Poisonous indoor plants are dangerous to humans

Poisonous indoor plants are incredibly beautiful. This attracts florists. However, not everyone is interested in the properties that unique plants are endowed with. Some of them can be harmful to health. Precautions are necessary, especially if there are children and pets in the home.

Poisonous indoor plants

The homeland of many indoor flowers is the tropics, in which representatives of the flora need to protect themselves from annoying insects and animals that want to feast on their juicy leaves. That is why it happened historically that plants began to produce poison. This feature was carried over from the tropics with them, hence most of the poisonous indoor flowers appeared.

Poisonous house plants

Poisonous home flowers with large leaves

Plants with large leaves often come from tropical forests. They are loved by flower growers, especially those who grow exotic varieties. But before you start farming such a flower, you should study its properties, otherwise you can cause serious harm to your health.

Monstera

Monstera is incredibly loved by flower growers. It is grown in most apartments. Its juice, getting inside the body, causes burns and profuse salivation, then the intestines become inflamed, the victim is vomiting, and gastric bleeding may open.

Monstera

Ficus

Ficus is a plant most often found in urban apartments. This is not the most harmful indoor plant, it is difficult for them to poison. However, ficus can cause allergies when the juice comes into contact with the skin.

Scheffler

Schefflera is a flower contraindicated for allergy sufferers. And its juice, if it gets on the skin, can cause skin dermatitis.

Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia is a poisonous indoor palm. This is one of the most popular plants grown by gardeners at home. It has positive qualities: it fits perfectly into any interior, it cleans the air well. But it also has a negative effect on the human body in case of ingestion. The juice it secretes can cause:

• pain and burning in the mouth;
• swelling of the throat;
• indigestion;
• convulsions;
• muscle paralysis.

Also, do not touch it with your hands, in order to avoid dermatitis, and avoid contact with mucous membranes.

Cacti harmful and dangerous to humans

Most cactus species are not poisonous. The only harm they can do is pricking the hand with needles, but there is nothing terrible or dangerous in this. But there is a special species that is one of the most dangerous plants.

Trichocereus

The trichocereus cactus contains drugs that have a paralytic effect. Therefore, an injection of this plant threatens with temporary paralysis of the nervous system.

Trichocereus

Poisonous palms

Many indoor palms are exotic plants that came from the tropics. You should be careful with these colors.

Pachypodium Lamera

Lamer's pachypodium is not a palm tree, it just looks like it. The pachypodium is a separate genus. The stem of the flower is prickly, so most often neither children nor animals are suitable for it. But if you eat a leaf of a plant, severe poisoning will begin with damage to the nervous system.

Pachypodium Lamera

The most poisonous indoor plants: 10 flowers that can kill you

Some flowers that grow at home can not only poison, but also kill a person. You definitely need to know about them, and only after that you decide whether to keep them in your apartment.

Azalea

Azalea is an incredibly beautiful houseplant appreciated for its decorative properties. This flower is dangerous because it contains a poisonous glycoside. The poison first causes poisoning, and if you do not provide help in time, respiratory arrest and death are possible.

Primrose (primrose)

Primrose is a beautiful, gentle, completely harmless plant at first glance. It is often grown in children's rooms, which is categorically contraindicated, since the primrose, during the period of the appearance of buds and flowers, releases substances that can cause nausea and dizziness.

Cyclamen

Cyclamen is also a poisonous house flower. Its tubers contain a poison similar to that of curare. It is sometimes used for medicinal purposes, but in extremely small doses and very carefully. The poison has the greatest effect on the eyes, there is a possibility of developing cataracts.

Cyclamen

Amaralis Belladonna

The word Belladonna in translation means "beautiful lady". The flower looks great on the outside, but all parts of it contain lycorine. This is a substance that is often used in pharmaceuticals, but in minimal doses. If you do not use gloves when transplanting it, you can get burns. When ingested, the juice causes nausea, vomiting, and a sharp drop in pressure. Even convulsive seizures are possible.

Geranium

Geranium is a plant that is grown on almost every windowsill. The flower is very popular in Russia and neighboring countries, and many people know only about its beneficial properties. Geranium is an excellent antiseptic. It should not be kept at home for asthmatics, allergy sufferers, taken internally by pregnant women, children, animals, people with low blood sugar levels.

Spurge

Euphorbia is a harmful houseplant grown not only at home, but also in offices and childcare facilities. Few people know how dangerous he is. It emits milk, which is dangerous both when it gets on the outer covers of the body and inside. The action can last for a long time, throughout the day. The effect appears suddenly.

Striped aloe

Scarlet striped is a poisonous home flower, although many consider it completely harmless. It belongs to succulents, accordingly, it tends to accumulate moisture in juicy, fleshy leaves. The juice of this flower is dangerous - it causes uterine and intestinal bleeding. It poses a particular threat to pregnant women.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea is a very popular flower for both home growing and gardening. This is a dangerous houseplant. All parts of it contain cyanogenic glycosides, which are dangerous to life and health. Hydrangea can be touched, the delicate aroma of its flowers can be inhaled, but in no case should the juice get inside. Otherwise, it threatens:

• vomiting;
• muscle weakness;
• circulatory problems;
• very severe itching;
• excessive sweating.

The result of all these reactions will be dehydration, which is extremely dangerous.

Aglaonema is changeable

Aglaonema is changeable - a poisonous plant, but the leaves contain very little poison, to be poisoned by them you need to eat several pieces at once. The berries are highly toxic.They are bright, so they will attract the attention of young children, they may not resist and taste them. You should not keep the plant in a house where there are pets (cats, dogs).

Brovallia

Brovallia is a representative of the Solanaceae family, in which there are a lot of harmful plants. All parts of the brovallia contain poison. It has a negative effect on the digestive system and mucous membranes.

Brovallia

When purchasing a rare indoor flower, you should first of all find out its properties from the description. This applies to plants that are already in the house. Some of them can be harmful to health and life. With the other, you just need to be careful so that they grow and please with their appearance and flowering.