I also came across this:
' In Australia sawfly larvae, which contain poisonous polypeptides, often gather in mounds beneath E. melanophloia. When cattle consume the larvae, they become uncoordinated, tremble, and can suffer permanent liver damage. '
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/medicinal/eucalyp.html
No mention of toxic dose for either cows or babies.
I do wonder if there's much in dirt that's toxic. Babies do seem to enjoy the odd handfull. Nothing like muching on a fistfull of sand at the beach either. |