Jollygoodfellow Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Interesting ad in the Cebu classifieds, I'm sure I used have some of these. http://www.cebuclass...l.php?id=650613 DANGEROUS PLANT: If you have a plant like the one in the picture below, get rid of it. If you have a plant like the one in the picture below, get rid of it. This plant is very common at our houses, gardens, parks and offices(popular as indoor & outdoor plant). The plant (Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia)is now proven to be dangerous, so, please take care! I know that the leaf of this plant causes itching if its sap (milk) touchesyour skin. But there are more dangerous facts! Read the details below. May be useful for you. You better believe it.Please read below.One of my friends almost lost her daughter who put a piece of the leafof 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 ofcoloring. Those are also poisonous and we should get rid of them. Pleasewatch out for our children. As we all leave our children at home in the handsof a nanny, we should give them a safe environment where they can play . Name: Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia"This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous!This plant is common in Rwanda. It is a deadly poison, most specially forthe 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 his/her eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness.Please alert your friends. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks for the warning Boss Man! Next time when I take a dump out in the jungle, my search forbutt wipes will be more selective.....he, he. Jake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Years ago I had loads of those plants in my house. Never a problem. So I did a little web research on my own and found this quote that fits with my own personal experiences. The plant shown in the photograph that comes with this warning email is a dieffenbachia, a very popular indoor pot plant. If the leaves of dieffenbachia are ingested by humans or animals, poisoning can indeed occur. However, this warning message significantly exaggerates the severity of dieffenbachia poisoning. Deaths from dieffenbachia poisoning can occur, but are very rare. Most human poisoning cases result in relatively minor symptoms and the victim makes a full recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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