Gap Fill - Toxic Flowers - Level 5

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The world is of natural medicinal , but some species of flowers can be . They have been used for to poison people. However, botanists in the USA and Czechia have discovered that two poisonous plants could be used to make medicines. The scientists conducted research on two : wolfsbane and larkspur. Small amounts of wolfsbane could cause from respiratory paralysis or heart failure. Larkspur can cause skeletal muscle . "Biohacking" of the plants' chemical makeup could create medicines.

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