Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Be Aware of this Deadly Plant


The following was reblogged from Mr. Remi Portado's Post. Please read:




"If you have a plant like the one in the picture below, get rid of it.

This plant is very common at our houses, gardens, parks and offices (popular as indoor & outdoor plant). The plant (Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia) is now proven to be dangerous, so, please take care!


I know that the leaf of this plant causes itching if its sap (milk) touches your skin. But there are more dangerous facts! Read the details below.

May be useful for you. You better believe it.

Please read below. 

One of my friends almost lost her daughter who put a piece of the leaf of this plant in her mouth and her tongue swelled to the point of suffocation. This is one plant but there are others with the same characteristics of coloring. Those are also poisonous and we should get rid of them. Please watch out for our children. As we all leave our children at home in the hands of a nanny, we should give them a safe environment where they can play .

Name: Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia 

"This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous!
This plant is common in Rwanda. It is a deadly poison, most specially for the children. It can kill a kid in less than a minute and an adult in 15 minutes. It should be uprooted from gardens and taken out of offices. If touched, one should never touch his/her eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness. Please alert your friends."

Ito ay isang paalala lamang at hindi pananakot. Para makasiguro, itapon na natin ang mga ganitong halaman sa ating tahanan. Mas mabuting palitan ng mga halamang-gamot.


Read more of this plant from Wikipedia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieffenbachia

6 comments:

isp101 said...

Ngak, delikado pala itong plan na ito! We have one of this in the garden! Is it also dangerous to pets, like dogs?! Because, my dogs love to chew grass, cge, tatapon ko na, mahirap na! Tnx for sharing! =)

Karla said...

Thank you po for sharing! This plant is common in our surroundings and I never thought it was dangerous. Like Jomi, I am also worried of our dogs because they can be very naughty. Better safe than sorry. Thanks again for this post. :)

Daemonite said...

Tama meron kame dati ganyang halaman sa bahay.... Makati nga sha,.. Skamat pala sa pagdalaw sa aking tahanan payaman.

Zen said...

We had that exact same plant before.. So now I know it's dangerous pala...

Damp proof cream said...

Wow you have given really nice information. This plant has been seen many times by me but I never knew that it has such dangerous features.

Legis said...

again thats exaggerated, research before u believe guys
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/killer-house-plant-warning.shtml

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