The dieffenbachia is room ornamental plant which can quite often be met in office rooms and residential buildings. However not all know that this flower not absolutely harmless. Some flower growers say that he is capable to bring bad power to the house, being, besides, poisonous plant.
Advantage and harm of dieffenbachia
The dieffenbachia is beautiful flower which can bring benefit. This plant contains phytoncides which are capable to improve composition of air and to clean it from harmful microorganisms. Except everything, the dieffenbachia is capable to absorb toxic substances, for example, trikhlor-tilen, xylinen and benzene. Therefore ecologists recommend to grow up this plant on productions where during operating time the huge amount of toxins is distinguished. Still this flower can moisten air that well affects decrease in amount of dust indoors. Also there is opinion that this representative of flora well influences the cardiovascular system of the person.
Despite all useful properties, the dieffenbachia can work great mischief to human body. The fact is that its leaves and stalks emit poisonous juice. As a result of hit on skin or mucous membrane of eye, it causes irritation or severe hypostasis. Therefore toxic agent which contains in flower can provoke blindness, hypostasis of language and dumbness for a certain time.
The window plant dieffenbachia in the people is considered muzhegony as this plant negatively affects potency of men. According to signs, in the house where the dieffenbachia grows, the married couples long time will not be able to get posterity.
Whether it is possible to hold house dieffenbachia
Doubts is that this flower is poisonous, does not remain. However if with it it is correct to address and observe at the same time security measures, the plant will not be able to do harm to human health. Therefore during care for plant it is recommended to put on gloves, and after all procedures to wash hands with soap thoroughly. This plant can constitute big danger to children as they by all means will want to taste it. At the same time consequences will be much worse, than for the adult. Therefore it is better not to risk and remove far away dangerous plant or absolutely to get rid of it. The dieffenbachia is dangerous also to pets, especially it concerns cats. The animal who has taken a bite of its leaf will not be able to breathe because of severe laryngeal edema. But you should not forget that cats quite clever animals - they always try to avoid plant, harmful for them. From here it is possible to draw conclusion that the dieffenbachia not absolutely and is harmful, and here its advantage is obviously underestimated. The most important is to look after and handle correctly plant, holding it far away from small children.