Dieffenbachia is an evergreen plant, home to South America. After the discovery and development of new lands of Oceania and the Caribbean, the plant spread to neighboring islands and continents, and later was imported to Europe. Lovers of indoor plants it attracts with its thick trunk and large green leaves with light veins. However, recently the information has spread that the diffenbahia can not be kept at home, and why, it is necessary to find out.
Why not keep a flower at home?
With the development of science and agronomy, it became known that this and other representatives of the Aroid family have calcium oxalates in their juice that are capable of irritating the skin and mucous membranes of the eyes, the organs of the digestive tract and respiration. If the juice of the plant gets into the esophagus, it will cause painful spasms, burning sensation, numbness, swelling, vomiting and other unpleasant consequences. There is information that the juice of plants of this kind was used in times of the slave system to torture slaves: they were forced to chew the leaves, which caused a temporary loss of the opportunity to eat and talk.
However, observing the usual precautions and working with this plant in gloves, you can not be afraid of any undesirable effects and without fear of settling it in your home. It is true that animals and young children can not explain the threat that it hides, which means that pet owners and young parents will have to give it up.
Signs concerning the diffenbachia of the house
But not only the presence of poisonous juice alarms lovers of indoor plants, making them doubt whether it is good or bad to have a diffenbachia at home. There are many signs and superstitions that warn against its purchase, and this particularly applies to young unmarried women. The fact is that the diffenbahia is considered a "muzhegon". That is, this plant weakens the male energy in the house, forcing the men to leave it. It often happens that the girl is trying to create a serious relationship with young people, and desperate to find their own destiny, goes to a grandmother, a sorceress. She puts the "diagnosis" - "crown of celibacy" and blames the unhappy diffenbahia, green on the window of the failed wife.
Whether it is true or not, it can not be checked, but the fact that there is a sign about whether it is possible to keep a diffenbachia at home is true and it is negative. However, with all this, the plant is considered very useful for businessmen and careerists. If you do not want to throw out the diffenbachia after reading this article, you can just move it to the office or closer to the desk and thus direct its energy to the right track. Or carry it to your office.