Flowers at all times was a symbol through which people Express their mood or their feelings. We give flowers as an apology for a misdemeanor, give them ladies lay on the graves of the dead. Flowers can even be used in the form of the victim, for example, in the Yagna – Hindu sacrificial rite. But even the most beautiful kind of flowers you without a second thought give to anyone, can contain extremely dangerous toxins that can cause serious harm and even lead to death. That’s why it’s so important to know what colors it is even better not to touch, not to frustrate them or sniff. We have carefully studied the list of the most beautiful but nevertheless most dangerous flowers in the world.
Trumpet angel
Blooming Datura or angel’s Trumpet, as it is sometimes called, is not as innocent as one might think based on its name. Its pollen can cause delirium — the complete inability to distinguish between reality and fantasy, and amnesia. For a long time it was grown to obtain the venom used in Europe for homicides and suicides.
Belladonna
Belladonna also known as deadly or berries of the devil. Every organ of this plant – flowers, leaves, roots and especially berries are highly toxic. Atropine, the toxin contained in belladonna, violates the function of regulating breathing and can cause cardiac arrest. Of old ladies buried the juice of belladonna into the eye to give a special Shine.
Daphne (Daphne mezereum)
Daphne is a very great smell in Korea it’s even called churihyang, which roughly translates as “a thousand-mile fragrance”. But this is actually a clever trap for connoisseurs. This insidious plant just wants to lure you close to her poisonous berries, eating which people may fall into a coma or even die.
Digitalis
These plants should be removed from all gardens. Stay away from them during flowering. Substances, which are particularly rich in the upper leaves of the plant, though used in medicine, in large doses, lead to certain destruction. Foxglove is especially dangerous for small children and Pets.
Hemlock
This poisonous flower contains a number of alkaloids that cause death in humans, affecting his nervous system. The poison obtained from this plant is probably the most famous in history. They killed the famous ancient Greek philosopher Socrates.
Krokus
Or autumn saffron, is one of the most dangerous plants in the world. Crocus contains colchicine, a deadly human toxin, which does not have an antidote. Colchicine poisoning is fraught with critical decrease in blood pressure and, as a consequence, cardiac arrest.
Lily of the valley
Lily is quite beautiful flowers, but they are not as harmless as they seem. Glycosides contained in poisonous plants, dangerous for people with heart disease, as cause an arrhythmia and disturb the work of the heart. Poisoning is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and even convulsions.
Oleandr
Oleander is widely used in landscape design in regions with a subtropical climate, particularly on the black sea coast of the Caucasus. In the treatment need to be extremely careful – a complex toxic substances at the same time acts on the nervous, digestive and cardiovascular system. Prolonged contact with oleander is possible even death.
Opium poppy
Ellie did the right thing, he was afraid to walk in a poppy field. In spite of the opium alkaloids contained in poppy capsules, is produced by the painkillers and sleeping pills, in large quantities to the latex (milky juice) of the plant becomes a dangerous poison and can cause lung failure and cardiac arrest.
Poinsettia
Poinsettias are not as dangerous as other plants in this list, but still can seriously hurt you. Especially if you want oral take it inside. The milky SAP causes severe poisoning, accompanied by vomiting and diarrhoea. It is recommended to keep in areas inaccessible to children and Pets.
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