Most poisonous plant in the world: Trees and plants created by nature keep our environment clean and bring positivity in our lives. They not only keep us alive by giving us clean air, but also through them we get our sustenance. But if you are thinking that all plants are like this then you are absolutely wrong. Where many plants are life-giving for us, there are many plants like this on this earth. Touching whom we can die. In this episode, today we are going to tell you about one such poisonous plant, if you accidentally eat its leaves, then it is sure to kill you within just two hours.
Here we are talking about the poison hemlock plant, in which a poison called toxin conine is found. Which is very dangerous for humans as well as animals. According to experts, if someone swallows its leaves or twigs by mistake, then there is difficulty in breathing and if it is not treated at the right time, death can occur within just 2 hours. Apart from this, this poison also spreads among animals by coming in contact with the skin.
It was also used in ancient times
How dangerous this plant can be, you can guess from the fact that if you burn it by mistake, then this poison enters the human body through the smoke coming out of it. According to experts, this plant was used by kings in ancient times to kill their political opponents. The world's great philosopher Socrates was killed by this poison.
Now the question must be arising in your mind that what would this plant look like? It has a very hard green stem in appearance. In which there are marks like purple stripes or spots. According to the report of Texas A&M Greenlife, this plant can grow up to 3 to 9 feet tall. Now the question also arises that if this plant is really so poisonous then what is the need to grow it? In fact, it is not only poisonous, but homeopathy medicine is also made from this plant growing in Jammu and Kashmir.
No comments:
Post a Comment