Killer House Plant?

[chua_riwap]

I got this from my Inbox. I don't know anything about this "garden/ornamental" plant, but I am familiar with it, since meron kaming ganito sa bahay.

Poisonous daw ito? Well, sino naman ang luko-luko na kakain nito. Pero just the same, i-share ko na lang din sa inyo ito.......

Ewan ko kung totoo, pero ingat na din po, lalo na sa mga bata.





Dear all,

Please read below. The message is true. I almost lost my 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 home in the hands of the helpers, we should give them a safe environment where they can play.


"This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous!
This plant is common in Kenya , Rwanda, Uganda in plant nurseries, many offices and homes. It is a deadly poison, mainly 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 ones eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness. Please alert your buddies.

[oliver1013]

Uy naalala ko yan meron kami niyan dati..

[_Cathy_]

We used to have that plant as well. I think it was very popular in the 80s.

[CVT]

Totoo ba ito? Mayroon pa kaming ganito sa garden namin sa bahay....

10.1K:mop:

[ghosthunter]

Only toxic if you eat it.

Many house plants are toxic if you eat it.

I don't really see the reason for this email except to make people panic.

[roberto_minosa]

Lola had one in the old house that was sold. Why would anyone/thing eat a decorative plant?

[chua_riwap]

^^ Pwede siguro mangyari yan sa mga maliliit na bata...yung mga makukulit na toddlers na walang bantay o patnubay ng mga magulang.

Yung Poinsettia (spelling?), yung X-mas plant, sabi naman nila, nakakabulag daw yung dagta.

[roberto_minosa]

Oo, delikado daw talaga yung Poinsettia.

[digitalron]

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/killer-ho...-warning.shtml

excepts...

"this warning quite significantly exaggerates the risk of death associated with dieffenbachia poisoning. The results of dieffenbachia poisoning are normally not life threatening and victims usually make a full recovery."

Although ingesting it may result in a variety of ill effects, it's not that deadly:

http://www.botanical-online.com/alca...quiaangles.htm

Of course, we should still be extra careful especially if children are in the house. We too had this plant when I was still a kid; fortunately, no bad incidents.

[flakez]

meron din kami nito dati. hehehe.

[12vdc]

[SIZE=2]Did some toxic test of this plant when i was a kid. Ang sap nyan milkish white, makati sa balat.

Moral of the story - dont let your kids eat garden plants.
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