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 |