Death in the flowers around us

As we all know, every species that wants to survive has a weapon of its own and is passed down from generation to generation. That weapon can be harmless to this species but very beneficial to other species.

In this article, we learn some plant species in our country with dangerous toxins to humans.

Poor tree: eat is poor

Not only in the high mountains, but also in the coastal mangrove forests from Hue to Ca Mau, there is also a beautiful flower plant with high toxicity: Gloriosa superba.

This is a long-lived, herbaceous plant with a length of 1-2 m, leaf-shaped leaves, end-ends with a spiral-shaped winding clinging to the climbing body. Long, cylindrical shaped capsule, containing many seeds, when ripe, bright red. Flower season in May - June, fruit season from June to August. The most unique in tuber roots. Noticeable toxins in the plant are colchicine, only 5mg for 1kg body weight is enough to cause death very quickly.

Poisoning caused by ingesting a tight tree causes acute illness after 2 - 6 hours, pain in the mouth, thirst, then vomiting, severe nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, severe bloody diarrhea leading to cardiac collapse, confusion cognitive disorders, convulsions, respiratory failure, hematuria, oliguria. Progression of hemorrhage, anemia, muscle weakness in the next second and third days. Hair loss usually occurs after 1-2 weeks.

Leafy tree: beauty of death

When the first rains fall into the forests at an altitude of 200 - 2,000m, it is also the time when the Gelsemium elegans leaves the blooming blooms of bright yellow flowers. But if only a delicate leaf or beautiful flower has the opportunity to penetrate warm-blooded species, immediately the alkaloid toxicity will cause symptoms of thirst, sore throat, dizziness, dizziness, nausea . then muscle fatigue, hypothermia, hypotension, tight teeth, foaming of the mouth, severe abdominal pain, weak heartbeat, shortness of breath, dilated pupils and rapid death due to respiratory arrest.

The degree of toxicity of plants decreases in the order: roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, stems. The scientists found 17 monomers of toxic alkaloids extracted from finger leaves.

The water of freshly washed and crushed cheeks and vegetables can detoxify the leaves of the fingers, or pound the morning glory with the water, or let the victim drink water from buffalo and cow dung to vomit toxins .

Painting: eat depending on the face

Painted tree with scientific name Rhus succedanea is grown very popular in our country (Phu Tho region) to get plastic, and also grows naturally in the forest. The tree has a plastic substance, which is manufactured by our people to paint wood, make handicrafts, and lacquer. Laccol substance in our paint causes a strong allergy to the skin. People with allergic sites who only pass through trees or smell paint and have severe, burning, uncomfortable sores.

Curing the paint should avoid washing water, avoid scratching or rubbing on the damaged skin; You can use fresh star fruit to crush and crush it; dipping fresh tea, eagle juice, or physiological saline (0.9%) into the wound; use dry lotus leaves, sharp colors to wash the sludge with water every 2-3 days; If there are signs of infection, then dilute the diluted violet drug 1 / 4,000 to the lesion and use more systemic antibiotics. Anti-allergic antihistamines may be taken. The best way to avoid 'face paint' is to avoid contact with this plant.

The sui (shot): the bison also died

Antiaris toxicaria is also known as an herbicide, used by some parts of the North as a blanket, but has the most terrible toxin. Since ancient times, ethnic minority hunters in mountainous areas know how to use the resin of this tree to impregnate an animal hunting arrow, just one hit, even a bison does not have a chance to survive. !

Having plastic on your eyes will cause inflammation when blinded, if the plastic gets on the wound or on the skin, it is immediately poisoned with symptoms that are very fast and very fast: the muscles relax, including the heart muscle, causing the heart rate slowed and stopped, the person was soft, soft, eyes closed and his face green.

When you go to the forest, if you have plastic splashes on your eyes or wires on your wound, you should quickly wash them, urgently take them to emergency.

Buffalo horn: lower buffalo

Strophanthus caudatus buffalo horn belongs to Apocynaceae (a species of toxicity), beautiful flowers, funny fruits like buffalo horns, but toxicity is strong. Both leaves, roots, seeds and plastic are toxic.

Resin horn buffalo is usually mixed with shotgun resin to impregnate the hunting arrow. The seed is the raw ingredient for strophanthin for the treatment of heart disease because the seeds contain glycosides that have an effect on the heart (but overdose will cause poisoning). When poisoning, people jittery, prolonged vomiting cause dehydration syndrome and electrolyte disorder, dizziness, headache, tinnitus breathing hard, eyes fading and heart rhythm disorder, at a short time , frantic symptoms. If not timely emergency can die within 48 hours. Poisoning should urgently induce vomiting, gastric lavage, oral bleach, lie in a well-ventilated place, quiet and infusion, administer cardiac medicine .

Bong tree: toxic flowers on the road

Bong with the scientific name Calotropis gigantea , has big, beautiful flowers and grows very much along the road of the Central provinces. Its plastic with low doses will induce vomiting, high doses of toxic poisoning such as headache, dizziness, fever, rash throughout the body, weakness will force the heart, lethargy, shortness of breath.

This is also a medicinal plant often used to treat mild dysentery, used in addition to treating arthritis, covering acne scars, ulcers, gonorrhea, syphilis; mix with honey to cover ulcers in the mouth. Clinging to cotton and then rubbing it into the hole of the tooth will stop the aches and pains.

Note: if we do not control the toxicity of this species, please do not treat yourself as stated.