{"id":"heavenly-bamboo","common_names":["Heavenly Bamboo","Nandina","Sacred Bamboo","Chinese Sacred Bamboo"],"scientific_name":"Nandina domestica","urls":{"plant":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/heavenly-bamboo","cats":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/heavenly-bamboo/cats","dogs":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/heavenly-bamboo/dogs","data":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/heavenly-bamboo/data.json"},"toxicity":{"cat":{"severity":3,"grade":"S3 Toxic","verdict_sentence":"Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica) is toxic to cats (S3 Toxic): the ASPCA lists cyanogenic glycosides and records seizures, respiratory failure, and death (rare in pets).","toxic_principles":["cyanogenic glycosides"],"toxic_parts":["all parts (PPH: may contain cyanide-containing compounds and enzymes)"],"symptoms":[{"sign":"Weakness","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"incoordination","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"seizures","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"coma","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"respiratory failure","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"death (rare in pets; ASPCA)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"vomiting","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"drooling","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"gasping","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"collapse","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/heavenly-bamboo","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-10-26"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/nandina","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-10-26"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/sacred-bamboo","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-10-26"},{"url":"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/heavenly-bamboo/","name":"PPH","accessed_at":"2026-10-26"}],"reviewed_by":"Li","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26"},"dog":{"severity":3,"grade":"S3 Toxic","verdict_sentence":"Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica) is toxic to dogs (S3 Toxic): the ASPCA lists cyanogenic glycosides and records seizures, respiratory failure, and death (rare in pets).","toxic_principles":["cyanogenic glycosides"],"toxic_parts":["all parts (PPH: may contain cyanide-containing compounds and enzymes)"],"symptoms":[{"sign":"Weakness","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"incoordination","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"seizures","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"coma","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"respiratory failure","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"death (rare in pets; ASPCA)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"vomiting","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"drooling","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"gasping","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"collapse","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/heavenly-bamboo","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-10-26"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/nandina","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-10-26"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/sacred-bamboo","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-10-26"},{"url":"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/heavenly-bamboo/","name":"PPH","accessed_at":"2026-10-26"}],"reviewed_by":"Li","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26"}},"license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","terms":"Free to reuse with attribution to Verdapaw and a link to the plant page."},"cite_as":"Verdapaw Plant × Pet Safety Index, verdapaw.com/plants/heavenly-bamboo, reviewed 2026-10-26"}