Friend or dangerous enemy: why ficus should not be kept at home
Ficus has gained great popularity among lovers of indoor plants. This is a decorative, unpretentious flower with useful properties. However, among the people there are a number of signs according to which it is not always safe to keep this plant in the house.
Signs and superstitions about ficus
Popular beliefs say that ficus is capable of causing serious damage to the personal life of its owner. Spouses who decided to “plant” this plant begin to curse, cease to understand each other, and eventually part. Do not advise to keep ficus in the home and single girls. The fact is that the flower “expels” all men from the life of its mistress. Getting into the house where the ficus is located, men become conflicted and unrestrained. The girl can not tolerate this behavior of her chosen one for a long time and breaks up with him. This happens with every fan of the lady, in view of which she spends her whole life alone.
There are other superstitions about ficus:
- give someone your flower - to the loss of well-being;
- a married lady, an ejected ficus, will soon lose her spouse;
- if the plant suddenly withered, it means that its owners will face difficulties.
The Slavs had a negative attitude towards the ficus due to its wax leaves, it was believed that they were endowed with unfavorable energy and could cause quarrels, envy and gossip in the family
In China, it is believed that ficus can give a person vitality, give strength, cheer up, and also solve family troubles. Thais consider the plant a protector of the home from unclean forces.
But not only negative qualities give ficus. It is also believed that this plant can improve the atmosphere in the house and affect other areas of human life, most importantly, find a suitable place for it. So, by “settling” ficus in the kitchen, you will improve your financial situation by placing it in the bedroom, you can count on harmonization of intimate life between spouses and a quick replenishment in the family, and finding a plant in a nursery contributes to a better development of the child.
Logical explanations for the ban
Being in a ficus apartment can be dangerous for people with asthma or allergies. The fact is that the plant is capable of releasing rubber, the inhalation of which is very harmful to unhealthy people. Also, the flower has poisonous juice, which, once on the skin, causes irritation and skin diseases.
It is not recommended to keep ficus in the house where animals and small children live, because both of them can taste the plant, thereby receiving serious poisoning.
In the pre-revolutionary period, ficus robusta was especially popular, people believed that the flower brings good luck and wealth, helps to achieve goals in terms of career and harmonize relationships in the family
In all other respects, ficus is a safe and even beneficial plant. Scientists have found that ficus perfectly filters indoor air. It is able to neutralize harmful substances (formaldehydes and benzenes) and saturate the home with oxygen. Also, the flower destroys harmful microbes and positively affects the emotional state of a person, suppresses feelings and transforms negative thoughts into positive ones.
Around the ficus there are many signs and superstitions. However, most peoples consider the plant positive, believing that the flower will strengthen the family hearth, bring success and cleanse the home from negativity.
