MUST READ GUYS,,,SOME SORT OF AWARENESS,………. This plant is very common at our houses, gardens, parks and offices (popular as indoor & outdoor plant). The plant (Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia) is now proven to be DANGEROUS, so, please take care! I know that the leaf of this plant causes itching if its sap (milk) touches your skin. But there are more dangerous facts! Read the details below. May be useful for you. You better believe it. PLEASE READ BELOW: One of my friends almost lost her daughter who put a piece of the leaf of this plant in her mouth and her tongue swelled to the point of suffocation. This is one plant but there are others with the same characteristics of coloring. Those are also poisonous and we should get rid of them. Please watch out for our children. As we all leave our children at home in the hands of a nanny, we should give them a safe environment where they can play . Name: Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia “This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous! This plant is common in Rwanda. It is a DEADLY POISON, most specially for the children. It can kill a kid in less than a minute and an adult in 15 minutes. It should be uprooted from gardens and taken out of offices. If touched, one should never touch his/her eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness. PLEASE ALERT YOUR FRIENDS

MUST READ GUYS,,,SOME SORT OF AWARENESS,………. This plant is very common at our houses, gardens, parks and offices (popular as indoor & outdoor plant). The plant (Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia) is now proven to be DANGEROUS, so, please take care! I know that the leaf of this plant causes itching if its sap (milk) touches your skin. But there are more dangerous facts! Read the details below. May be useful for you. You better believe it. PLEASE READ BELOW: One of my friends almost lost her daughter who put a piece of the leaf of this plant in her mouth and her tongue swelled to the point of suffocation. This is one plant but there are others with the same characteristics of coloring. Those are also poisonous and we should get rid of them. Please watch out for our children. As we all leave our children at home in the hands of a nanny, we should give them a safe environment where they can play . Name: Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia “This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous! This plant is common in Rwanda. It is a DEADLY POISON, most specially for the children. It can kill a kid in less than a minute and an adult in 15 minutes. It should be uprooted from gardens and taken out of offices. If touched, one should never touch his/her eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness. PLEASE ALERT YOUR FRIENDS more

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Satya Pal Ratti

Thanks for this important information, dear Brij, but then there surely must be a local name for this plant you describe in botanical language as "Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia". Would a man-on-the-street really know what these names mean? Looking at the pictures you've posted, I am inclined to think of it as the so-called "money plant" which naturally has a very different significance in our households. Would much appreciate your throwing more light on this, thanks! more

Dec 05

Mohammad Asif Khan

Please don't always trust whatever you get through forwarded mails. Please verify the authenticity before sharing with others so that we don't misguide the masses due to our ignorance. This warning quite significantly exaggerates the risk of death associated with dieffenbachia poisoning. The results of dieffenbachia poisoning are normally not life threatening and victims usually make a full recovery. Research indicates that actual fatalities in humans are extremely rare. Certainly, there are no credible medical reports that back up the suggestion in the warning message that death is a common and very rapid result of dieffenbachia poisoning. Check full report on hoax slayer http://www.hoax-slayer.com/killer-house-plant-warning.shtml more

Dec 05

Tarun Sehgal

Thank you sir; for bringing it to the notice of all. more

Dec 05