Today we will discuss garden and home plants that are harmful to people. It should be noted that their list is quite extensive. Some of them are deadly to humans. Read this list carefully, you will probably need it for the future.
Anthurium - is it possible to keep at home?
This plant is also called male happiness. This flower looks very unusual, so many women who are interested in gardening dream of acquiring it. But can you keep anthurium at home or not? Let's look into this issue.
Signs say that keeping a flower at home is very useful, as it brings luck and prosperity to the owner. In the family, the plant will help to maintain love and mutual understanding. If you give it to a male representative, he will endow his owner with strength, confidence and courage. People say that it also relieves depression.
In addition, the flower purifies the air in the room from formaldehyde, ammonia and toluene. However, from a practical point of view, anthurium can not always be kept in the house, since the plant is poisonous if taken inside. "Male happiness" can cause serious digestive poisoning, accompanied by diarrhea, vomiting. The juice of the plant causes burns. Therefore, if there are cats in the house that can eat a flower, or children, it is better not to purchase it. Or put it higher, where neither the kids nor the pets can get it.
However, its vapor is not poisonous. The main thing is to adhere to simple safety rules.
Monstera plant
This plant got its interesting name due to the leathery leaves of large sizes with holes. They give it a unique and unusual look. The monstera plant is also called "crybaby", as it can predict bad weather - large drops of moisture appear on its leaves before a thunderstorm.
People say that the monstera absorbs negative energy and emits a favorable one, if scandals often arise in the house. However, when everything is fine in the family, the monstera absorbs positive energy, highlighting the negative. She is also called the energy vampire, which destroys the human aura.
Is the plant medically harmful? The only danger of the monstera is that the leaves contain microscopic needle formations, which can cause burning sensation on mucous areas.
Geranium
This beauty is generally safe and even useful. It has a pronounced antiseptic effect, purifying the air in the room and absorbing odors. Therefore, it can be safely put in the kitchen.
They say that the flower is able to remove headaches, relieve swelling and stress, help with angina and otitis media. However, in some people, the smell of geraniums causes a severe asthma attack. It is also contraindicated for pregnant women, people with low blood sugar, women who drink contraceptives. It is also undesirable to leave a flower in the nursery.
At the same time, geranium is able to fill the house with favorable energy, attract financial abundance.
Cacti
They are good because they cleanse the air of electromagnetic radiation and activate the brain. They also relieve headaches. The people say that cacti help protect the house from evil. Absorbing the negative, they help cleanse the room from negative energy.
Most cacti are safe. All that can happen to you after contact with the plant is an injection and a small abscess. However, some types of cacti, for example, trichocereus, contain poison. When it enters the bloodstream, it acts as a powerful hallucinogen and is even capable of causing paralysis of the nervous system.
Ficus
This is a fairly popular indoor plant. Harmful is its milky juice, which contains rubber. It adversely affects the well-being of asthmatics. Contact with skin causes irritation. In addition, it is one of the most powerful allergens along with dust and ticks.
However, at the same time, the ficus of the flowering and its other species has many advantages. Firstly, it filters the air, purifying it, and pleases with beauty. Secondly, in folk medicine with its help they treat mastitis, sciatica and arthritis.
Also, many superstitions are associated with flowering ficus and its other species. In the pre-revolutionary era, it was not considered favorable, but today in Russia there is an opinion that ficus is able to charge a house with positive energy and protect it from evil forces. And many childless couples claim that after buying this plant they were able to conceive a long-awaited child.
Adenium
It is poetically called the desert rose. This beautiful flower belongs to the succulent family and grows not only in the arid climate of Saudi Arabia and Africa, but also in the humid tropics of Thailand and India. Adenium has a unique and bright beauty, however this plant is harmful to the home.
Until now, the adenium poison is used by African tribes to poison arrowheads. All parts of the plant are toxic and poisonous, but its milky juice is especially dangerous. If your family has pets, children, or someone in your family has asthma, think carefully before starting to grow adenium.
Primrose (primrose)
This beautiful houseplant with bright flowering is one of the most poisonous. If you touch it, there is a risk of allergies and even eczema, since the poison is contained in the hairs of primrose leaves. It is important to rinse hands with water when in contact with primrose. But if the itching intensifies, you should consult a doctor.
In addition, during flowering, a narcotic effect is observed due to the alkaloids that the primrose emits. The aroma of flowers excites and intoxicates the psyche, sometimes causing nausea and dizziness. The impact is enhanced if a group of plants blooms.
And what do the signs about primrose say? It has long been used by magicians for love rites. It also helps shy and closed people to increase sociability, and creative natures - to reveal their abilities. She promises material wealth to the owner.
Oleander
The shrub prefers subtropics, but it is very often used both in landscape design and as a houseplant. Oleander grows very actively and looks very beautiful, but it is very poisonous. All parts of the plant are toxic.
If you use oleander juice inside, the symptoms of poisoning appear instantly. The poison affects the digestive tract, cardiovascular and central nervous system. As a result, poisoning can lead to cardiac arrest.
Toxic and wood plants. If you still decide to purchase it, you need to work with it with gloves on.
Pachypodium
Pachypodium is translated from Greek as "thick leg". Belongs to the succulents family. It is also called the Madagascar palm, as the leaves and thick trunk really give it a resemblance to it. Pachypodium grows naturally in Madagascar, Africa and Australia. The trunk of the plant is covered with thorns, which makes it look like a cactus.
The plant itself is not very dangerous. Poisonous constituents are found in its milky juice. However, it does not affect the skin, but on damaged mucous membranes. Therefore, it is not recommended to touch the damaged plant if there are wounds on the skin.
People say that the pachypodium converts negative energy into positive energy, brings fidelity and love to the family. However, you can not take the plant as a gift - it’s to grief. In this case, the giver should be given a coin. So you buy the plant.
Dieffenbachia
It is an evergreen shrub native to America. Named after the scientist J.F. Dieffenbach. The plant can grow up to two meters in height, but at home rarely reaches such sizes. It features beautiful "spotty" leaves.
The plant favorably affects the climate of the room, improves the chemical composition of the air. It also has an effect on dust, which is especially important for people with allergic reactions. Dieffenbachia is known to have phytoncides, which have bactericidal properties. They are able to reduce the overall quantitative characteristics of microbes such as, for example, staphylococcus aureus.
However, Dieffenbachia milky juice can cause an allergic reaction when in direct contact with the skin. The plant is not recommended to be placed in children's rooms or preschool institutions.
Zamioculcas
It is also called the dollar tree. They say that he is able to attract money into the house. There is also a sign: if a single woman has bloomed Zamioculcas, she will soon marry.
Touching a flower does not cause pathological changes in the body. Only the juice that is contained inside is poisonous. The flower itself does not reproduce toxic fumes that provoke chemical poisoning.
Plumeria
This beautiful flower is a symbol of Bali, Thailand and Laos. It has a wonderful aroma, which is considered one of the most pleasant on the planet. In cosmetology, plumeria essential oil is widely used. It is also popular in medicine. It is noteworthy that the flower does not burn at temperatures below 500 degrees.
In Buddhism, it is a symbol of immortality, as it blooms even after taking the root from the earth.
Plumeria is a poisonous plant. Its milky juice contains substances that, upon contact with the skin, cause severe irritation and inflammation. However, it grows well at home and even cleans the air. Therefore, you can keep it in the house, but any manipulations with the flower are best done with gloves.
According to signs, plumeria is able to cheer up, arouse passionate feelings and help seriously ill. For some time she was banned in Thailand, since her name was consonant with the word "grief", but later another translation was chosen for the plant, sounding like "beautiful girl".
Poinsettia
She is considered the talisman of Christmas, as it blooms in winter. This is a bright plant whose flowers resemble a star. People say that it helps to improve the aura of the house, protecting it from negative individuals. Poinsettia also attracts good people to the house. It helps with stress and frequent quarrels at home.
They say that it can stimulate the owner’s brain, enhance his creative abilities. Poinsettia also controls metabolic processes in the body. It is important to place a flowerpot with a flower in the living room or kitchen, but not in the bedroom.
Presumably, it contains milky juice, which causes itching and irritation of the mucous membranes. However, some argue that this is not true, and poinsettia is absolutely safe.
Ivy
This is a creeper poisonous home plant, which is often grown to decorate the interior of the interior or facade. It cleans the air of bacteria and fungus. At the same time, decorative ivy is a dangerous domestic plant that contains poison, therefore it is recommended to work with it only with gloves.
The poison contains all parts of the plant. Especially poisonous is the stalk of the creeper, which will cause the death of the animal if it decides to feast on it. Ivy blooms, fortunately, rarely, since the inflorescences are unpleasant. Fruits that ripen after flowering are also very poisonous.
Amaryllis belladonna
Incredible beauty indoor plant. Harmful to humans due to alkaloids contained in its composition. They signal the brain by stimulating the gag reflex. Poisoning occurs after eating a flower bulb. In addition, the leaves of the plant also secrete poison. Some tribes still grease them with hunting arrows. The substance in the juice causes seizures. Work with the plant is recommended only with gloves.
Feng Shui reports that amaryllis should not be kept in the bedroom - it will not allow you to sleep, which can lead to a nervous breakdown. It is recommended to place it in the kitchen. The energy of fire activates his work, he will be able to absorb negative energy and emit positive.
The most poisonous plants in the world
Of course, these are far from all the names of harmful plants. In the world there are many colors that differ in beauty, but at the same time have poisonous components in their composition. And you probably did not know about the mortal danger that contact with them could entail:
- Daphne. All parts of the bush contain strong poison, but its greatest concentration is present in the juice and berries. When ingested, it causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, delirium and convulsions. May cause coma and even death.
- The hoya plant is dangerous, since all its parts contain poison. It also exudes a heavy aroma that negatively affects the well-being of households. Therefore, the hoya plant should not be kept at home.
- Lily of the valley, getting into the body in large quantities, provokes nausea, diarrhea and cramps. The toxins that the plant contains can slow the heartbeat and cause arrhythmia.
- Belladonna. One of the most poisonous plants in the Western Hemisphere. All the constituent plants are harmful, but the fruits are most dangerous, especially for children.
- Brugmansia. This plant is used in shamanistic rituals by tribes of the western Amazon. It contains the strongest hallucinogens that can not even be used as drugs, because the risk of overdose is too high.
- Rhododendron. This large beautiful shrub is very poisonous. Rhododendron contains andromedotoxin, which causes nausea, severe pain, paralysis, and even death. Azaleas, from the same plant family, are also poisonous.
- Crocus, or autumn saffron, is a plant containing a deadly substance. It is used in medicine in the right dosages, but if used improperly, it is very dangerous. The most unpleasant thing is that it does not have an antidote.
Conclusion
Our world is full of plants harmful to the home. Therefore, before buying a flower for a home or garden, be sure to read the detailed information about it. Perhaps your discretion will save someone's life.