Can pothos be eaten? Can you eat pothos?

Pothos should not be eaten. Pothos belongs to the Araceae family, which is generally poisonous. Although pothos can absorb toxic gases, its juice is toxic, and it will cause red itching after touching, and it will also cause sore throat if eaten by mistake, so please eat with caution.

However, pothos flowers can be used to make water and tea, and it is best to brew them with boiling water, and it is recommended to put about five pothos flowers. The main reason is that pothos flowers contain substances that promote the secretion of insulin in the body, and insulin plays an important role in the regulation of blood sugar in the human body.

Pothos Araceae unicorn leaf plant, pothos mature branches on the petiole stout, base slightly expanded, slightly hypertrophied, ventral mask broad groove, leaves thin leathery, emerald green, usually with most irregular pure yellow patches, entire, unequal sides ovate or ovate-oblong, apex short and acuminate, base deep heart-shaped, slightly thick, slightly raised on both sides. Sex likes a humid and hot environment, avoids direct sunlight, and likes shade.

Pothos is not edible, pothos is a green plant that purifies the air well, but its juice is poisonous. The juice of pothos contains calcium oxalate crystals, which are not very toxic, and will cause red itching when touched, and sore throat if eaten by mistake. However, as long as it is not eaten by mistake, it will not cause harm to the human body.

The air purification effect of pothos is very good, and the pothos can effectively absorb harmful gases such as formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene in the air, and is named "the most suitable for indoor plants".

Pothos can not be eaten.

Pothos is not edible. The leaves of pothos are poisonous, and pothos will not emit toxins on its own, as long as it is not eaten by mistake, it will not be poisoned.

Pothos introduced

Pothos, also known as kudzu, lime orange, devil vine, is a large evergreen climbing plant of the genus Unicorn leaf in the family Araceae. Pothos is native to tropical rainforests with humid and hot climates such as India and Malaysia, and is now widely planted in various tropical regions of Asia, and is mainly cultivated in southern provinces and cities with humid and warm climates in China. The stems of pothos are climbing, growing around rocks or tree trunks.

The branches have many branches, and the shape is slender like a whip. The leaves are ovate or oblong, with a pointed tip and a heart-shaped base. It is evergreen all year round, and the leaf surface is green and shiny, mostly mixed with irregular yellow markings.

Pothos is a multi-functional plant, its branches are winding and can be modified, and the leaves are green and marked, which has ornamental value; Its blades can absorb and purify harmful gases, which has an environmental effect.

Pothos is a negative plant, avoid scorching sun exposure, indoor light and artificial light is appropriate. When the light is too strong, the color of pothos leaves will become lighter, the internode distance will be shorter, and the growth rate of stems and vines will be slower. When the light is too weak, the markings on the leaves will become lighter or even disappear, which is easy to breed germs.

Pothos is neither cold nor high temperature tolerant, and can be grown at a temperature of 15 to 25 and not less than 10 in winter. When the temperature exceeds 30, or the winter temperature is lower than 10, the growth rate of pothos tends to be slow, and the leaves will droop downward, wither and soften; When the temperature drops below 5, the leaves of the pothos will fall off.