Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has apologised after he incidentally suggested exploitation a toxicant plant in recipes.
In an interview with Healthy & Organic Living magazine, the chef aforesaid that the weed hyoscyamus niger made a tasty plus to salads.
However, the magazine has now issued an urgent word of advice on its website, saying that "stinking nightshade is a very toxic plant and should never be eaten".
Worrall Thompson aforementioned that he had at sea henbane with a implant of a similar advert and admitted the mix up was "a bit embarrassing".
The chef said: "I was thinking of a wild plant with a like name, not this herb.
"It's a snatch embarrassing only there have been no reports of any casualties. Please do pass on my apologies."
Healthy & Organic Living magazine's website gives the advice: "As invariably, check with an expert when forage or aggregation wild plants."
Henbane, which has sticky saw-toothed leaves, yellow, funnel-shaped flowers and a stale aroma, can cause hallucinations, drowsiness and disorientation in humans.
Larger quantities can buoy cause a loss of consciousness, seizures, trembling of the limbs and, in extreme cases, death.
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