Is dripping Guanyin poisonous?

Dripping Guanyin is a common household plant, the plant is beautiful and generous, when the air humidity is high, the water droplets will also fall from the leaf tip, very lovely. But many people ask the editor: is it true to hear that Dishui Guanyin is poisonous?

Dishui Guanyin has many advantages, so there is no need to stay away from it. Whether Dishui Guanyin is poisonous or not is a question for many flower friends who come into contact with Dishui Guanyin for the first time. The following editor introduces in detail the toxic problem of Dishui Guanyin through cases and expert opinions.

We know that many plants are both medicine and poison. Dripping Guanyin has medicinal value, but it also has a certain degree of toxicity. Dripping Guanyin belongs to the Araceae, and most of the plants in this family are poisonous. such as evergreen, tortoise back bamboo and green pineapple, which are common in residents' homes, but they can also purify the air. Treat these flowers which are generally cultivated in winter, as long as they are not easily imported, they can get along safely.

The white juice in the stem of dripping Guanyin is poisonous, and the dripping water is also poisonous. accidentally touching or eating its juice will cause discomfort in the pharynx and mouth, and in serious cases, it will suffocate, leading to heart paralysis and death. Skin contact with its juice will cause itching or strong irritation, eye contact with juice can cause serious conjunctivitis, or even blindness, so you should try to reduce contact with dripping Guanyin.

Case: Ms. Guan Hong of Yuhong District said, "Dishui Guanyin is toxic: my 8-year-old son, seeing that the tubers of Dishui Guanyin are very white, watery, curious about the taste of the juice inside, I can't help licking it. A few seconds later, my son's throat is unbearably sore, his lips are swollen, and his tongue is too numb to listen!"

Expert opinion:

Professor Li Zuowen, head of the expert group of the Liaoning Provincial Society of Landscape Architecture, answered these questions, saying that the worry about "Dishui Guanyin" is superfluous and it is not in the cancer-promoting plant. Although it is toxic, it can be kept at ease. In fact, many flowers in residents' homes are toxic.

Tortoise back bamboo is a natural scavenger, which can remove harmful substances from the air, but it is also a poisonous flower.

Green pineapple is evergreen all the year round and can absorb toxic gases, but its juice is poisonous, it will cause red itching when it touches the skin, and accidental eating will also cause sore throat.

Evergreen is a lily. The poisonous part is in the rhizome. Eating the rhizome by mistake will cause nausea, abdominal pain, chills in the extremities and even coma.

Zebras are evergreen, and the sap of their leaves can make people dumb.

Guo Xichang, a professor in the Forestry Department of Shenyang Agricultural University, believes that plants of Euphorbiaceae and Daphneaceae are also poisonous, such as Kylin Guan, one of the 52 cancer-promoting plants, which should not be raised at home. However, there is no need to smash poisonous flowers such as Dishui Guanyin and Luluo, which can purify the air in the home.

Experts believe that the attitude towards poisonous plants is to keep a proper distance, not to play with and touch at will, and not to hold branches, leaves and fruits in your mouth.