In article .com,
"huerochingon" wrote:

I hear Euphorbias are poisonous. I have one in my yard and I have 3
young children. Should I go and tear it out? Is it poisonous to the
point of being dangerous? How much would a 2 year old have to ingest
for it to do harm? I love the tree but not enough to risk getting the
kids sick. Thanks.

Adan

There are scores of euphorbias, some more toxic than others, most pretty
minor as toxicity goes. They all taste so hideous that if a child started
munching on one, they'd stop instantly, & the worst that would happen is
they'd cry because it tasted so nasty & stung their lips.

If they got the sap all over themselves by ripping some of it all to
shreds, & were particularly sensitive to it, they could have a short-term
skin rash. Most kids wouldn't even notice the sap is caustic unless they
got sap all over their hands then picked their nose, rubbed their eyes, or
stuck a sappy branch of it in their bum or ****. Getting it in the eyes is
the worst, but if your kids are not prone to rubbing laundry detergent or
jalapeno peppers in their eyes, they're probably not nutso enough to do it
with euphorbias either.

There are without doubt some things much more toxic in the garden or
immediate environment & all children should be taught never to put any
plant in their mouth without asking you first.

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