Vi en un foro anterior una pregunta similar sobre el peligro que pueden correr gallinas comiendo las semillas de esta planta, pero no pude encontrar algo que responda mi duda. En el fondo de mi casa y gracias a un terreno abandonado que esta contiguo, esta planta ha invadido todo, tratamos de sacarla lo mejor posible con mi marido pero vuelve como si nada. Pero hace un tiempo ya que note que mis perros cuando salen de los caniles (tengo criadero de ovejeros alemanes) corren desesperados a comerse las flores que se caen al suelo, les encantan, pero como lei que esta planta es toxica, que las semillas y las raices, no se que hacer, quisiera saber si las flores que caen al piso tambien lo son, tengo el mismo problema con las frutas que caen de la enamorada del muro, pero eso averigue y no es toxico ya que es como un higo. Por favor, ayudenme a saber si esto es perjudicial, no he visto ningun comportamiento extraño en mis perros ni los he visto descompuestos o algo que me alarme, pero tengo un poco de temor. Gracias desde ya, este foro esta buenisimo. Silvia
Re: Ipomoea purpurea y mascotas Hola , no creo que les ocurra nada a los perros , y además no les notas cambio cuando se comen las flores .He encontrado esta información , pero sólo hablan de la toxicidad de las semillas.a ver si alguien te puede ayudar algo mas.a mí también me preocuparia igual que tú .tengo un beagle que le encanta comerse mi hibisco . esto es lo que encontré: Las semillas triangulares tienen cierta historia en su uso como droga psicodélica, como en la Ipomoea tricolor que contiene LSA (amida de ácido lisérgico). Es preciso resaltar que las semillas contienen toxinas, por lo que cualquier uso debe ser con mucha precaución. Los efectos que provoca la intoxicación son casi idénticos a los del LSD.
Re: Ipomoea purpurea y mascotas Mil gracias por tu pronta respuesta, yo habia encontrado lo mismo que tu, pero tambien me di cuenta que en ningun sitio habla de las flores, espero que sean inocuas, ya que cuando salen de los caniles corren a comerselas, el asunto es que sea porque son ricas o dulces, y no porque tienen una adiccion jajajajaj
Re: Ipomoea purpurea y mascotas There is a tremendous amount of myth and misinformation regarding the toxicity of most Ipomoea seeds and other plant parts. Ipomoea tricolor does have LSA (Lysergic Acid Amide) concentrated in the seeds and to a much lesser extent LSA occurs in the other aerial parts of the plants. The seeds of Ipomoea tricolor are approximately equal to 1 microgram of LSD per seed , so any animal would have to eat a large number of seeds for any 'hallucinogenic effect ; additionally raw seeds composed of alot of starch are not digested well by carnivorous animals. Ipomoea tricolor contains oils and tocin related compounds which cause nausea and vomiting and this often serves as a natural preventative from any animal having any hallucinogenic effects. The seeds of most other ornamental species of Ipomoea i.e., Ipomoea coccinea , Ipomoea hederacea, Ipomoea nil and Ipomoea purpurea do not contain LSA but only the tocin type compounds which have been used in traditional medicine as purges and to assist mothers during labor. The only adverse effects likely to occur from eating the seeds or other plant parts is vomiting and urgent defecation. Carnivores are unlikely to eat any amount of vegetable related material to cause any realistic harm...more harm is caused by the distorted warnings and emotional trauma induced by the thoughts about a morning glory 'poisoning'. The only possible treatment would be to induce vomiting and other gastric lavage...something that the seeds offer as a built-in protection. Animals will sometimes instinctively and intentionally eat plant material to induce vomiting and this is thought to be a way of helping to cleanse the GI tract from parasites. Wild dogs , wild cats and related animals are known to eat plants to induce vomiting...sometimes the domesticated animals retain enough instinct to continue to use vomiting inducing plant parts as a natural vermifuge. The web is plastered with so much nonsense that it is understandably difficult to separate serious information from professional peer reviewed journals from the over-reactive hype warning of the dangers of morning Glory seeds. Morning Glory 'poisoning' is mostly a myth perpetuated by cultures which fear teenagers from using anything other than the traditional government approved intoxicant which is alcohol. No person has ever died from eating Morning Glory seeds , although many people have died from the many other seriously poisonous plants that are part of the natural environment and in many home gardens. The seeds are bitter and more likely to be spit out than for any animal or child continuing to chew on a very unpleasant tasting material. The only Ipomoea species to be concerned about would be Ipomoea carnea and Ipomoea asarifolia which have seeds and plant parts more toxic than most other species ; toxins are mostly concentrated in the seeds and repeated large amounts of vegetative matter would be required to induce poisoning in an animal. Please reference serious peer reviewed medical journals when looking for legitimate information concerning the alleged toxicity of any Morning Glory species as even many poison control centers are full of 'hyped fiction' and not true medical facts Here are links to the US National Library of Medicine and PubMed Please use them http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases_medline.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh
Re: Ipomoea purpurea y mascotas hola si no les notas nada raro a los perros, no debe de ser venenosa, por lo mismo que tu quite yo una datura enorme que tenia en el jardin, leí que toda la planta era venenosa y por el miedo que los perros se pudieran envenenar, la arrancamos de raiz y ya nos costo arrancarla
