Everyone from you knows that plants are good for us they not
only give us oxygen but also food, but very few people know that plant could be
enough dangerous to take our lives. As a result of urbanization the need of landscaping
around the housing societies and parks has been increased. Some gardeners even don’t
know that they are growing some of the world's deadliest plants.
Eat Apples but
with care:
An apple a day keeps the doctor away is a proverb that we
learn in our childhood but it must be like that a seedless apple a day keeps
the doctor away because seeds of the Apple can become the reason of your death.
The apple’s seeds contain cyanogenic glycosides it
can be poisonous if ingested in a heavy dose.
Don’t need to worry, as 200 apple seeds, or about 20 apple
cores are required for poisonous effects. So whenever you serve apples to
guests or to your Childs prefer to remove the central core and seeds to keep
the doctor away from them in true sense.
The killing beauty
of Daffodils:
Narcissus or daffodils are known for their beauty. The bulb
of the daffodils is used for its propagation but if it could be eaten
mistakenly it can cause death. Normally the whole daffodil plant is poisonous
as it contains two alkaloids, narcissine (lycorine) and galantamine as well as
the glycoside scillaine (scillitoxin). Eating about half of bulb results in an
unpleasant stomach upset lasting a couple of days but more can be deadly.
Deadly features of Castor plants:
Castor oil is long been used for its medicinal value but you
will not believe that it plant is most poisonous in the world.
The plant contains a toxin called ricin, it is concentrated
in the seeds / beans (castor oil is made). Raw seeds are enough to kill a
human, in 2 days, which makes for a long, agonizing wait for death. The first
symptoms will be tested within a few hours and will include an irritated throat
and mouth, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and vomiting. The process is stopped
and the exact cause of death will be dehydrated.
Strangely, 1-4 seeds are enough to kill a grown man, 11 for
dogs and 80 for ducks. This shows that human being is most sensitive of castor
seeds. Per castor plant currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most
toxic plant.
