yazdi is right. Bose and Chwdhury in their book have written, "It has the common name dumb cane because of its sap which causes intense pain and swelling of the tongue if it is taken internally." More than quarter century ago when when my daughter was a toddler the civil surgeon came to m officail residence, saw a potted plant and advised me to immediately have it uprooted and burnt. He said that its sap if it goes in the eye can cause blindness. Today I searched for it in Bose's book . It is EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI. BOSE HAS WRITTEN IN THE DESCRIPTION THAT "IT IS EXTREMELY POISONOUS. " Most of the plants that I have mentioned in my blog are common household plants found in many home gardens. Poison is not difficult to find! ak
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]>wrote: > In this connection read my blog on Poisonous Plants. The link is: > http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com/search?q=poisonous+plants > > I never knew that diffenbachia is such a poisonous plant. It is a very > common houseplant grown in offices and homes all over. Let other experts > opine. > > On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Farida Abraham <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes, commonly called dumb cane plant and poisonous. FA >> >> >> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 12:35 PM, promila chaturvedi < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Padmini Ji, >>> you are right, dieffenbechia is that nasty plant which affects vocal >>> activities among children and pets alike. Oleander-Thevetia is used in >>> killing new born specially female child. Even cattle avoid it. But I have no >>> knowledge of the other plants you mentioned here. >>> Promila >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:20:17 +0530 >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:33608] Fwd: FW: ATTENTION :KILLER HOUSE >>> PLANT! >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> CC: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> It is well known that Dieffenbachia plants have some substance that can >>> cause severe itching of skin and even cause laryngeal oedema, which is why >>> it has the common name "Dumb Cane". >>> >>> There are so many common plants which are poisonous when eaten that it >>> is very important to see that children are supervised and taught not to >>> ingest any leaf etc. >>> >>> The oleander is so poisonous that one scientist recently wrote he was >>> surprised there was anyone left alive in the Mediterranean! >>> Ricin in the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, is also a deadly poison; >>> it has been used by terrorists. >>> All parts of the Custard apple tree contain some cyanide, esp the seeds. >>> Zamia furfuracea (in my drawing room) is also poisonous, esp the seeds. >>> Cheers, >>> Padmini Raghavan. >>> . >>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> Dear friends, >>> Just received this mail. Could this be true? What is the identity of the >>> plant? >>> Regards >>> Yazdy Palia. >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: *yezdi palia* <[email protected]> >>> Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:40 PM >>> Subject: FW: ATTENTION :KILLER HOUSE PLANT! >>> To: Farida Abraham <[email protected]>, Akshai Abraham < >>> [email protected]>, Diana Billimoria <[email protected]>, >>> Ashrita Dass <[email protected]>, Anuradha Ganesh < >>> [email protected]>, Shazman Jabeen <[email protected]>, Navaz Karanjia >>> <[email protected]>, Kamal Mukerjee <[email protected]>, Rumi >>> Palia <[email protected]>, Parvez Rudina <[email protected]>, >>> Neville Sarkari <[email protected]>, Revi Unni < >>> [email protected]>, Venugopal <[email protected]> >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- On *Fri, 4/30/10, BHIKHU VARIAVA <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: BHIKHU VARIAVA <[email protected]> >>> Subject: FW: ATTENTION :KILLER HOUSE PLANT! >>> To: "aaresh powvalla" <[email protected]>, "Behzaad >>> Devadhvala" <[email protected]>, [email protected], >>> "b jackson" <[email protected]>, [email protected], >>> [email protected], "FIROZA-CAD" <[email protected]>, >>> [email protected], [email protected], "kalia" < >>> [email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], >>> "MARUKH PAWALLA" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "Simon >>> Jackson" <[email protected]>, "Susan Jackson" < >>> [email protected]>, "Zarir Darbari" <[email protected]>, >>> [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] >>> Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 3:10 AM >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] >>> Subject: FW: ATTENTION :KILLER HOUSE PLANT! >>> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:28:41 -0400 >>> >>> >>> Subject: ATTENTION :KILLER HOUSE PLANT! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *AS RECEIVED* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Dear all,* >>> * 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. 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