Native Americans drink in pine needle tea , which allegedly has therapeutic properties and is believed to cure scurvy . Pine needle are also made into a tea and pickled in some Eastern European countries . Not all pine varieties are edible , however ; the ponderosa languish and several others varieties of pine trees can have sickness and death in cattle and other creature . One evergreen plant conifer , the yew , contain a toxic substance that is potentially fatal if ingested by humans . Other types of pine can stimulate digestive problems in cats and hotdog . Positively key the kind of true pine before planting or allow animals to consume the plant .
Ponderosa Pine
The Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the needles of the ponderosa pine , Pinus ponderosa , contain isocupressic acid , which can induce abortion during the first trimester of maternity in cows . Both the ironical and unripe needles contain isocupressic window pane . The abortions mostly occur during the late fall and early spring . The cows have faint contraction , undue haemorrhage of the uterus and incomplete cervical dilatation . If the abortion is near - term , the sura may survive but will be feeble . After the miscarriage , cows may develop septicemia and feverishness and may die if not treated . The USDA recommends supplemental Bos taurus feed during cold , snow-covered weather to preclude cows from eating the needles of the ponderosa pine . The Pinus ponderosa pine is also called the blackjack pine , westerly yellow pine tree , yellowed pine and bull pine . Other pine tree trees that contain isocupressic dot include the lodgepole true pine ( Pinus contorta ) , coarse Retama raetam ( Juniperus communis ) , and Monterey cypress ( Cupressus macroparpa ) . These pine trees also may cause abortions in cows .
Yew Tree
The yew , Taxus baccata , is an evergreen coniferous tree that is like to pine trees . The yew has farseeing , minute , burnished glowering immature leaves . It is common throughout forests and woods and is often used as an ornamental hedge . exhaust any part of the yew tree diagram can result in abdominal cramping , giddiness , wry mouth , rash and discolored cutis . A derived function of aminobenzine , a compound deduce from the yew tree , is used to make paclitaxel , a drug used to do by liver and urinary nerve pathway infection , atrophic arthritis and cancer . Anti - tumor agents derived from the yew affect the line muscles and causes edema , fatigue and changes in the pelt . Do not go through homemade preparations of yew barque or phonograph needle – have aniline is potentially fatal .
Australian Pine
The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the Australian pine tree , Araucana heterophylla , contains an unknown toxic substance that do vomiting and depression in dogs and cats . The Australian true pine is also called the Norfolk pine , house true pine , and Norfolk Island pine .
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