So, can hemlock fruit be eaten directly?
No matter whether the answer is confirmed or not, cycads can't be eaten directly, mainly for the following two reasons:
One is that it may be neurotoxic. Hemlock fruit is very toxic. Eating hemlock for the first time is prone to dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain and other symptoms. If eaten in large quantities, it will directly affect human nerves, lead to nerve paralysis and poisoning, and even lead to muscle atrophy.
The second is carcinogenesis. This is not shocking. If you take a lot of hemlock nuts, it is likely to cause cancer. This is because cycad contains a lot of natural cycad glycosides, which will increase the burden of liver and kidney organs, promote the production of carcinogens in the body and increase the incidence of cancer.
In short, hemlock can't be eaten directly.
Cycas cycad may cause nerve paralysis, induce liver tumor and spinal cord atrophy, and even lead to death when it reaches a certain amount. Only a small amount of traditional Chinese medicine can be used for diminishing inflammation, stopping bleeding, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. When eating by mistake, use1:1000-1:5000 potassium permanganate solution or 0.5-4% tannic acid solution for gastric lavage. Before all the poisons are spit out, you can stimulate your throat with your fingers or chicken feathers to induce vomiting.
Therefore, for the iron tree fruit, it must not be eaten raw, but can only be used as medicine. The use of drugs can play a very good role in eliminating dampness, relieving pain, removing blood stasis, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. When used as medicine, it is often used to decoct soup, not to eat it raw. In fact, in many parts of our country, the fruit of day lily has the habit of being used as medicine, which can strengthen the spleen and stomach after decoction.