Organisms

Conium

A plant genus of the family APIACEAE that is a source of coniine.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A plant genus of the family APIACEAE that is a source of coniine.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Hemlock, Poison
  • Poison Hemlock
  • Coniums
  • Hemlocks, Poison
  • Poison Hemlocks
  • Conium maculatum
  • Conium maculatums
  • maculatums, Conium

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term POISON HEMLOCK: use only for this plant and not for poisoning by other HEMLOCK plants

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History Note

2002; for CONIUM MACULATUM use HEMLOCK 1995-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Hemlock (1995-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.075w.205w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Conium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029982. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029982
  2. Conium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium
  3. Conium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6491516