Be Careful, These 5 Ornamental Plants Sap Is Toxic And Irritates The Skin

JAKARTA – Some plants, especially ornamental plants at home, need to be pruned regularly so they don't fill the garden area. However, you need to be careful when caring for certain plants. Because the plant sap can make the skin itchy, red, and rash or irritated.

Quoting Gardeners World, Wednesday, March 16, this irritant gummy plant causes the skin to be very sensitive to sunlight. Like the Heracleum butterzzianum or hoogwed plant, it is called a monster plant which if it hits the skin it can cause a burning sensation. Some other irritating plants, including ornamental plants as below.

Chrysanthemum sap contains the phytochemical compound Alantolactone. These compounds can irritate the skin on contact and increase sensitivity to sunlight. That means, when trimming regularly you need to wear gloves to be safe and not irritated by the sap.

Known by the scientific name Ficus benjamina, the fig plant is a popular houseplant. But contact with the sap can cause allergic reactions including dermatitis. This is often experienced by someone who is sensitive or allergic to latex. In rare cases, contact with ficus sap can result in anaphylactic shock.

This plant is perennial, because it can grow eternally as long as the tuber is still active. Also known as parsnips, like members of the carrot family, these plants have an irritating sap that when absorbed into the skin can cause itching, blistering, and darkening or burning of the skin.

This beautiful ornamental plant and the price can skyrocket, it has a sap that is also irritating if it hits the skin. In addition, the sap is also toxic when ingested in large doses. Therefore, you need to ensure safety in gardening. Although this plant is beautiful, it is necessary to anticipate that it will not be irritated or eaten, for example by using safe gardening equipment.

Alstroemeria is popularly known as the Peruvian Lily or the Lily of the Incas. This type of flowering ornamental plant has pink or orange flowers. Compounds in the sap containing tulipalin are produced when the plant tissue is damaged. Sometimes when pruning naturally, Alstroemeria produces compounds that irritate the skin. What's more, swallowing the sap, because it can cause mild vomiting or diarrhea. If in contact with the skin, the sap can cause rashes, blisters, and even eye irritation.

Do you take care of the five plants above at home? It's okay, as long as you understand how to garden safely to anticipate and recognize plant sap that can irritate.