Beautify your home with these 10 plants, you must know their harmful effects

Growing ornamental plants to beautify the house is of interest to many people. However, there are some types of plants that carry some toxins that you need to know before planting.

To protect the health of your family and loved ones, remember to be very careful when having these plants in your home.

Dieffenbachia is a fairly common plant and is grown in many homes. Although it is easy to grow and is considered a money-making plant, all parts of the plant are poisonous. Therefore, you must be very careful when growing this plant in your home.

Rhododendrons come in a variety of colors, woody plants with gray bark, alternate leaves, and often grow in high mountainous areas. However, few people know that all parts of the plant contain the toxic substances Andromedotoxin and Arbutin glucoside. If you accidentally eat rhododendron leaves or flowers, you will have symptoms such as drooling, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, difficulty breathing, etc.

Anthurium grows in clumps, is perennial, and has a short stem. The leaves grow together on the ground, are large, oval-shaped, tapered at the tip, and have a heart-shaped base. The leaves are long, curved, and drooping. The leaves are long, glossy green, with prominent pale green veins. The leaves and bright red flowers of Anthurium are toxic. If children eat them without knowing, they will have mouth and tongue pain, swelling, and blistering. If they eat a lot, they will cause hoarseness and difficulty swallowing.

Hydrangeas often bloom large flowers with attractive colors that many people are quite interested in and want to grow them indoors. However, be careful with the leaves and bulbs because they contain Hydragin cyanogenic glycoside that causes diarrhea, vomiting, and shortness of breath.

Narcissus is a beautiful flower that many people like. Narcissus has bulbs like onions, leaves like garlic leaves but thinner and arranged on both sides. If there are children in the house who accidentally eat the bulbs of this flower, they can get dizzy, nauseous, have headaches, eating too much can cause the whole body to tremble, fall into a coma, and even die.

Cycas is a plant that releases extremely toxic substances in its bark and top that can cause cancer or neurological disorders if grown in a closed room. If grown as an ornamental plant in the yard, you should also be careful not to touch the plant as it can easily cause poisoning.

Also known as the tuberous oil plant, or water hyacinth, the parasol tree originates from America but is grown as an ornamental plant all over the world. Not only does it have beautiful flowers all year round, the parasol tree also attracts many species of butterflies. Although very beautiful, the parasol tree contains the poison curcin, especially in the seeds and tubers. This poison, when entering the human body, causes dizziness and nausea.

The scientific name of the Caladium plant is Caladium hortulanum. All parts of the plant contain the toxic substances Calcium oxalate and Asparagine. When eaten, it can lead to the risk of burns, itching in the mouth and intestinal mucosa.

The string of pearls plant is a beautiful ornamental plant, often grown in pots, hung high to decorate windows of houses, cafes, offices or to beautify gardens... The branches are soft, succulent, drooping down, looking pretty, and have a high drought resistance. However, if you decide to grow a string of pearls plant, you should consider the glucosides in the whole plant. Because if eaten, this substance will cause fatigue, difficulty breathing, and diarrhea.

The scientific name of the cactus is Euphorbia milii splendens. According to botanists, the sap of this plant causes skin burns upon contact.

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