A spice mix-up in 2022 led to 14 people in British Columbia and Ontario falling ill from a toxic plant sold as sand ginger powder, according to a study published in Toxins in March. Described as ...

the plant contains a toxin called aconitine that can cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weakness, irregular ventricular contractions and, in severe cases, death. The Wing Hing sand ginger powder ...