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