Rhubarb leafs...? Are Rhubarb leafs poisonous?

Are Rhubarb leafs poisonous?

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Yes, they are highly toxic.
Eat some of the leaf, and at the particularly least you'll be spending an awful lot of time cramping and sitting on the throne. I heard Rachel Ray voice it was.

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yes they are , so are green potatoes, chop them up and compost them , or boil them and use the solution as an insect deterrent, the rhubarb leaves that is. Yes.
They contain a chemical call oxalate which can be poisonous if eaten in massive quantities. This is true even if the leaves have be cooked.

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Answers:    YES - the leaves are TOXIC, which is ironic because the stems are used to make delicious pies!
What make the leaves poisonous is an acid - the greener the leaf, the more harmful it is. In some instances, ingestion of the rhubarb leaf has lead to death.

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