Is Zebra Dieffenbachia poisonous?

1. Is it toxic?

In fact, it is poisonous, and the poison exists in its juice.

It is a type of evergreen, and its posture looks very beautiful. It seems that no other plant can compare to it. However, no matter how beautiful something is, it will have a bad side, and this is the case. Although its appearance is indeed eye-catching, you don’t know that its juice is poisonous. If you accidentally touch its leaves with your hands, you will soon have an allergic reaction and feel extremely itchy on your hands.

2. Symptoms of poisoning

As mentioned above, if you touch it accidentally, your hands will have an allergic reaction and become very itchy. But if you accidentally ingest it, the situation will be more serious. The most common symptoms are abdominal pain, diarrhea, numbness of the limbs, dizziness, nausea, or even worse. From this point of view, the toxicity is also quite high.

3. Can I keep it indoors?

Of course you can.

Although it has certain toxic effects, it will be fine as long as you don't touch its juice. We all know that it has a very unique shape and is the most common green plant indoors. If we keep it indoors, we just need to ventilate it frequently. In addition, if you keep it indoors, it can also absorb formaldehyde in the room and purify the air in the house to a certain extent.

4. Precautions for keeping indoors

1. Do not keep it when there are children or small animals

If you have children or small animals at home, it is recommended that you do not keep them indoors. Because children and small animals are ignorant, especially children who are particularly naughty, if they accidentally touch or eat them, the consequences will be very serious.

2. Don’t keep it indoors at night.

If you keep it indoors, you have to move it outside at night, because it will excrete more toxins at night, which is very bad for our health.