By Mubarakah Ibrahim Many popular plants have wonderful color, lush foliage, beautiful flowers, and one serious drawback - they are poisonous. Poisonous plants cause many serious illnesses and even death among adults and children each year. Children are the most vulnerable to being poisoned by eating poisonous plants. Because many poisonous plants are completely poisonous or carry attractive poisonous parts, children, particularly a curious toddler, can be tempted to taste such tasty-looking plants.
Poisonous plants are more common than most people think.
They are in the vegetable garden, flower garden and even in our homes. But even plants that are not lethal unless eaten in extremely large doses can be extremely painful and irritating to the skin if touched. These plants are found among our most-prized trees, shrubs, vegetables and vines. They are cultivated as spring flowers, wild flowers, indoor holiday decoration and even ornamental plants. Although these plants may seem only ornamental, some are used for medicinal purposes.