In offices, various institutions, waiting rooms and many modern homes, you can see such a lovely flower as Dieffenbachia. The effect on humans of this plant has not yet been fully studied, but nevertheless some of its features are known. This decorative indoor flower came to us from South America, it is a worthy decoration of any room, but before buying it is necessary to study its positive and negative properties in order to avoid undesirable consequences in the future.
Dieffenbachia belongs to the Aroid family, many people liked this evergreen plant with its large leaves with light green stains. If the flower plays the role of decoration, and no one touches it, then it will not only do nothing wrong, but will also positively affect others. Dieffenbachia has many useful properties. It has an effect on humans through the purification of air from microorganisms that cause various diseases. This property of the plant is due to the presence of volatile. Also indoor flower is able to increase air humidity, thereby reducing dust in the room.
In homes and offices of large polluted cities, Dieffenbachia will save people from the harmful effects on the body of benzene, xylene, formaldehyde and trichloro-thylene. The plant has a positive effect on humans, because it absorbs dangerous toxins. Although this fact has not been proven, it is believed that the flower has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, cures diseases associated with it, therefore it is recommended that elderly people keep Dieffenbachia in the house.
But still, not everything is as rosy as we would like, the plant has some negative properties. In South America, Dieffenbachia was considered a "mute rod." It exerts an effect on a person through the contact of juice with the mucous membrane. Slaveholders used to punish naughty slaves with it. For profanity or excessive talkativeness, they forced the offender to bite the stem of the plant. Poisonous juice contributed to severe swelling of the tongue and larynx, so a person for a long time experienced severe pain and remained dumb. If it gets into the eyes, the flower causes blindness, and a burn on the skin.
According to some reports, the plant is able to take male power, so it is not recommended to put it in the bedroom of the spouses. Such a bush has nothing to do in a house where there are children or animals, because Dieffenbachia can significantly harm them. Flowering can weaken the plant, so the flower that appears must be cut off. This pretty bush is mainly kept for beautiful, variegated and large leaves, over the years they will fall off, and the trunk will be exposed, so the old plant does not look very decorative.
Before planting Dieffenbachia, gloves must be worn. The same thing needs to be done with cuttings, because juice that gets on the skin can cause a burn or a small abscess. After working with an indoor flower, it is imperative to wash your hands with warm water and soap, and wash your face.