicuta maculata |
| Cherry ya mwitu (cherry nyeusi) | Prunus serotina |
| Wisteria | Wisteria spp. |
| Allamanda ya njano | Allamanda cathartica |
| Oleander ya njano (apple ya tiger, kuwa bado mti, nut bahati) | Thevetia peruviana |
| Jana-leo-na-kesho | Brunfelsia spp. |