Jimu News reporter Man Da Hu Xiuwen
Daniel Emlyn Jones, a 49-year-old Briton who wanted to add a little excitement to his life, planted the Dendrocnide moroides, which have been called "the most dangerous plants in the world" and "suicide plants." Some people called Daniel a real warrior and said that his move was really exciting. After all, most people want to stay away from this plant, and some people once used the leaves of the goldbark tree as paper and were driven crazy by the pain to shoot themselves.
Highly toxic plants are kept in cages
According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on November 1, Daniel planted the goldbark tree in a cage. There were danger warnings posted on the outside of the cage, and Daniel thought it was safe to do so.
British man raising a goldbark tree in a cage (Image source: Daily Mail)
The goldbark tree looks harmless to people and animals, and the leaves are still cute heart-shaped, but it is a highly poisonous plant, and it makes people live better than die when touched. Also known as the Australian thorn tree, the goldbark tree is one of the most poisonous plants in the world. It is abundant in northeastern Australia, the Moluccas, and Indonesia. Goldbark trees can grow up to 4 to 5 meters, but the most common is a smaller shrub 0.1 to 1 meter tall.
The whole tree is covered with small burrs like needles, and when you touch it lightly, the touch will cause burning and pain, which feels like being burned by hot acid and being shocked at the same time. This sensation will intensify over the next 20 to 30 minutes, and then the pain will last for weeks or even months, making the patient unable to sleep due to the pain. In extreme cases, patients can even commit suicide as they become unbearable.
Heart-shaped leaves (Image source: Daily Mail)
Such a dangerous plant, Daniel hunted for seeds and carefully cultivated just to add a little excitement to his gardening life.
Daniel said he grew the plant because he was tired of geraniums and wanted to add a little excitement to his life. "My seeds were bought from an Australian company online for about 60 Australian dollars (about 280 yuan), which is not cheap. But I've always loved plants. I planted it in the spring and now it's growing. ”
When asked if he had been stung by a tree, Daniel said he had had several dangerous experiences. But he wore heavy gloves, and the plants didn't really hurt him.
"I did lock the cage and keep the leaves away from the fence." Daniel said, "If someone gets too close and touches it, it's dangerous." ”
The stabbed man was in pain and shot himself
Encountering a goldbark tree is indeed dangerous, and those who have experienced it say that there is no pain that can match it.
Goldbark Tree (Image source: Daily Mail)
Victims of this plant sneeze, develop allergies, develop a large number of red rashes, pain and swelling of the limbs, and some patients are seriously ill and have to be hospitalized.
In 1994, Australian World War II soldier Cyril Bromley told the horror story of being stabbed by a goldbark tree in a letter. He said he fell into a goldbark tree during training, then tied to a hospital bed for three weeks and subjected to various ineffective treatments, and he was in pain, describing himself as a cut snake. He also recounted an officer who used the leaves of the goldbark tree as paper, went crazy in pain, and finally shot himself.
Ernie Ryder, a senior conservation officer at the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, had too many stinging experiences, but he will never forget the day in 1963 when a goldbark tree hit him in the face, arm and chest. "I remember feeling like there was a big hand trying to squeeze my chest." "For two or three days, I was in unbearable pain," he said. I couldn't work and sleep, and then it hurt for another two weeks or so. The tingling lasted for two years, and it recurred every time I took a cold shower. Ernie said he had never experienced that kind of pain, "nothing like it." ”
(Source: Jimu News)
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