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Chapter 309 Don't Let Flowers Become Poisonous Weeds

Some plants are not suitable for growing indoors, if you love flowers, you should pay attention!

1. Poisonous flowers

Such as cactus, mimosa, poinsettia, oleander, yellow rhododendron and Zhuangyuanhong must not be placed indoors.According to the determination of botanists: These flowers all contain some toxic enzymes, and the juice of their stems and leaves touches the skin, which is strongly irritating.If the baby bites by mistake, it will cause throat edema, and even paralyze the vocal cords.

2. Flowers with a certain odor or strong fragrance
For example, conifers and cypresses will secrete lipid substances and give off a strong smell of rosin oil. Prolonged smelling will lead to loss of appetite or nausea.The gloomy peculiar smell of peony will make people listless, weak and short of breath.The scent of tuberose and tulip is strong, and it is unbearable to stay in this smell for a long time.

3. Flowers containing carcinogens

For example, some ornamental flowers such as iron crabapple, red-backed osmanthus, variable-leaf tree, huoyile, golden fruit, etc., all contain carcinogens, which can induce nasopharyngeal cancer and esophageal cancer.

4. Flowers that cause allergic reactions
Such as rose, jade lilac, five-color plum, floating hydrangea, geranium, bauhinia, etc. are allergenic. If you touch them, they will often cause skin allergies, and in severe cases, rashes will appear, which is unbearably itchy.

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Flowers and plants that can purify the indoor environment include:
1. Aloe, Chlorophytum and Sansevieria can remove formaldehyde.

2. Rose can absorb more harmful gases such as hydrogen sulfide and benzene.

3. Wisteria has strong resistance to sulfur dioxide and chlorine.

4. Ivy, rose, rose and evergreen can effectively remove trioxyethylene, ether, benzene, etc.

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