PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET
Accidental plant poisonings in France: Lessons from a decade of national toxicovigilance
Social Impact Statement Accidental plant poisonings reveal how modern societies are losing everyday botanical knowledge once central to food and health safety. By analyzing a decade of French toxicovigilance data, this study shows that most severe cases arise from plant misidentification or misguided self‐medication. These findings highlight the urgent need to reconnect people with plants through education, cultural transmission, and collaboration between health professionals and botanists. Preserving ethnobotanica …