KILLER HOUSE PLANT!

Please read below. The message is true. One Person almost lost his 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.

Information about this plant:

The name of this plant is Dumb Cane.

Botanical Name: Dieffenbachia

Family: Araceaae

Malay Name: Pisang Tanah

Dumb cane is a common potted plant in Malaysia. It has a thick, green stems and is less than a meter high. The leaves are oblong, 25 to 30 cm long and spotted with white and light green. This plant originates from central and south America. Several species are found in malaysia, growing wild, and as potted plants in homes and gardens.

All parts of the plant contain an extremely irritating juice. Its active toxic principle is protoanemonine. Dumb can cause severe irritation and inflammation of the oral cavity when any part of the plant is chewed. It may cause fatal poisoning through suffocation, as a result of the swelling of the pharynx and larynx.

Dumb cane is a cause of child injury, particularly to the eyes when its sap squirts onto the eyes while plucking this plant. It will result inintense pain, diffused oedema of the eyelids as well as large abrasions of the corneal surface.

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.