People in Jingmen must not raise this kind of poisonous succulent plant, which can cause hallucinogenic symptoms like mental illness.

Many people in Jingmen like to play with flowers and plants.

In recent years, succulent plants

Has become an "Internet celebrity" in the plant world.

Many young people like it.

Keep it at home and in the office.

But there is a kind of succulent.

Friends should be careful to buy!

They contain toxins.

Can cause hallucinations and mental confusion.

Even life-threatening!

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A number of entry cases of "poisonous cactus" were seized

Recently, Shenzhen Huanggang Customs announced that a number of cases of entry of "poisonous cactus" were seized. According to Huanggang Customs, different from the general prickly cactus, this kind of "poisonous cactus" belongs to the "thornless cactus", called "Silver Crown Jade". According to Shenzhen Customs, Yinguan Jade belongs to the genus Cactaceae and originated in America. Silver crown jade contains hallucinogenic alkaloids, which can cause hallucinations, mental confusion, and even life-threatening.

The intercepted silver crown jade. Source: Huanggang Inspection and Quarantine Bureau

On April 11, staff of Huanggang Customs seized 33 Yinguan jade wrapped in newspapers in the luggage of a male Hong Kong passenger.

"at that time, the plants were placed in the passenger's suitcase, each wrapped in white paper and shaped in an irregular ball," the customs said in a circular. After opening the white paper, it was found that all of them were succulent plants, almost every one with roots and soil. These succulent plants are grayish green or dark green, with some white powder on the skin, which is very soft. "

Silver crown jade

A similar case is not an isolated case. according to Huanggang Customs, in April this year alone, five consecutive cases of passengers carrying Yinguan jade into the country were seized at the Huanggang port, with a total of more than 120 Yinguan jade plants, with a total weight of about 30 kg.

According to the Huanggang Customs, after a preliminary investigation, almost all of the passengers involved were short-term multiple round-trip passengers, and the purpose of bringing plants into the country was to earn "labor fees", ranging from 300 to 500 yuan.

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Most of the succulent plants in Haitao do not have import license.

A search on a number of online shopping platforms shows that a number of imported succulent plants, including Yinguanyu, have become "online celebrities". While Haitao succulent plants become popular, there are also a lot of doubts about whether imported succulent plants are in line with the relevant regulations.

According to the staff of the National Customs Service Hotline, if you buy or bring succulent plants directly from overseas, you need to comply with the relevant provisions of notice No. 1712 issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Administration of quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

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According to notice No. 1712, that is, the list of animals and plants and their products and other quarantine objects prohibited from being carried or mailed into the country of the people's Republic of China, seeds (seedlings), seedlings and other plant materials with reproductive ability, as well as organic cultivation media are included in the prohibited list. It is also noted in the appendix that animals and plants and their products and other quarantine objects that enter the country by means of carrying or mailing shall be examined and approved by the relevant administrative departments of the state, and shall have a quarantine certificate issued by the official organ of the exporting country or region, shall not be restricted by this list.

In addition, the Beijing State Inspection Bureau has previously issued a reminder that products with 16 items in three major categories are prohibited from being carried and mailed into the country. Among them, bird's nests, sea cucumbers, fresh fruits and vegetables, and succulent plants are prohibited from entering the country.

Apart from the silver crown jade succulent plants seized by the Shenzhen Customs, imported succulent plants such as Peony, which has been listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered species of Wild Fauna and Flora, are selling well on the Internet.

Rock peony, source: Baidu encyclopedia

In a shop selling succulent plants on a shopping platform, the page shows that the prices of such succulent plants range from 679 yuan to 3686 yuan.

The seller said that these succulent plants are imported from Japan, but are artificially cultivated abroad, not wild, and the seller also said that "the survival rate in the wild is low and relatively cheap." Those that have been cultivated are stable and the price is more expensive. "

When asked if there is an import license or quarantine certificate, the seller asks, "Why do you need a certificate?" At the same time, the seller said, "some even if you have a certificate does not necessarily allow you to import, there are channels to enter by yourself."

Another store, which sells imported succulent plant seeds, said the seeds were imported from Germany and sold for 7 yuan. According to the seller, foreign seeds are more professional than domestic ones, and "varieties are guaranteed". In addition, the seller also said that although he knew that the import of seeds was banned in China, he was still selling the seeds.

Another seller of succulent plant leaves said that he had previously "imported" a succulent plant from Japan and sold the succulent plant's leaves online. After receiving the leaves, the buyer could put them on the soil and let them germinate. Asked if there was a license and quarantine certificate when "importing" succulent plants, the seller said bluntly that no license was needed to import plants.

Dangerous

Harm

Some "Haitao" succulent plants may be hallucinogenic

"Haitao" succulent plants in addition to import quarantine and other problems, some imported succulent plants may also be hallucinogenic, or even threaten life and health.

The silver crown jade seized by Shenzhen Customs belongs to the genus Cactaceae, which is a hallucinogenic plant. It contains mascarine, which has been listed as a hallucinogen drug by the public security organs.

The anti-drug detachment of the Nanjing Public Security Bureau has previously issued a notice to list the black-feather jade cactus as hallucinogenic plants. According to the anti-drug detachment of the Nanjing Public Security Bureau, "after taking a certain dose of black feather jade, you can have visual or auditory hallucinations."

A netizen who raised Yinguan jade said that he did hear people say that the juice of the cactus was poisonous, but the exact toxicity was not clear and he had not considered eating it. "after all, good black jade is not cheap."

But there are also netizens in Zhihu about the experience of eating black feather jade cactus, said, "half an hour after eating, dizziness, mild vomiting, abdominal pain."

In response, Lu Lin, director of the China Institute of Drug dependence at Peking University, said that the mascarine contained in the cactus has a strong hallucinogenic ability, "it can make the patient's brain fantasize and show symptoms similar to mental illness, in which case, the patient may harm himself or others." Taking an overdose of mascarine may cause permanent damage to the nervous system. " Lu Lin believes that such a cactus with hallucinogenic ingredients should not be sold on the market, otherwise it may do harm to society.

Law

Division

Illegal import sales should bear legal liability

Chang Sha, a lawyer from Kyoto Law firm in Beijing, said that the import and export of wild plants must be approved by the relevant administrative departments and obtain a permit import and export certificate or label issued by the national import and export administration of endangered species. Otherwise, according to Article 151 of the Criminal Law of the people's Republic of China, if you import such succulent plants in violation of the provisions of the law, you need to bear corresponding legal responsibility, and if the circumstances are serious, you may also violate the Criminal Law and bear criminal responsibility.

In addition, Chang Sha said that imported seeds must also pass quarantine and obtain the "inspection and quarantine clearance form" before they can go through customs normally. If the import of seeds of endangered species is involved, a Certificate of permission for Import and Export of Endangered species is also required.

Source / Beijing Youth Daily, Meizhou Daily, Guangzhou reference, Baidu Encyclopedia

Editor-in-chief / Zhang Yunfeng Editor / Laurie

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