However, when traveling to the south, don't bring constipation fruit without permission. Although it can treat constipation, it also has certain toxicity, and one of the characteristics of toxic attack is to cause human diarrhea.
Weenie is native to India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other regions, and was introduced to China as early as the Tang Dynasty. It used to be called Persian Gleditsia sinensis and Brahman Gleditsia sinensis. Because its fruit is shaped like Cantonese sausage, and this plant is more common in Guangdong, people call it "sausage tree".
Weenie tree flowers are beautiful and have strong adaptability to soil, and will be used as garden trees and greening trees in South China. Weenie trees are not hardy, which is very rare in the north, so northerners will be attracted by the fruits of weenie trees when they travel to the south.
The fruit of sausage tree is very long and looks ugly, but this fruit is used as a medicine in Central Asia and South Asia, mainly to treat constipation.
The dried fruit of sausage tree will be sold as constipation fruit. It is said that the price is not low, but this fruit contains hydroxymethyl anthraquinone, anthraquinone, salamic acid and other substances, some of which contain certain toxicity, but the toxicity is weak. One of the symptoms of poisoning is diarrhea.
Occasionally drinking a small amount of constipation fruit will not cause a big burden on the body, but also relieve constipation symptoms. But long-term drinking or improper drinking may cause liver poisoning and even organ failure.
There was a case of poisoning caused by eating constipation fruit in Taipei. A 42-year-old aunt has constipation all the year round. She took constipation fruit at the suggestion of a friend, and after 3 days, she developed symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea and dizziness. When she arrived at the hospital, she found that her liver index was much higher than the average person.
Yang Zhenchang, a clinical toxicologist, said that the fruit of constipation fruit is carcinogenic and genotoxic, which may increase the risk of cancer. Long-term intake may cause liver injury, nausea, vomiting and even renal failure.
In addition, the principle of constipation fruit is similar to senna leaf, and there are many drugs to replace constipation fruit in medicine. You can also eat more fruits and vegetables on weekdays to increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and promote defecation. In other words, the value of constipation fruit in medicine is not high, on the contrary, it will cause serious harm to human body. Therefore, in 2020, Taiwan Province Province will restrict the use of cassia obtusifolia fruit, and from this year on, constipation fruit will not be used as food raw material.
For a long time, when it comes to natural plants, we will feel at ease, thinking that natural plants are more natural, contain more flavor and have higher nutritional value. But some natural plants also contain many toxic ingredients. For example: Ginkgo biloba, although many plants are not toxic, it is best not to eat them easily. This is because different parts of the same plant contain different toxicity. If we don't understand it, it may cause poisoning.
In addition, some domestic medical practitioners with low medical level or without medical license attract customers under the banner of "ancestral secret recipe", and don't mention or even know anything about the drugs used, active ingredients and side effects. This will easily lead to some poisonous plants being used as medicinal materials to enter the human body, causing poisoning incidents.
For example, constipation fruit is slightly toxic, but it is used as medicine in Central and South Asian countries, and even locals often drink constipation fruit tea.
In this regard, many experts at home and abroad have appealed that if you feel unwell, you must choose a regular hospital, don't listen to folk remedies, and don't pick flowers and plants on the road at will.