The popularity of the perfume Poison made it a brand in its own right and led to the release of five flanker fragrances. Its notes include wild berries, sandalwood, musk, jasmine, orange blossom, coriander, vetiver, pepper, cedar, cinnamon, rosewood, plum, heliotrope, tuberose, vanilla, rose de mai absolute, cistus labdanum and opopanax. The bottle was designed to look like forbidden fruit. The perfume won a FiFi Award in 1987.
Atropa bella-donna, the deadly nightshade, is native to Europe and Western Asia. Its foliage and berries are extremely toxic when ingested and contain tropane alkaloids. The toxins include atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine, which cause delirium and hallucinations. The berries look attractive and have a somewhat sweet taste. Belladonna has a long history of use as a medicine, cosmetic and poison.
Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum, is a highly poisonous flowering plant in the carrot family, and its main toxic alkaloids are coniine and γ-coniceine. Oleander is a poisonous plant that contains cardiac glycosides, among them oleandrin. Its bitterness renders it unpalatable to humans and most animals, so poisoning cases are rare. The leaves, flowers and seeds of foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, are all poisonous to humans and some animals. Members of the genus Aconitum, known as aconite or monkshood, contain substantial amounts of highly toxic alkaloids such as aconitine, especially in their roots and tubers.
Tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa, is a perennial plant whose extracts are used as a note in perfumery. Tuberose has been distilled for use in perfumery since the 17th century, when the flower was first transported to Europe. As a floral note, tuberose generally must be used in moderation.
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