Constituents

Dog's Mercury contains saponins, bitter compounds, acrid compounds and essential oil.

Poisonous parts
Although the whole plant is considered mildly poisonous, particularly at the time of fruit ripening, there are no reports of poisoning in humans. In animals ingestion of large quantities can lead to kidney and liver damage. Symptoms are loss of appetite, crooked position of the neck, apathy and reddish-blue discoloration of the urine.