Glendale Woodturners Guild - Est. 1993

Wood Alergies and Toxicity

Source: The wood Database

Wood Species	Reaction	Area(s) Affected	Potency
Abura	irritant, nausea, giddiness, and vomiting
African Blackwood	irritant, sensitizer
African Boxwood	irritant, headache, asthma
Afrormosia	irritant, nervous system effects, asthma, splinters go septic
Afzelia	irritant, sneezing
Agba	irritant
Ailanthus	irritant
Albizia	irritant, nausea, pink eye, giddiness, nose bleeds
Alder (Alnus genus)	irritant
Alligator Juniper	irritant
Alpine Ash	irritant
Amboyna	irritant, asthma
Andiroba	irritant, sneezing
Araracanga	irritant, asthma
Ash (Fraxinus genus)	irritant
Ash, Mountain	irritant
Australian Blackwood	irritant, sensitizer, asthma
Australian Cashew Nut	irritant, skin lesions, nosebleeds
Avodire	irritant, nose bleeds, internal bleeding, asthma
Balsa	irritant
Bamboo	irritant
Batai	irritant, sneezing
Birch (Betula genus)	irritant, sensitizer, nausea
Black Cherry	wheezing, giddiness
Black Locust	irritant, nausea
Blackbean	irritant
Bloodwood	irritant, excessive thirst, salivation, nausea
Bloodwood, Red (Australian)	irritant
Blue Gum	irritant
Blue Mahoe	sneezing
Bocote	cross reactions possible once sensitivity to other woods have developed
Bosse	irritant, sensitizer, asthma, nausea, headache
Box, White	irritant, rash
Boxwood	irritant, sensitizer
Brazilwood	irritant, headache, nausea, swelling skin, blisters
Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla)	irritant
Brownheart	irritant
Bubinga	irritant, lesions
Buckthorn	irritant, sap can cause dermatitis
Bulletwood	irritant
Camphor	irritant, asthma, headaches, giddiness
Cashew	irritant, sensitizer
Catalpa	irritant
Cedar, Alaskan Yellow	irritant
Cedar, Aromatic Red	irritant
Cedar, Atlantic White	irritant
Cedar, Australian Red	irritant, asthma, migraine, giddiness, bronchitis, stomach cramps, NPC (rare)
Cedar, Incense	irritant, rashes
Cedar of Lebanon	irritant, asthma, runny nose, respiratory disorders
Cedar, Northern White	irritant, asthma
Cedar, Port Orford	irritant, runny nose, asthma, kidney problems (diuresis)
Cedar, Spanish	irritant
Cedar, Southern Red	irritant
Cedar, Western Red	irritant, sensitizer, runny nose, asthma, nervous system effects, NPC (rare)
Chechen	irritant, sensitizer
Chestnut, Chinese (Castanea mollissima)	irritant
Chestnut, Sweet	irritant, sensitizer
Chico Zapote	irritant (nasal)
Chinaberry	irritant, headaches
Cocobolo	irritant, sensitizer, nausea, asthma, pink eye
Cocuswood	irritant
Coolibah	irritant
Copaia	irritant
Crow’s Ash	irritant
Cuban Mahogany	irritant
Cypress	sensitizer
Cypress, Australian	irritant, asthma, swelling of eyelids, boils, NPC (rare)
Cypress, Gowen	irritant
Cypress, Leyland	irritant
Cypress, Mediterranean	irritant, rashes, headaches
Cypress, Mexican	irritant
Cypress, Monterey	irritant
Dahoma	irritant, sensitizer
Dead Finish (Acacia tetragonophylla)	irritant, splinters go septic
Douglas-fir	irritant, giddiness, runny nose, splinters go septic, nausea
Ebony (Diospyros genus)	irritant, sensitizer, pink eye
Ebony, Brown	irritant
Ebony, Macassar	irritant, sensitizer
Ekki	irritant
Elm (Ulmus genus)	irritant, sensitizer, NPC (rare)
European Beech	irritant, sensitizer, NPC (rare)
Eyoum	irritant
Fir (Abies genus)	irritant
Fir, Balsam	irritant
Freijo	irritant, sensitizer, dryness/thirst
Garapa	irritant
Gedu Nohor	irritant
Goncalo Alves	sensitizer
Grasstree	irritant
Greenheart	sensitizer, wheezing, severe throat irritation, splinters go septic, cardiac and intestinal disorders
Guanacaste	irritant
Gum, Lemon-Scented	irritant
Gum, Spotted	irritant, rashes
Gum, Yellow	irritant
Hackberry	irritant
Hemlock, Eastern	irritant
Hemlock, Mountain	irritant
Hemlock, Western	irritant, runny nose, NPC (rare)
Hophornbeam	irritant
Hornbeam (Carpinus genus)	irritant
Idigbo	irritant
Imbuia	irritant
Indian Beech (Pongamia pinnata)	irritant
Indian Laurel	irritant
Ipe	irritant, headache, asthma, vision effects
Iroko	irritant, sensitizer, asthma, boils, giddiness, HP
Ironwood, Desert	irritant, sneezing, coughing
Jacareuba	irritant, fainting, insomnia, kidney damage
Jarrah	irritant
Jatoba	irritant
Jelutong	irritant
Juniper, Phoenician (Juniperus phoenicea)	irritant, headache, nausea
Karri	irritant
Katalox	irritant
Keruing	irritant
Kingwood	irritant, sensitizer, pink eye
Koto	irritant
Laburnum	constitutional effects (nausea, vomiting, headaches); direct toxin	N/A
Lacewood	irritant
Larch (Larix genus)	irritant, hives, lesions
Leadwood (Combretum genus)	irritant
Lebbeck	irritant
Lignum Vitae	irritant
Limba	irritant, hives, splinters go septic, asthma, bleeding of the nose and gums
Machiche	irritant
Magnolia (Magnolia genus)	asthma, runny nose
Mahogany, African	irritant, sensitizer, NPC (rare)
Mahogany, Honduran	irritant, sensitizer, boils, nausea, giddiness, asthma, HP
Mahogany, Santos	irritant
Makore	irritant, nausea, headache, giddiness, nervous system and blood effects
Mango	irritant
Mansonia	irritant, sensitizer, nausea, sneezing, headaches, nosebleeds, splinters go septic, asthma, giddiness, cardiac disorders
Maple (Acer genus)	irritant, sensitizer, asthma; HP in spalted maple
Maple, Queensland	irritant
Marupa	irritant
Meranti (Shorea genus)	irritant
Merbau	irritant
Mesquite (Prosopis genus)	irritant
Messmate	irritant, asthma
Milky Mangrove (Excoecaria agallocha)	sap is poisonous, causes irritation to eyes and/or temporary blindness, headache, burning of throat, blistering of skin
Mimosa	irritant
Missanda	irritant, headache, giddiness, nausea, disorders of bowels and stomach
Moabi	irritant (mucous membranes)
Molopangady (Breonia madagascariensis)	irritant, sores
Monkeypod	irritant
Mora	irritant
Movingui	irritant
Muhuhu	irritant
Mulga (Acacia aneura)	irritant, headache, nausea, wood contains a virulent poisonous principle used for spear heads by aboriginals
Muninga	irritant, asthma, bronchitis
Myrtle	irritant, sensitizer
Myrtle, Tasmanian	irritant
Narra	irritant, asthma
New Zealand White Pine	irritant
Norway Spruce	irritant, asthma
Nyatoh	irritant
Oak (Quercus genus)	irritant, sensitizer, asthma, NPC (rare)
Obeche	irritant, sensitizer, runny nose, sneezing, hives, asthma
Okoume	irritant, cough, asthma, pink eye
Oleander (Nerium oleander)	irritant, nearly every part of the plant is toxic, cardiac effects
Olive	irritant, sensitizer
Opepe	irritant, sensitizer, nervous system effects
Osage Orange	irritant, sap can cause dermatitis
Osage Orange, Argentine	irritant, sap can cause dermatitis
Padauk (Pterocarpus genus)	irritant, sensitizer, nausea, asthma
Palm (Arecaceae family)	irritant, constitutional effects
Parinari (Parinari genus)	irritant
Partridgewood	irritant, hives, coughing
Pau Ferro	irritant, sensitizer
Pau Marfim	irritant
Pau Rosa	irritant
Pau Santo	irritant
Peroba Rosa	irritant, sensitizer, nausea, asthma
Persimmon	irritant
Pheasantwood	cavities in the wood can contain powder that is an irritant, skin discoloration
Pine (Pinus genus)	irritant, runny nose, asthma
Pine, Huon	irritant
Pistachio	irritant
Poison Walnut (Cryptocarya pleurosperma)	bark irritating to skin, dust may cause asthma, nausea, giddiness, sap is toxic and corrosive
Poplar	irritant, blisters, asthma, bronchitis
Primavera	irritant, sensitizer
Purpleheart	irritant, sensitizer, nausea
Quebracho	irritant, nausea, NPC (rare)
Quina	irritant
Ramin	irritant, splinters go septic, asthma
Redwood	irritant, sensitizer, asthma, HP, NPC (rare)
Rengas	sap is strongly irritating, blisters, ulcers, fever, constitutional effects
Rhodesian Teak	irritant
Rose Butternut	irritant, pink eye
Rosewood (Dalbergia genus)	irritant, sensitizer, asthma
Rosewood, Brazilian	irritant, sensitizer
Rosewood, East Indian	irritant, sensitizer
Rosewood, Siamese	irritant, rash, hives, sensitizer
Rubberwood	irritant, sensitizer (latex allergy)
Saffron-Heart (Halfordia scleroxyloa)	irritant, splinters go septic, lung congestion
Sassafras	sensitizer, nausea, respiratory, direct toxin, NPC (rare)
Sapele	irritant, sneezing
Satinwood, East Indian	irritant, headache, diarrhea, sensitizer
Satinwood, West Indian	irritant, diarrhea, rash, blisters, sensitizer
Shittim (Acacia seyal)	irritant, coughing
Silky Oak, Northern	irritant
Silky Oak, Southern	irritant, sap may cause blistering of skin, eyelid inflammation
Sissoo	irritant
Slash Pine	irritant, asthma
Snakewood	irritant
Sneezewood	irritant, oils within the wood cause violent sneezing
Spruce (Picea genus)	irritant, sensitizer
Sucupira	irritant
Sugi	unspecified allergenicity
Sumac (Rhus genus)	irritant, bark may cause blisters
Sweetgum	irritant
Tambootie	irritant, diarrhea, blindness, direct toxin
Tatajuba	irritant
Teak	irritant, sensitizer, rash, nausea, asthma, vision effects, pink eye, HP
Thuya	irritant
Turpentine	irritant, swelling
Tzalam	cold-like symptoms
Utile	irritant
Verawood	sneezing
Walnut, African	irritant, systemic effects, NPC (rare)
Walnut, Black	irritant, sensitizer, NPC (rare)
Walnut, English	irritant, NPC (rare)
Wamara	irritant
Wenge	irritant, sensitizer, splinters go septic, nervous system effects, abdominal cramps
Western Hemlock	irritant, NPC (rare)
Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)	irritant
White Peroba	irritant, sensitizer, asthma
Willow (Salix genus)	sensitizer, nausea, NPC (rare)
Yew (Taxus genus)	irritant, nausea, headache, cardiac effects, direct toxin
Yellowheart	irritant
Zebrawood	sensitizer
Ziricote	cross reactions possible once sensitivity to other woods have developed
Zitan	irritant, vomiting