Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

Toxic Parts

• Sap or milky fluid is poisonous and can also irritate the skin.

Symptoms

• Sap can cause minor skin irritation.

• If eaten, the sap causes nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

Warning signs – Call our office or the poison control center if:

You think your child has eaten or been exposed to any poisonous  plant, bring a piece of the plant to the phone and call the poison  control center now.

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