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Beware of Plant Hazards Venomous

  

 often often times seen similar to normal plants and often times  considered no harmful.  But, if accidentally touched, inhaled, or ingested, venomous plants can create health hazard, even can danger someone's life.

 Many plants are safe for consumption as daily food and are useful for health.  Some plants even can be applied as herbal medicines to prevent and treat various diseases.

 Beware of the Danger of Venomous Plants

 But, there are also some variations of plants that are actually can dangerous to health and venomous to the human body, including are:

 Poison ivy or nettle (Toxicodendron radicans)

 Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)

 Amethyst (Datura metel)

 Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

 Yellow trumpet flower (Allamanda cathartica)

 Oleander flower (Nerium oleander)

 Gympie-gympie (Dendrocnide moroides)

 Castor seeds (Ricinus communis L.)

 Sea onion (Drimia maritimea)

 venomous, e.g. toadstool (Amanita phalloides) and ghost mushroom (Omphalotus nidiformis)

 Except type-variety of the plants above, there are many other plants which are suspected to be have poison harmful to humans.  For that reason, you should not carelessly consume certain plants that have not turned out to be safety or beneficial.

 Chemical Substances in Venomous Plants and The Effect} on the Body

 There are many chemicals in plants that cause why plants such things are called venomous.  Some type of poison such thing are alkaloids, glycosides, arsenic, and urushiol.

 Substances such things manifested by some types venomous plants as format self-defense from animal attacks that can interfere  its growth.  If be consumed by humans, the venomous such thing can cause a number of harmful health problems.

 The following are namely problems health that can be generated from exposure to venomous plants:

 Response allergy

 People who are exposed to urushiol in venomous plants from nettle, generally will experience an allergic response.  Response such thing occurs impact touching components of plants or objects that are already contaminated with poison, pierced thorns or plant stems, as well as inhaling pollen from flowers  or smoke from burning plants such things.

 Exposure to venomous substances on the skin can cause skin itching, redness, blisters, to swollen.  Response This allergy is also known as Toxicodendron dermatitis, is a type of contact dermatitis effect of exposure to plant chemicals of the genus Toxicodendron.

 If gets into the eyes, this chemical can cause eye irritation and even blindness.  If inhaled, can cause rhinitis and shortness of breath breath.  In severe cases, exposure to this venomous plant can also can cause potentially life-threatening anaphylactic trauma.

 Poisoning

 Symptoms of poisoning that can arise effect of exposure to venomous can plants vary, depending on type of poison contained in plants such things.  Here's is the explanation:

 1. Alkaloid poisoning

 If taken or swallowed, venomous plants containing alkaloids can cause situation or symptoms similar to food poisoning.

 Symptoms that may occur i.e. severe diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, headache, fainting, hallucinations, and delirium.  In severe cases, alkaloid poisoning can cause death.

 2. Glycoside poisoning

 Meanwhile, glycosides in venomous can plants cause a number of serious {problems|problems|dilemmas|difficult situations|problems|such as seizures, hypoxia, stroke, kidney disorders, dilemmas in the heart muscle, and in fact cause death.  One of the variation of poison included in this variation of poison is namely cyanide.

 3. Arsenic poisoning

 A person can experience arsenic poisoning if he consumes venomous plants or plants contaminated by venomous waste containing arsenic.

 Symptoms of arsenic poisoning may include muscle pain, stomach pain, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, shortness of breath, to chest throbbing.

 Method Complete Harmful Effects of Venomous Plants

 System solve effect of exposure to venomous plants depending on the appearing complaint.  If variation of the poison is known and an antidote or antidote is available, therefore antidote should  given as soon as possible.

 common, when a person experiences a complaint effect of exposure to venomous plants, first aid that can be done is:

 Immediately clean the zone of the body affected by venomous plants with warm water and soap for 20-30 minutes.  If the eye is affected by component, then rinse with clean water.

 Wash all clothes and items that may be contaminated.

 Give a cold compress to the skin that feels itchy or arises rashes and blisters effect of exposure to venomous plants.  To relieve allergy symptoms on the skin, try also use calamine lotion or take antiallergic drugs (antihistamines).

 For more severe allergic response, can use corticosteroid medication prescribed by a doctor.

 Avoid scratching zone of exposed skin because could cause sores on the skin that are at risk of being infected with germs.

 Generally, mild and moderate complaints impact of exposure to venomous plants only last for 1-3 weeks.  If the symptoms are not go away or are getting worse, you need to see a doctor.

 But, if after consuming or exposed to venomous plants you enjoy severe symptoms, such as shortness of breath breath, difficulty  swallowing, swollen face, severe diarrhea, nausea and vomiting blood, until weakness, immediately ask for help to the emergency room at the nearest hospital.

 Last updated: February 2, 2022

 Reviewed by: dr.  Kevin Adrian