Poisonous House Plants

This is a very important topic I feel I need to make everyone aware of even if you don't have children.

Poisonous House Plants. Take a look around your house? Have any plant in pots hanging around? Chances are you have poisonous plants in your house. Should you get rid of them? I'll leave that question up to you but I will tell you that if anyone in your household should bite a leaf or cut a leaf and get the liquid in your eyes you will have a miserable time, it can even cause death.

An incident happened a few days ago with my girlfriend's little boy. Her little boy came crying to get pointing at his mouth and at the plant they had in their house. At first she didn't know what was wrong because he could not talk. Then she saw a bite on the plant but really could not figure out what the deal was. This is where it's important to know what kind of plants you have in your house. So she saw the bite on the plant leaf and she tasted the leaf with her tongue. She suffered the same effect. At the time she had not idea what the heck was the problem with the plant. It's been 2 days and she still feeling light effects.

The plant she has in her house is called "Dieffenbachia" and is also known as: "Dumbcane, Giant Dumbcane, Spotted Dumbcane, Leopard Lily" and it looks like this:
The effects of eating this plant, according to Wikipedia are:

"If a leaf is chewed, these crystals cause a burning sensation in the mouth and throat; swelling can occur along with a temporary inability to speak, and eventually death. Chewing results in death due to swelling of the throat that blocks the airway."

If you would like more information on the type of house plants that are poisonous I suggest you do research on the plants you own if you know the names OR go to this website: blankees.com to see the list common house plants that are poisonous.

Treat any house plant like they are poisonous unless you know for sure they not. Make sure you keep your plants well out of reach of children by putting them high up or maybe just get rid of them altogether. Having your place look nice is not worth losing your child or a pet due to accidental ingestion.

If anyone ingests one of these plants and suffers from these symptoms, call 911 immediately or call poison control at once!