A plant that produces white sap. Poisonous plants that should not be kept at home. Know the enemy by sight: what is known about the new coronavirus
Some popular indoor plants can be very dangerous. We are not talking about the thorns of cacti, which leave splinters in the skin, or the sharp ends of agaves, which can easily damage the eye. And not even about Indian onions with acrid juice. We are talking about toxic substances that are found in a number of indoor plants.
Caution doesn't hurt
When pruning, replanting and other work, you should be careful: do not forget about rubber gloves, the need to thoroughly wash not only your hands, but also your face with soap and water. It is better to keep pots with some indoor plants out of the reach of children and pets or move them to another room. It would be a good idea to contact the chief sanitary doctor of Russia, Gennady Onishchenko, with a request that he instruct all trade organizations to accompany the price tags of a number of indoor plants with a warning inscription: “Caution, they are poisonous!”
Some have green parts that are dangerous, others have fruits or seeds. There are also such beauties that you want to put in a cage, they are so poisonous. Here is just a small list (it could be continued) of the most popular plants: akalifa, alocasia, anthurium, Japanese aucuba, gloriosa, dieffenbachia, datura, codiaum (croton), groundsel, crinum, euphorbia, oleander, syngonium, solanum (nightshade), strophanthus, philodendron and hoya.
Dangerous and beautiful
Akalifu(Euphorium family) you can’t help but notice, it’s so good. Most often they grow acalypha bristle-haired (“fox tail”) with green foliage and original hanging shoots of pink-crimson color. You have to tinker with this plant a lot so that it grows beautifully and blooms for a long time. It is necessary to provide light acalife (without straight sun rays) place, warmth, nutritious soil, watering and regular spraying in summer. The plant does not tolerate dry room air, especially in winter. Faded inflorescences need to be removed and the stems shortened (be careful!). It is better not to replant old plants, but to limit yourself to replacing the top layer of soil in the pot in which they are located. Akalifa is easy to propagate by cuttings (in spring and summer), which quickly take root even in water.
Alocasia you need warmth, light shading in the summer, regular watering (without waterlogging) all year round, spraying and removing dust from beautiful leaves. When replanting, care is taken not to damage the roots. The soil mixture should be nutritious and loose. You can add crushed sphagnum moss to it. The most difficult period for alocasia is the end of autumn and winter. Alocasia is classified as a poisonous plant; its juice is highly irritating to human mucous membranes. Despite this, some people try to use alocasia as a medicinal plant.
Aucuba japonica, or rather its variegated form with an abundance of bright yellow spots, called the “golden tree”. To some, the less bright spots resemble fat in a slice of sausage. Hence another name for Japanese aucuba: “sausage tree”. There will be no problems with cultivation if in the autumn winter time keep the aucuba in a cool place, and in summer place the pot with the plant on the balcony (in a slightly shaded place) or in the garden. The hardest time for the plant is in autumn and winter. At this time, it can be destroyed by excessive watering. A sign of deterioration in the condition of the aucuba is the appearance of black spots and falling leaves. The dense, leathery leaves need to be wiped with a damp cotton swab to remove dust from them. Aucuba can be grown from cuttings placed in water. To enhance branching, the top of the shoot is cut off immediately after rooting. In order not to damage the roots, it is better to replace replanting with transshipment. The plant should not be kept in places where children and pets play, as it is poisonous. If poison gets inside, such “troubles” as diarrhea, serious inflammation of the stomach and intestines, blood in the urine, etc. are possible. Aucuba fruits are especially dangerous - red berries obtained as a result of artificial pollination.
- a very elegant indoor plant. Not all lovers grow it with luxurious leaves. Often a long, curving, bare stem with several leaves at the top stretches toward the ceiling. Hybrid bush dieffenbachias are the most capricious; they can hardly tolerate dry air in our rooms. Decoration is lost for many reasons. This aroid plants All year round you need warmth, high humidity, partial shade in summer and a bright place in winter. A lot of dust accumulates on the leaves, which must be removed with a damp sponge or cloth. Water Dieffenbachia with soft water without chlorine. If necessary, a plant with a bare stem can be regenerated from stem cuttings. When replanting, loose soil mixtures rich in humus are used. They are diluted with sand and turf soil. Dieffenbachia juice (and they decorate school classrooms, apartments and houses where there are children) is very poisonous. It has paralyzing properties. It's really dangerous.
(Datura) flowers beautifully, so it is often planted in flower beds and grown as a container crop. Keep the date and in flower pots as a houseplant. Datura is unpretentious (like all nightshades), light-loving. In summer, during flowering, it is watered abundantly; in dry weather, it is sprayed to increase air humidity. In warm summers, pots of datura are placed on the site. In winter, Datura is kept in a cooler place. In the dry air of rooms and with a lack of light, the datura loses some of its leaves. The plant is easily propagated by seeds and cuttings, which take root within two weeks. You should not follow the advice to use Datura as medicinal plant. “The plant is poisonous. Only an experienced herbalist or homeopath can prescribe its preparations” (R.B. Akhmedov “Plants - your friends and foes”). All parts of the plant are poisonous; its juice is very dangerous for the eyes. In addition, there is no need to leave blooming fragrant dope in the bedroom overnight. You can get sick of its aroma.
It looks unusual. This succulent resembles a bunch of green beads. A light-loving, fast-growing plant is best grown in hanging planter. In winter - in a cool place, for example on an insulated veranda or loggia. The air temperature at this time should not fall below +12°C. Watering is limited, all fertilizing is removed. Raspberries are afraid of stagnant moisture in the pot, especially in winter. Rowley's ragus cuttings (short pieces of stem with “beads”) are placed on the soil and sprinkled with soil in several places. Rowley's ragwort and other ragwort species are poisonous plants. They are especially dangerous for the eyes and mucous membranes of the mouth.
Euphorbia white-veined(ribbed). In apartments, office buildings, schools and clinics you can see palm-like spurge with beautiful leaves and the original ribbed stem. This type of milkweed grows quickly. It actively reproduces by self-sowing, shooting ripe seeds into neighboring pots. It's very unpretentious light-loving plant In summer it is better not to keep it in the sun, so as not to spoil the beautiful emerald green color of its leaves. They become brownish. In the shallow wide ceramic pot you can beautifully plant a group of ribbed euphorbias together of different ages, differing in height. The composition will be complemented by stones placed on the soil next to the milkweeds. At the slightest injury, poisonous milky juice appears. It gets into human skin especially easily during transplantation if you take the ribbed trunk with hard bristles with your hands.
("crown of thorns") is often grown in schools, libraries and post offices. For some reason, pots of it are often placed in accounting departments. Fast growing prickly flowering shrub It also pleases lovers of indoor plants. In winter, milkweed Milya is rarely watered and all fertilizing is removed. In summer, they are fed with special complex fertilizers for cacti and other succulents. Euphorbia Milya has not only numerous spines, but also a very poisonous milky sap.
It looks very impressive. This unpretentious plant, reminiscent complex design from short sticks. It also contains poisonous milky juice. Euphorbia tirucalli is one of the most poisonous euphorbias.
Other types of indoor euphorbias (euphorbias) are also popular. All of them are photophilous, but in summer they require some shading from direct sunlight. They grow quickly. In winter they feel good on window sills if there are no drafts or waterlogging. Sometimes in winter some of the lower leaves fall off; this is normal. It’s worse when the foliage is suddenly shed during the growing season. All milkweeds contain poisonous milky juice, which appears even from a small wound of the plant. It irritates human skin and mucous membranes.
It blooms beautifully and for a long time. The plant is light-loving. In summer it is thermophilic. In winter, this houseplant is kept in a cooler place. If the oleander does not want to bloom, then it can be “educated”: in the summer it can be moved to fresh air(on the plot or on the balcony). In summer they water every evening, in winter much less often. Oleander grows quickly. Adult specimens have to be kept in tubs. When transplanting, use a soil mixture from turf land, humus, peat and sand. Flowers appear on young shoots. After flowering ends, faded shoots are cut off. The appearance of scale insects and spider mite prevent spraying with water and wiping the leaves with a damp cotton swab. Oleander cuttings produce roots even in water. This plant is one of the most poisonous. Especially its juice and seeds. You should not enjoy the aroma of oleander flowers, flowering plant cannot be kept in a room where people sleep. “Blooming oleander is really so fragrant that, being in the room, it causes a severe headache and even dizziness... Never chew its leaves. Animals and birds that eat oleander leaves die. Even on its leaves and flowers you can see dying and dead flies. When pruning the oleander, try not to splash the juice into your eyes and do not rub your eyes with your hands. Be sure to wash your hands after handling oleander. Remember: oleander is poisonous - it is the “brother” of strophanthus” (N.M. Verzilin “Travel with House Plants”).
Poinsettia(or poinsettia, “Christmas star”, beautiful spurge). About this wonderful plant that can be for a long time growing it as an indoor plant and stimulating its flowering by a certain date is described in detail in the article “Christmas star (poinsettia, beautiful spurge) before and after the winter holidays.” This type of milkweed is associated with the winter holidays. You can read about the ability of beautiful milkweed to improve your mood in the article “Indoor plants that bloom in autumn and winter as a remedy for depression.” Poinsettia reminds of its belonging to milkweeds by the presence of poisonous milky juice. You can read more about growing this plant in the article ““.
Poinsettia ("Christmas Star")
Solyanum(nightshade) is unpretentious. It grows well in room conditions, turning into lush bushes. This moisture-loving plant can shed some of its leaves when the soil becomes waterlogged. Winter is a difficult period for Solyanum. It is better to keep it in a bright and cool room at this time. There he will retain his elegant appearance for a long time. In a warm place, nightshade quickly drops its fruits and some leaves. At the end of winter (before the start of growth), the solyanum is formed: some of the branches are removed and shortened. The plant propagates by seeds or cuttings. Solyanum seedlings grow well in summer open ground. They must be pinched so that the plant bushes. Solyanum has red fruits that look like tiny tomatoes. Children find these poisonous berries so appetizing that they want to try them.
(“twisted rope”) has beautiful flowers. In some of its species they are fragrant like roses and unusual in shape. To this gentle tropical plant require heat, diffused light, moisture, good food and support. Propagated by seeds and cuttings.
IN tropical Africa healers prepare medicines from its juice to help with fever and skin diseases. Hunters lubricate the ends of their arrows with its juice. “The arrowhead, smeared with strophanthus juice, killed both people and wild animals. Death occurred almost instantly, since this poison stops the activity of the heart” (N.M. Verzilin “Travel with House Plants”). Different types Strophanthus have different effects on humans. To highlight active substance(strophanthin) specialists transport the seeds of the plant in containers that are carefully closed. Strophanthus juice and seeds are extremely poisonous.
Strophanthus, photo from Wikipedia
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When purchasing a particular indoor plant, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with its properties. Not all flowers grown in apartments are harmless. Among them there are some that can cause severe allergies. Some have a caustic juice that can leave painful burns on the skin. And there are also very poisonous ones. indoor flowers containing substances that are lethal to humans. Special care must be taken when caring for these varieties. Let's look at poisonous indoor plants and flowers for humans, their photos, descriptions and names.
Plants with poisonous sap
Many plants that have poisons in their composition are grown in indoor culture. Some of them are deadly poisonous. They must be handled very carefully and kept out of the reach of children and animals. Here are the most common plants with poisonous sap.
A very decorative climbing indoor plant. The fruits and leaves in it are poisonous, the rest of the plant is quite safe. When ingested by humans, the leaves and berries cause diarrhea and vomiting. With very severe poisoning, hallucinations, fainting and even respiratory arrest are possible.
Rhododendron is very poisonous. All parts of the plant contain poison. It has a nerve-paralytic effect on humans. When leaves or flowers of rhododendron enter the human digestive tract, convulsions, interruptions in the functioning of the heart, and sometimes its complete stop are observed.
Boxwood is a very popular, but also very poisonous houseplant. All parts of this plant are dangerous to humans and animals, but the largest amount of poison is contained in its leaves. Boxwood poison acts on the central nervous system. If the leaves enter the body, severe poisoning occurs with convulsions and difficulty breathing. Very often it leads to cardiac arrest and death.
Trichocereus
This cactus is very toxic and poses a mortal danger to humans. All parts of this plant are poisonous. Its toxic substances act on the central nervous system. In small doses they cause colorful hallucinations. With more severe poisoning, convulsions, muscle paralysis and cardiac arrest occur.
Cereus venom is so strong that it can enter the body through intact skin. If the juice of this cactus gets on your hands, severe numbness and long-term loss of sensitivity occurs.
This beautiful ornamental flowering plant contains toxic substances only in the roots and seeds. The cyclamen tuber is also poisonous. If you instill the fresh juice of this plant into your nose, you can get a burn to the nasopharynx. Cyclamen tubers are especially dangerous for pets - cats and dogs. If a predator eats a tuber, severe poisoning begins with prolonged vomiting, cramps and diarrhea, which often ends in the death of the animal.
Dieffenbachia is a decorative foliage poisonous indoor plant. Its juice is especially dangerous, as it causes a burning sensation when it comes into contact with the skin. Possible formation of edema and ulcers. If the juice gets on the mucous membrane of the eye, then conjunctivitis or even a burn of the cornea develops.
If juice or other parts of the plant enter the body, vomiting and diarrhea occur, followed by cramps and muscle paralysis. The plant is also dangerous to pets who may chew it.
There are different types of milkweed, but almost all indoor views are poisonous plants. The milky juice of these flowers is poisonous. When it comes into contact with the skin and mucous membranes, it irritates and burns it, leading to redness, swelling and ulcers. When hitting gastrointestinal tract from the juice of the plant, severe poisoning occurs with diarrhea and vomiting. Sometimes nervous disorders are possible.
This is a deadly poisonous plant, all parts of which contain cyanide. It is not recommended to grow it if the family has children or pets. The juice of the plant and even the aroma of its flowers has a characteristic smell of bitter almonds, since it contains cyanide in excess. Even one leaf is enough to kill an adult.
When any part of the plant enters the gastrointestinal tract of a person or animal, convulsions, muscle paralysis, and respiratory and cardiac arrest begin. Even the aroma of oleander flowers can cause mild poisoning if the flowering plant is placed in the bedroom. It causes severe headaches and dizziness.
This ornamental flowering plant is very poisonous. The poison is contained in all its parts except the fruit. Passion fruits are harmless and can be eaten. But when leaves, flowers or plant juice are ingested, convulsions usually begin, and then muscle paralysis occurs, which sometimes leads to respiratory arrest.
Pachypodium looks like a small palm tree with a very spiny trunk. Usually neither children nor pets can taste these spines. But if you eat a leaf of the plant, severe poisoning may begin with damage to the central nervous system.
stems. All parts of the plant are poisonous and contain a nerve agent that causes convulsions, paralysis, respiratory and cardiac arrest.
This is another popular poisonous plant. All its parts contain a very strong nerve poison. Particularly dangerous are amaryllis bulbs, which contain concentrated most poisonous substance. Even a small part of the bulb can kill an adult.
Plants are allergens
Also in indoor culture there are plants that do not contain poisons in their organs. But they can cause allergies upon contact with human skin. Such plants should be grown with caution; they are contraindicated for allergy sufferers.
All varieties of ficus contain caustic milky sap. It is not poisonous, but if it comes into contact with the skin it can cause redness, swelling and even blistering. And since this juice easily flows out even from a small cut or break on a leaf or stem, it is advisable to carry out all work with ficus while wearing protective gloves.
This beautiful and large plant also has hot juice. If it comes into contact with the skin, it can cause very painful irritation. If the juice gets into the eyes, a burning sensation and conjunctivitis occurs.
Spathiphyllum is very popular due to its original flowering. It also purifies the air well, so it is undoubtedly useful in the home. But it is not recommended for allergy sufferers to keep it. Its burning juice can leave redness, swelling and even a long-lasting ulcer on the skin.
This plant is a close relative of Dieffenbachia. But it does not contain substances toxic to humans. This flower is dangerous only for people suffering from allergies. Aglaonema juice can cause irritation and prolonged redness on the skin.
Beautifully blooming pelargonium is not recommended for allergy sufferers and asthmatics. The leaves of this plant give off essential oil, which is not large quantities very useful and protects against respiratory diseases. But in people intolerant to this substance, it can cause severe allergic reaction. Essential oil can also affect respiratory system and provoke an asthma attack.
Primrose leaves are covered with villi, which release substances that are dangerous to allergy sufferers. When they get on the skin, they cause irritation and burning. These substances can also cause dizziness and nausea.
What other plants should not be kept at home and why?
In addition to poisonous and allergy-causing varieties of indoor plants, there are also simply dangerous species. They are not poisonous, but it is not advisable to keep them in a house where there are small children, old people and people suffering from various diseases.
The flower is very beautiful, but it is better not to keep it at home, especially in the bedroom. During flowering, it releases substances that excite the nervous system. This flower would be appropriate in an office or workplace.
Cacti are also not good for homes, especially where there are small children and animals. Most of their species are not poisonous. But many of them have very sharp and easily broken needles. Even an adult can accidentally injure himself on such a plant. Therefore, keeping prickly cacti at home is not recommended. As a last resort, they should be placed out of the reach of children and pets.
These plants are energy vampires. Other indoor flowers do not grow well next to them. And a person, spending a lot of time in a room with ferns, will always feel tired and exhausted.
Hoya or wax ivy known as harmful, selective vitality plant. There is not a grain of truth in this. The energy vampire is evergreen ivy, and hoya is not ivy, but a completely different type of vine. It is not harmful and not poisonous. But keeping it at home is not recommended for other reasons. Blooming hoya exudes a very strong and heavy aroma. If you breathe it for a long time, you may experience headaches and poor health. Therefore, the waxweed cannot be kept in the bedroom or in the nursery, but, perhaps, in the living room.
Now you know which flowers are poisonous and why it is dangerous to keep them at home.
About the abundance of beautiful and well-groomed indoor plants has always been considered a plus for housewives: when we enter such a house, we immediately involuntarily admire it, and we cannot hide this admiration - such beauty leaves few people indifferent.
Plants, if they are well-groomed and beautiful, please the eye and sense of smell - it is more developed in us than other senses, and greatly influences our state and attitude. In the city through open window Fresh air does not always enter the room, and indoor plants purify it and absorb toxic impurities - for example, the well-known chlorophytums, which grow precisely where there are a lot of such impurities in the air.
However, botanists say that in living and working spaces “ botanical gardens“It’s impossible: when there are a lot of plants, they begin to do more harm than good, releasing volatile compounds that are hazardous to health.
Of course, this is not so difficult to deal with if the rooms are often ventilated, but indoor plants are different: dangerous not only to health, but also to life if handled incorrectly.
1. Ficus.
If you are inclined to do so, it is better not to keep it in the house at all. Ficus juice is poisonous - it inflames the skin, and irritation occurs in the respiratory tract - even an asthma attack can occur. 
2. Oleander.
Its flowers are fragrant and pleasantly smelling, but can cause headaches if the plant blooms too wildly. Oleander can grow strongly if conditions permit, and grows up to 5 m in height; used in medicine, like many poisonous plants. The seeds and juice are especially poisonous, so you need to wear gloves when caring for it, and keep children and animals away. 
3. Pachypodium lamera.
Something similar to a small palm tree: that’s what they call it - madagascar palm, but the name is wrong. Lamera leaves are poisonous and can be dangerous to children and animals. 
4. Dieffenbachia.
The juice of many Dieffenbachias is toxic to the skin - contact with it can lead to dermatitis; if it gets into the eyes, it affects the cornea and causes conjunctivitis, and if it gets into the mouth, it causes pain in the mucous membrane and swelling. Although both children and animals usually do not chew this plant for a long time, it can end in tragedy, so access to Dieffenbachia should be limited. Of the animals, cats are especially vulnerable - this juice can kill them if it gets into their mouth even in small quantities. 
5. Monstera(Monstera)
In nature it is a liana with large leaves, but here it grows in pots; It is popular precisely because of its leaves, shiny and very beautifully cut - because of them it is also called holey philodendron. These large - up to 0.5 m - leaves contain toxins that cause burning in the mucous membranes, inflammation, strong salivation, vomiting and digestive disorders. 
6. Spathiphyllum.
also loved by housewives: it blooms in a very original way, expelling an inflorescence on a peduncle that resembles a spadix, from the base of which comes a veil - a perianth similar to a leaf, but lighter, from green to white. This plant is even recommended to be kept in rooms with polluted air - it quickly absorbs toxins, but is itself toxic: if the juice gets on the skin, an abscess may appear that will not heal for a long time. In nature there are its varieties, which are also toxic, although they are used in folk medicine. 
7. Poinsettia.
Almost all euphorbias are known for their toxicity - of which you can often find poinsettia, so original that it is called the “star of Bethlehem”: poinsettia flowers appear double - due to the bright red bracts framing each flower. If you only slightly damage the leaf or stem of the plant, the milky sap that gets on the skin will cause irritation; if it happens to get into the eye, a person or animal may become temporarily blind. 
8. Azalea.
or rhododendron (Rhododendron) is an amazing indoor plant with beautiful flowers similar to those of lilies. These plants bloom luxuriantly, and their flowers are elegant and different bright colors- terry or simple, they come in red, pink, white, lilac, etc., and look very nice in living rooms and offices. Azaleas are often given as gifts, and lovers breed them in large quantities; Azaleas bloom for about 2-2.5 months, and their rich aroma causes dizziness, and in a poorly ventilated area can cause loss of consciousness - this plant contains narcotic substances.
The plant can cause harm to humans if the plant's leaves or nectar are ingested. The poisonous juice contained in the leaf blades and nectar can cause lacrimation, profuse vomiting, salivation, and nasal discharge. 
9. Adenium.
Adenium obesum, or thick adenium, or desert rose (Adenium obesum), is a “bottle” plant with a thick stem at the base. This plant is poisonous. Its juice can penetrate the skin or mucous membranes into the blood and cause intoxication. Some African tribes use adenium poison in hunting, impregnating arrow tips with it. It is also used to create medicines against arrhythmia. 
10. Euphorbia(Euphorbia) - the milky sap of this plant protruding from damaged parts is quite dangerous. It causes severe burning, redness of the skin, and possible blistering. Once in the eyes, milkweed juice provokes serious inflammation of the conjunctiva and temporary blindness. The poison that enters the body through the oral cavity causes vomiting, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. In case of severe poisoning, dizziness, convulsions, delirium, and circulatory disorders are possible. 
11. Hydrangea(Hydrangea) is a beautiful indoor plant that requires special care. All parts of this plant contain poison. Touching hydrangea is completely safe; danger arises when parts of hydrangea or its juice penetrate into the human body, for example, when swallowed. In this case, sweating increases, blood circulation becomes difficult, the victim feels stomach pain, itching, nausea, and muscle weakness. 
12. Gloriosa luxurious(Gloriosa superba) is a dangerous plant only if its poison, contained in all its parts, enters the human body in large quantities. Gloriosa poison causes severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, in severe cases, hair loss, blood clotting disorders, and there is also a high likelihood of kidney damage. 
13. Brovallia is beautiful(Browallia speciosa) is named so for a reason, but in its graceful stems, interesting leaves, beautiful modest flowers and other parts it contains dangerous substance. Brovallia juice, if it gets on unprotected human skin, causes intoxication. 
14. Clivia(Clivia) is beautiful when in bloom. Its bright luxurious buds open almost simultaneously, creating a bright “bouquet”. But if you handle the leaves or rhizomes carelessly, this beautiful plant may cause harm. Clivia poison causes vomiting, diarrhea, excessive salivation, and sometimes paralysis.
15. Ivy- the most famous home vine, and it is used with pleasure for interior decoration. This plant can also be called useful - it purifies indoor air from harmful chemicals, bacteria and fungi do not like it, but its leaves and stems are poisonous - if a domestic rodent, for example, happens to try them, the animal will die. Sometimes ivy blooms, although rarely - once every few years, but the flowers smell unpleasant, and the fruits are even more poisonous than the rest of the plant; therefore, it is better to remove the buds before they have time to open.
16. False pepper nightshade
Many people also know about the nightshade family - even the fruits of ordinary potatoes can be deadly poisonous, and solanine also accumulates in the tubers, causing severe poisoning. As indoor flower often grown false pepper nightshade- in Australia, this plant is considered a malicious weed, but our gardeners love it for its bright fruits, which give it an attractive appearance. That is why false pepper nightshade is often poisoned by children, attracted by the beautiful red-orange berries, which cause stomach pain, nausea and vomiting; The juice of nightshade leaves is also poisonous - it causes skin irritation. 
17. Capsicum.
Other representatives of this family are also dangerous: brunfelsia, brovallia, capsicum etc.
18. Cyclamen.
Cyclamen flowers resemble graceful butterflies fluttering above the leaves, and it is considered an unusual, elite and capricious flower, but the juice of its tubers can cause skin inflammation and irritation.
19. Aloe.
It would never occur to anyone to speak ill of this plant - everyone knows about its pronounced medicinal properties, but this plant is deadly for animals. Rodents die from it, and others develop severe diarrhea; in humans, aloe juice - in case of overdose - can cause severe poisoning, and in pregnant women - miscarriage.
Aloe belongs to the asphodel family, and its other representatives grown indoors also contain toxins: Eremurus, Gasteria, Haworthia etc. 
Most popular houseplants contain poison, which is not fatal to humans, but can lead to serious diseases.
20. Other plants
. For example, the fruits and leaves of plants belonging to the Araliaceae family can cause digestive upset or allergies. Such plants include ivy, fatsia, Japanese aucuba, schefflera, polyscias, fatshedera.
For example, the leaves and stems of begonia contain insoluble salts of oxalic acid, so the juice of this plant may, in contact with human skin, cause a burn. If a begonia leaf gets into the mouth, throat irritation may occur. The most toxic are begonia tubers.
Those plants that belong to the euphorbia family, for example, such as croton, jatropha, akalipha, and euphorbia contain euphorbine, that is, a toxic substance that can cause burns to the skin and mucous membranes. When a person cares for these and other plants of this family, he must take care of his eyes, since the ingress of juice can lead to irritation of the cornea, which sometimes even leads to loss of vision. If the milky sap of a ficus comes into contact with the skin, a person may develop dermatitis, eczema, or inflammation. In addition, allergies or bronchial asthma may occur. 
Plants belonging to the nightshade family are also considered poisonous indoor plants. Among such plants are brovallia, ornamental pepper, and nightshade. Brunfelsia also belongs to this dangerous family, which contains a toxic substance that can cause coughing, seizures and stomach upset. 
Security measures
Everyone understands that it is simply impossible to force small child or pet Be careful with indoor plants that are poisonous. Therefore, if a toxic plant cannot be isolated, it must be disposed of. But it is necessary to understand that only those plants that have poisonous leaves, flowers or stems are dangerous for children and animals.There are indoor plants that have poisonous tubers, but it is unlikely that a baby or four-legged friend will be able to reach them. If a person grows a poisonous plant at home, he must behave very carefully when caring for it. When working with such plants, especially when replanting them, you must use gloves. This is necessary in order to protect your hands from the juice of poisonous plants. In addition, you should not rub your face with your hands, otherwise the juice may get into your eyes or mouth.
First aid in case of contact with a poisonous plant
If the juice of a poisonous plant gets on the mucous membranes or skin, a person must urgently take action:
The damaged area of the body must be washed with water and soap. If the juice of the plant gets into your eyes, you need to hold them under running water for about ten minutes.
- if the juice gets into the stomach, the victim needs to induce vomiting. You can also drink a glass of water with activated carbon diluted in it.
- if you are poisoned, you should not drink milk, as it will not only not help, but will also worsen the effects of fat-soluble toxins.
In conclusion, I will say: there is no need to be afraid of poisonous indoor plants, most of them can cause only minor harm to our health. It’s just that when buying a green plant, you need to collect as much information as possible about it, including its toxic properties.
First, let us immediately note that when a child is poisoned by poisonous plants, this does not necessarily mean that he ate a leaf he liked - and ended up being poisoned by a plant that turned out to be extremely toxic. He could simply be next to a plant that secretes poisonous sap, which simply needs to be touched in order to be affected by the toxic substance.
First, let's consider the option when the child was not poisoned internally, but received skin damage due to contact with a poisonous plant. There are several fairly accurate visual symptoms and expressions that allow us to conclude that damage to a poisonous plant has occurred, and the child’s crying is not in vain. In particular, the damaged area quickly turns red, swelling of the skin appears, the skin itches and burns, and unpleasant blisters appear.
How to help, what is first aid for skin damage from a poisonous plant? First, pull the child out of the thickets in which the cause of the skin lesion is hidden. If there is sap from a poisonous plant on your child's clothes (or any other stains from grass, the origin of which you do not know, but you can definitely say that there were none before the baby climbed into the bushes), then remove all these items of clothing. If all this happened no more than an hour ago, then there is a reason to thoroughly rinse the affected area(s) with either running water or warm water and soap, if possible. After this, you need to dry the area where the poisonous juice came into contact. You can gently blot the area with a clean towel or napkin, or simply wipe it carefully, trying not to hurt the child. It’s great if you have a special anti-allergic agent in your travel or home first aid kit that you need to anoint the affected area of skin with. If you don’t have it, don’t be lazy to run to the pharmacy and buy it. If the lesion led to severe reactions of the body, large blisters appeared, and the affected area became very swollen, then the child should be given not a topical, but general remedy against the occurrence of allergic reactions.
Now let's move on to a more dangerous situation - in which a child was poisoned by a plant that got directly inside. Perhaps this happened because you didn’t keep an eye on the baby, and he, seeing a cute berry, decided that he could eat it. Or you decided to take up treatment with herbs, the purpose of which you did not know. In any case, such a situation poses a huge danger not only to the health but also to the life of the child!
You should not count on the help of symptoms in case of poisoning by poisonous plants, since the symptoms are not always similar. Moreover, they can be absolutely unpredictably different, since they directly depend on which organ, which system of the child’s body is most affected by poisoning with a particular toxin.
Even if you saw with your own eyes what exactly the child swallowed, you are unlikely to know how this poisonous plant affects the body. Therefore, if you saw that there was something suspicious in the baby’s mouth, immediately begin providing first aid, do not wait for the body’s reactions to appear. If you have not seen this, but have noticed any changes in the child’s condition - for example, he has health complaints, or some other unusual reactions - immediately assume the worst and take the child to the clinic (or call doctors at home ).
After you have called the ambulance, proceed to first aid. First, inspect the baby’s mouth - perhaps there are still remnants of a poisonous plant in it - then you need to try to carefully remove everything. If the child is not unconscious, and the poisoning occurred less than half an hour ago, then try to induce vomiting so that the swallowed parts of the plant come out with it. To do this, try to insert two fingers deeper into the child’s mouth, and then move them slightly - this usually causes gagging and vomiting itself.
After the child has vomited everything he can, you need to give him required quantity activated carbon. The formula for calculating the required dose in cases of severe poisoning is the same: per kilogram of a child’s weight, take one gram of activated carbon.
In the event that a child screams hysterically, breaks out and you cannot calm him down in order to perform the necessary manipulations to induce vomiting, then still give him activated carbon, having previously given either milk or tea.
If you saw what exactly your child ate, if you can pick and save these berries or leaves until medical personnel arrive, do so, and be sure to show the doctors the cause of the poisoning. This will help them quickly determine what measures should be taken, and from which direction danger should be expected (or maybe it simply does not exist, and the plant is very harmless).
Remember that in all cases it is better to predict and prevent an impending disaster than to later deal with its terrible and dangerous consequences. That is why we suggest you remember a few preventive measures, by following which you can reduce the risk of dangerous situations to zero.
1. Children should not collect any plants themselves, without adult supervision.
2. Place a taboo on unfamiliar plants and consider them together with your child as potentially dangerous.
3. Do not eat plants that you see for the first time in your life.
4. Young children should know that plants are not edible, and they can only take into their mouths what their parents give (the same berries, for example).
5. You probably know that many indoor plants are also poisonous. If you don’t know anything about your green “pets,” try to find out and remove dangerous plants. This applies to families with children under 5 years of age.
6. Don't think what if. medicinal product created on the basis of a plant, it is absolutely safe. An overdose of such a drug can also cause poisoning!
