Is the fruit of Taxus chinensis edible?

Chen Luquan

associate chief physician

Beijing Tongren Hospital Department of Traditional Medicine

The fruit of Taxus chinensis is poisonous and inedible.

The dried bark, branches and leaves of Taxus chinensis are often used as medicine, and its extract paclitaxel has anticancer effect. Although the fruit of Taxus chinensis also has certain medicinal value, it can be used to treat some diseases under the guidance of doctors after being made through medical procedures. The fruit of Taxus chinensis can not be eaten directly or soaked in water, which not only has no obvious medicinal effect, but also easily causes poisoning. After taking it, it will produce serious toxic and side effects such as inhibiting bone marrow hematopoietic function and leukopenia, mainly manifested as dizziness, dilated pupils, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, muscle weakness and so on. In severe cases, it may lead to bradycardia, cardiac arrest and even death. The effects and functions of Taxus chinensis include: diuresis and detumescence, treating nephropathy, diabetes, nephritis and edema, dysuria, gonorrhea, etc. Warming kidney and dredging channels, treating irregular menstruation, postpartum blood stasis, dysmenorrhea and other effective effects.

The unique anticancer mechanism of anticancer drugs made from Taxus is that it can specifically promote the polymerization of tubulin, block cell division and kill cancer cells. It has good curative effect on neck tumor, gastric cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Especially for breast cancer and ovarian cancer, the cure rate is 33% and the effective rate is over 60%. At the same time, it also has the functions of lowering cholesterol and diminishing inflammation. For many years, it has been regarded as a new anticancer drug, which has good curative effect on many cancers and few side effects.

But for the fruit of yew, we should pay attention to it. Be careful not to eat easily when eating, because it has certain medicinal value. Since it is a medicine, there are toxins, not all constitutions can eat it. Taxol contained in Taxus chinensis has unique anticancer mechanism and high anticancer activity, which can prevent the proliferation of cancer cells and inhibit the migration of tumor cells.

Because once people eat yew by mistake, they may have dizziness, dilated pupils, nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness and other symptoms, and even lead to death in severe cases, so it is recommended not to eat it. Even if you want to use it, it is recommended to use it under the guidance of a doctor. Don't use it without authorization. This has a great impact on our health. Therefore, yew is very good, but we can't eat it casually. We must choose the right yew according to the doctor's instructions. Only in this way can we be healthy.

We are all familiar with red beans, right? This is a kind of bean food that we often eat in our life. At the same time, yew is also very good, with excellent nutritional value. However, we are also very careful about the fruit of Taxus chinensis, so that we can eat healthily.

So don't blindly eat the fruit of yew.