{"id":18348,"date":"2016-07-02T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-euphorbias-are-poisonous-so-why-are-there-so-many-in-our-public-spaces-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2016-07-02T17:12:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T10:12:41","slug":"ask-alys-euphorbias-are-poisonous-so-why-are-there-so-many-in-our-public-spaces-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-euphorbias-are-poisonous-so-why-are-there-so-many-in-our-public-spaces-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Alys: euphorbias are poisonous, so why are there so many in our public spaces? | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nEducation rather than eradication is the best approach, says Alys FowlerI\u2019ve noticed a lot of what I think is Euphorbia amygdaloides var robbiae, or wood spurge, in public spaces recently, yet crocus.co.uk, says it\u2019s \u201ctoxic if eaten\u201d and a \u201cskin and eye irritant\u201d. Any thoughts? Euphorbia sap causes skin to become photosensitive: so, if you handle it with bare skin in the sun, it can cause blisters. Mind you, so can the\u00a0sap of parsnips, celery, parsley, cow parsley, some hogweed and figs, to name a few. Other plants are skin irritants, sun or not \u2013 alkanet, comfrey, nettles being the most\u00a0obvious.With the best will in the world, you\u00a0couldn\u2019t possibly weed out all euphorbias because they are everywhere, just as cow parsley is. Like many plants, euphorbias can be\u00a0both poison and cure in one: the seeds of its berries are very poisonous (just one can kill a child); however, a recent drug trial found that it can be very effective against skin cancer, and might yet become a\u00a0new drug. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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