The Story
A man from the United Kingdom has cultivated one of the most deadly plants in the world in his home. Botanist Daniel Emlyn-Jones grew the plant in a cage for good reason: even gentle contact with the foliage can cause excruciating agony, so much so that it has become the substance of legend.
Emlyn-Jones said in a video on his YouTube channel, “I’ve always been interested in dangerous plants.” “I think it’s always interesting to see what nature comes up with. As you can see from the sign, this plant is very dangerous.”
The warning sign tells people that touching their skin will cause “agonizing pain” and tells them not to rub their skin if they get hurt. Instead, they should put hydrochloric acid on the wound and then use wax strips to pull out the hairs.
Gympie-Gympie, often known as the stinging tree, has hazardous stems. A.C. Macmillan, a North Queensland road surveyor, discovered the tree. In 1866, his pack horse “went wild, and died within two hours” after being stung by a tree.
People who have been stung by the plant say it hurts so much they can’t stand it. Don’t just take our word for it. Some people have done it on purpose and filmed it.
Some people feel pain for a long time.
Ernie Rider said that when he met Gympie-Gympie in 1963, it felt like giant hands were trying to crush his chest. “The pain was almost unbearable for two or three days, and I couldn’t work or sleep. The pain was still pretty bad for another two weeks or so. The pain kept coming back every time I took a cold shower for two years.
That is 10 times worse than anything else; there is nothing else that can compete with it.
Other cases
Among the most bizarre tales (see also: horses falling off cliffs after being stung by the plant) is that an ex-serviceman in the Australian army stated that an officer he knew had used a leaf of the tree as toilet paper by accident. Instead of cleansing his anus, it caused him excruciating anus discomfort. According to the story (which we’ll presume isn’t real in the absence of more trustworthy proof), the cop shot himself soon after as a consequence of the suffering.
Therefore, why would a cultivator wish to cultivate such a plant for themselves?
“I simply thought it would add a little of drama to my gardening,” Emlyn-Jones said to Metro, adding, “I’ve always enjoyed plants, I just got a bit tired of geraniums.”
