tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6140331489312101535..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Houseplant Toxicity Week: Part 4 (Potentially Dangerous Plants)mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-35510704757800267472015-08-04T18:48:35.216-07:002015-08-04T18:48:35.216-07:00Anonymous:
As I think I mentioned somewhere in th...Anonymous:<br /><br />As I think I mentioned somewhere in the preamble, very, very few sources bother to say anything one way or another about reptile toxicity, so I really couldn't guess. That said, aren't chameleons carnivores, who wouldn't be eating the plants anyway?mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55386566926110672932015-08-04T16:36:01.040-07:002015-08-04T16:36:01.040-07:00Do you know if a Hypoestes plant is toxic to chame...Do you know if a Hypoestes plant is toxic to chameleons? I know they are from the same region but I can't find any info any where.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24716950784040591462009-04-25T09:24:00.000-07:002009-04-25T09:24:00.000-07:00Interesting that marigolds were on the list. I wo...Interesting that marigolds were on the list. I wonder if it is only the leaves that are an issue. I have read of the flower petals being used in salads to add color and a light peppery taste.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54465079642364702772009-04-24T08:50:00.000-07:002009-04-24T08:50:00.000-07:00I have to agree Tagetes are unpleasant for me to b...I have to agree Tagetes are unpleasant for me to be around, more due to allergies than anything else though. So it's either the pollen or odor that gets me.<br /><br />I must agree about Glochids too, I spend a lot of time in areas with prickly pear, and those tiny invisible thorns are the worst. I have had a few that the red spot(s) from them has lasted for a couple of years.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-2749533988823210732009-04-21T15:15:00.000-07:002009-04-21T15:15:00.000-07:00I have a customer who buys Sansevieria cylindrica ...<I>I have a customer who buys Sansevieria cylindrica because her mother eats it for good luck. No, really.</I>Well, clearly it works: I'd say she's lucky she's not dead. <br /><br />Actually, though, I didn't run across too much about <I>Sansevieria</I> that made it sound terribly dangerous to people. Animals, yes, but not people. So I suppose she's not <I>really</I> that lucky.<br /><br /><I>mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-83556086189761387282009-04-21T15:04:00.000-07:002009-04-21T15:04:00.000-07:00I have a customer who buys Sansevieria cylindrica ...I have a customer who buys Sansevieria cylindrica because her mother eats it for good luck. No, really.<br /><br />Also, we consider Tylecodon to be the most dangerous plant we carry, but I suppose we could be overreacting.Peterhttp://www.cactusjungle.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54602225326889792852009-04-21T14:05:00.000-07:002009-04-21T14:05:00.000-07:00Thanks for looking into the Aloe juice-- you're gr...Thanks for looking into the Aloe juice-- you're great. I've also used the gel of a freshly broken leaf of A. barbadensis to sooth burns, cuts, insect bites, and scrapes-- works like a miracle. I guess that's why it's also called medicine plant.John denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-86368735497922191182009-04-21T10:48:00.000-07:002009-04-21T10:48:00.000-07:00Okay. A little googling around has revealed that, ...Okay. A little googling around has revealed that, one, the toxin in <I>Aloe barbadensis</I> is mainly concentrated just under the skin of the leaf. So part of processing is apparently just about trying to get at the stuff in the middle without contaminating it with too much of the outside.<br /><br />A lot of places that prepare aloe vera juice for consumption also treat it with activated mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-40731423597945290562009-04-21T10:34:00.000-07:002009-04-21T10:34:00.000-07:00Mr. Subjunctive,
This is a fantastic blog! We gro...Mr. Subjunctive,<br /><br />This is a fantastic blog! We grow Opuntia in our front yard for the edible pads and fruit. I burn off the glochids over an open flame on the stove. But inevitably some glochids end up on the kitchen counter leading to some intense marital arguments during Opuntia harvesting season. The pads are very tasty with scrambled eggs (called nopalitos in Spanish) and the fruit Mr. Homegrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903804104014983893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20306371415605536612009-04-21T10:23:00.000-07:002009-04-21T10:23:00.000-07:00John de:
Oh. Duh. I remember seeing products like...John de:<br /><br />Oh. Duh. I remember seeing products like that around here, though I've never tried them. I should try to find out how that's processed to be edible. <br /><br />Karen715:<br /><br />So, not the "immediate intense oral pain" that <I>Handbook</I> claimed, then?<br /><br />I suspect that <B>thepoisongarden</B> nailed it in the comments to part 1, that most poisonous stuff is mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-7755596956109236702009-04-21T09:39:00.000-07:002009-04-21T09:39:00.000-07:00Thanks for a wonderful series thus far.
I actuall...Thanks for a wonderful series thus far.<br /><br />I actually have a personal experience to relate regarding <I>Epipremnum aureum.</I> When I was maybe seven or so, I decided, for whatever reason kids decide such things, to chew on a couple of pothos leaves. I don't remember if I swallowed them, but I probably did. I experienced a mildly painful tingling/numbing sensation in my mouth. It Karen715http://www.cairone.com/KarensPages/KG.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-84782487794338184082009-04-21T06:02:00.000-07:002009-04-21T06:02:00.000-07:00Hello,
You have done such a great job with this, c...Hello,<br />You have done such a great job with this, congratulations! I will be refering to it often.<br />I just wanted to add that my partner and I drink Aloe vera juice quite frequently and we love it. You can find it in any Asian food store. It has to be processed (I think they actually remove the /sap/ (or gel) from the /juice/). So it is true that in its natural form if you chewed on a John denoreply@blogger.com