What are the common poisonous plants in rural areas?

What are the common poisonous plants in rural areas?

There are many wild vegetables in the countryside, and there are also many weeds that can be used as medicine. Of course, there are also many poisonous plants in the fields and mountains. At work, old people will also talk about it. For example, the plant called "Four Eyes" bears bright red fruit, which looks like it is picked and eaten, but it is actually poisonous. When I was a child, I worked in the fields, greedy but afraid to pick them.

First of all, holiday grass

Equisetum equisetum, also known as Equisetum equisetum, grows in a semi-humid and semi-dry place and looks like a horseshoe. As a medicine, it can dispel wind and dissipate heat, but it is toxic, so it can't be used indiscriminately.

Second, cold potatoes.

The stems of cold potatoes are not poisonous. You can eat it raw or sour, but it is not as delicious as it is cooked. Eating it in summer can quench your thirst, and it is very sweet to eat it after digging it back for a week. But its seeds are highly toxic, and it can be used as an insecticide to prevent aphids.

Third, mimosa

Mimosa flowers are beautiful, but the stems are difficult to pick, and the leaves will droop shyly when the wind blows. I like to touch it with a stick, because mimosa contains mimosin, which is a toxic substance. Excessive skin contact can lead to hair loss.

Fourth, Xanthium sibiricum

Xanthium sibiricum fruit is prickly and pungent. When I was a child, I used to play and throw each other's clothes. Only at that time, I didn't expect the whole plant to be toxic, and the fruit was the most toxic, which would damage the human nervous system and even lead to death.

In rural areas, there are really many common poisonous plants, but in comparison, the following plants are more toxic than other plants, and sometimes they will bring life-threatening after eating by mistake.

poisonous mushroom

There are many kinds of mushrooms in rural areas of Shan Ye, among which poisonous mushrooms account for a large proportion. Sometimes, it is often because people's ability to identify poisonous mushrooms is poor, and poisoning or even death occurs after eating poisonous mushrooms. Poisonous mushrooms are usually brightly colored and have different surfaces. Because of the similar appearance, even experienced people sometimes find it difficult to define.

datura

There is also a kind of noon in the countryside, which is called "Datura" locally, and its scientific name is Datura, which belongs to highly toxic plants. The main components of Datura stramonium are anisodamine, atropine and scopolamine. If eaten by mistake, it will cause nerve excitement, block and paralyze parasympathetic nerve, and cause neurotoxicity. Datura stramonium is poisonous all over the body, especially seeds. The floral fragrance of Datura stramonium also has magical effect, so Datura stramonium should not be planted indoors as an ornamental plant.

Hemerocallis

Day lily is also one of the common poisonous plants in rural areas. People often pick day lilies and make them delicious after processing. However, fresh day lilies contain colchicine. If eaten without treatment, it is easy to cause poisoning. Therefore, if you eat fresh daylily, you must first blanch it with boiling water, then soak it in clear water for more than 2 hours, then take it out and rinse it with clear water several times before frying it. Because the toxic substances will be removed after high temperature treatment, it is no problem to eat fresh daylily.

goose-grass

Cat's eye is called "cat's eye" in our local countryside. It has strong vitality and generally grows in sunny places on hillsides. Bird-catching grass is a yellow joke, and its stems and leaves contain white juice. I remember licking milk when I was a child. It tastes bitter and astringent, and my tongue feels numb. Eating catnip by mistake will cause poisoning symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and dizziness.

There are many poisonous plants in rural areas, such as Solanum nigrum, Xanthium sibiricum, Ricinus communis, Phytolacca acinosa, and kidney tea. Therefore, in daily life, we should learn to distinguish and avoid eating poisoning by mistake.