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Well, now let's talk about which indoor plants are considered (and are) poisonous and why you should treat them with caution. Also information about indoor flowers in the children's room - which ones are most suitable for her
Poisonous indoor plants
Alas, such an incident also happens. The plant is beautiful, peculiar, interesting in flowering and in caring for it. However, it is very poisonous. And therefore it is generally not recommended to keep it in a room, a residential building. Although, maybe you can keep it. But with great care. And you should especially take care of him, observing all the rules of personal safety - in a respirator, gauze bandage and gloves.
If the danger of getting skin burns, itching, allergic lung problems, poisoning is less disturbing than the desire to have such an indoor flower at home, then at least take into account that the following plants belong to such flowers and you need to be extremely careful with them.
Oleander. The fragrant flower can cause headaches, and its seeds and sap are highly poisonous. If there is a child in the house who can pick off the leaves of a plant and take its seeds into his mouth, in order to avoid severe poisoning, it is better not to keep such a plant in the house at all.
Spathiphyllum. It can often be seen among many housewives among indoor plants on windowsills. They love it for its original flowering. Yes, this plant absorbs toxins from the air well, but at the same time it itself becomes toxic. If, for example, its juice gets on the skin, irritation may appear that will not go away for a long time.
Adenium obese. It is also called the rose of the desert. The juice, getting into the blood of humans and animals or on their skin, causes poisoning, severe intoxication, heart failure.
Rhododendron (or azalea). Its flowers are similar to the flowering of lilies. However, its juice, nectar, aroma during the flowering period can cause headaches, watery eyes, mucus from the nose, and even vomiting.
Pachypodium lamera. They love this houseplant for its resemblance to a miniature palm tree, fast growth. However, its large leaves are poisonous. Dangerous for both people and animals in the house.
Poinsettia. Poisonous, like all euphorbia plants. The milky sap of this plant, when it gets on the skin, causes severe irritation, and if it gets into the eyes, then temporary blindness occurs. Be careful!
Aloe. Who would not think of him! But in case of an overdose in adults, this useful plant causes severe poisoning, intoxication. In animals, if they gnaw it, it will cause severe diarrhea. Domestic rodents die by eating aloe leaves.
The gentle cyclamen loved by many, whose flowers look like delicate butterflies, have poisonous roots. Handling the plant without gloves can cause inflammation and irritation on the skin of the hands.
Why do indoor plants cause allergies?
In principle, any houseplant, even the most useful and far from poisonous, can cause an allergic reaction of an individual organism to it. For example, neither you nor other adults feel discomfort from the presence of a new flower in the house, but from the moment of its appearance, the child's eyes are constantly itching, mucus runs from the nose. This means that the plant is the strongest allergen for him. The same can be said when a pet reacts to a plant in an unexpected way.
You need to understand that indoor plants are living organisms that live, act, produce their essential oils, flower sap, pollen, and other enzymes released into the air. A plant may at one period of its development not cause allergies among those living in the house, but cause it, for example, during the growing season, flowering.
Often, fluffy, hairy plants cause allergies. Even ordinary dust accumulating on the leaves of flowering plants can provoke it. Therefore, when keeping a plant in the house, each of them should be closely examined for its toxicity or healing properties, the possibility of causing an allergic reaction, and so on. And in case of unpleasant symptoms in people and animals living with you, it is better to part with one of the representatives of the flora than to cause constant discomfort in a representative of the animal world or people living in an apartment.
Plants in the nursery
For a children's room, plants must be selected with great care. Checking the child's reaction to the appearance of each new green friend in his room. Start with literally one plant. It is recommended to keep no more than 2-3 indoor plants in the nursery.
Plants in the nursery should be well looked after, cleaned of dust, watered on time, and given a shower from a sprayer.
Nursery plants must be safe. It is good if they have phytoncidal properties in order to release oxygen into the air and take on harmful substances from it. These plants include:
• Kolanchoe
• Laurel
• Chlorophytum
• Any citrus
• hibiscus
• Myrtle and others.
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