Is the banana poisonous?

Water ghost banana is also known as spider orchid, spider lily, see this nickname can know, water ghost banana and lily have a little relationship with the plant, water ghost banana is lily order Amaryllidaceae perennial herbs. But whether it is "water ghost banana" or "spider orchid", its name does not sound very pleasant, such a plant is not poisonous? Today, the pro-farming network will introduce to you whether the water ghost banana is toxic, and whether the water ghost banana is suitable for family farming.

1. Is the water ghost banana poisonous?

Water ghost banana is indeed not a simple kind of plant, it is with a certain toxicity, the poison of water ghost banana on the human body will cause vomiting, abdominal pain diarrhea, headache symptoms, causing certain harm to the human body, its toxicity concentrated in the bulb part, eating by mistake will cause poisoning. However, water ghost banana can also be used as a medicine, its leaves can be smashed and applied externally, which has certain curative effect on traumatic pain. Water ghost banana also contains some alkaloids, which have anti-cancer effect and anti-toxic effect. These are the values of water ghost banana.

Therefore, even if the water ghost banana has a certain toxicity, we cannot treat it all, and we should see other uses of the water ghost banana.

2. Is water ghost banana suitable for family farming?

Water ghost banana is suitable for domesticated plants. Although the bulb of the water ghost banana was poisonous, as long as it was not eaten, it would naturally not be poisoned. In addition, water ghost banana domestication has its benefits.

Domestication, generally out of love for flowers, as well as the fun of doing it yourself, to cultivate a pot of plants. Water ghost banana flower beautiful shape, plant size is medium, suitable for viewing, used as a potted plant placed in the home will not appear very abrupt. And in daily life, it is not very difficult to maintain the water ghost banana. For those who love flowers, it is very simple to raise the water ghost banana. Water ghost banana price is not expensive, buy a really is very cheap, domesticated cost is very low.

In addition, water ghost banana can also be used as medicine. There are many prescriptions useful to water ghost banana, as introduced above, water ghost banana bulb is poisonous, so water ghost banana medicine is mostly external use, medicine is mainly located in the leaves, the leaves will be smashed after external application, on the pain and rheumatism joint pain have a certain therapeutic effect.

The above is the introduction of the toxicity of the water ghost banana introduced by the pro-agricultural network. You can see that although the water ghost banana is poisonous, it does not emit a toxic smell. Therefore, it can also be cultivated at home. In addition to being a beautiful flower plant with good maintenance, the water ghost banana also has certain medicinal value. It has good effects in indoor or courtyard cultivation!