The Cerbera odollam tree, also known as the “suicide tree,” is one of the most poisonous plants present in Asia. Eating its seeds has a high chance of leading to death, so detecting the symptoms it ...

In The White Lotus' season 3 premiere, health mentor Pam (Morgana O'Reilly) warns the Ratliff family away from the fruit growing on the "mighty pong pong trees" outside their villa. "The seeds of the ...

The pong pong tree—also known as the “suicide tree”—may be a plot point in the season finale of the HBO series. But the plant was known to cause thousands of deaths a year in the past. Don't eat this ...

The White Lotus season 3 is the latest installment of the American satirical comedy-drama anthology television series written and directed by Mike White. Based on the lives of the staff and wealthy ...

The plant, whose scientific name is Cerbera odollam, is as infamous as it is ubiquitous in Kerala, India, where it grows wild along the southwestern coast. The thin-branched, flowering tree bears a ...

In the April 8 ''Green Fingers'' I mentioned that Zizyphus mauritiana, or Indian jujube, Cerbera odollam, or teen ped nam in Thai, and plumeria or frangipani are among the trees growing just above the ...

A Chicago-area mother is warning others after her 22-year-old transgender daughter died after ingesting deadly “pong pong” seeds that she purchased online. Natosha Anderson, of Calumet City, told ABC ...

Cerbera odollam, locally known as Othalanga, is abundant in the coastal belt of Alappuzha and whenever people here commit suicide, it is the one of the most-preferred options. A toxic alkaloid similar ...

It is common knowledge that trees are the source of our life, with them being creators of food and even fresh air. However, did you know that not all trees are safe? Some trees carry within them ...