Every thing has an ideal, which is to become delicious, that is its mission. Every delicacy has an expectation, which is people's praise, that is the recognition of its sacrifice. No one intentionally makes a poison to watch life struggle under their hands. As long as there is full communication and errors are avoided, deliciousness will always be delicious.
Lychee
Lychee is a treasure among fruits, beautiful in color and sweet in taste, and nutritious. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lychee contains the quintessence of the five elements, and can benefit the spirit, enhance intelligence, and strengthen the body. However, lychee contains a substance that can lower blood sugar. The more you eat, the lower your blood sugar will be, and if not treated in time, it can lead to death.
× Eating 300 lychees a day.
√1. Lychees should not be eaten as a meal. Do not eat more than half a pound a day, and eat it half an hour after a meal.
2. If you soak the lychees with their skin in light salt water, then chill them in the refrigerator before eating, it can not only prevent "heatiness" but also improve the taste.
3. There is a folk remedy: drinking water boiled with lychee peels can detoxify the lychee.
Soy Milk
Soy milk is a recognized health food. In this DIY era, we choose to grind our own soy milk for hygiene. It should be noted: raw soy milk contains saponin, which can cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Soy milk is also a good at disguising itself as a "poison". Before its toxicity is truly eliminated by boiling, it will "fake boil". That is, when soy milk is heated to 80°C, foam will appear, and as the temperature increases, the foam will become more and more, resembling a boil, but it is not actually boiled, and the toxins still remain.
× Adding raw soy milk while boiling.
√ When boiling soy milk, first use high heat, then switch to low heat when foam starts to overflow, until the foam gradually disappears. Soy milk bought from outside should also be re-boiled.
Ginkgo Nut
This very Zen-like fruit is not only fresh and tender, but also has beauty and medicinal value. However, the kernel contains ginkgolic acid and ginkgolide, which are irritating to the skin and gastrointestinal mucosa. After poisoning, there will first be nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and loss of appetite, followed by restlessness, fear, and strange cries, gradually progressing to limb weakness, and even difficulty breathing, pulmonary edema, and coma. Contact with the kernel and fleshy outer skin can also cause dermatitis.
× Ginkgo nuts cannot be eaten raw. A maximum of 4-5 cooked nuts per day is safe. Eating 10-50 nuts can be dangerous.
√1. When eating, remove the green germ from the kernel. Avoid contact with the pit.
2. Once poisoning symptoms appear, drinking water decocted with 30g of ginkgo nut shells can resolve it.
Mulberry
历代本草均对桑葚极其推崇，认为有滋阴益肾、养血生津的功效。历代 ancient herbal texts highly praise mulberry, believing it has the effects of nourishing yin, benefiting the kidneys, nourishing blood, and promoting fluid production. However, the volatile oil in mulberries can irritate the digestive tract, inhibit various digestive enzymes in the intestines, causing cellular poisoning and death, and even lead to bloody enteritis and nosebleeds. Some people are also allergic to mulberries, experiencing diarrhea, redness of the face, swelling and itching in the ears, nasal passages, upper eyelids, and throat.
× Being greedy.
√ Mulberries are very cooling, so do not eat too many. Those with a weak spleen and stomach or loose stools should be especially mindful of moderation.
Nuts
Nuts are a major category of snacks, but many nuts are toxic before being processed. Nuts that are easily poisonous include bitter apricot kernels, loquat kernels, flax seeds, waxberry kernels, plum kernels, cherry kernels, and apple kernels, all of which contain hydrocyanic acid, which can kill cells. Even sweet almonds can cause poisoning if eaten in excess at once.
× Eating them raw.
√1. Do not eat nuts that have not been properly processed. Since there are so many ready-to-eat sweet and salty nuts in the supermarket, let's support them and not DIY.
2. If you really want to experience life, you must peel the nuts and remove the tips, soak them in hot water for a day, and cook them without a lid to allow the toxic hydrocyanic acid to fully evaporate.
Fresh Daylily
Daylilies, also known as Hemerocallis, sound beautiful, but they contain colchicine. Colchicine itself is non-toxic, but after entering the human body, it is oxidized into a highly toxic substance that strongly irritates the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems. Symptoms usually include a dry throat, nausea, diarrhea, and even bloody stools.
× Stir-frying them directly.
√1. Follow the old tradition. Dried and rehydrated daylilies are absolutely safe.
2. If you must eat them fresh, be patient. Colchicine is water-soluble. Blanch them in boiling water before eating, then soak them in cold water for more than two hours, and you will not be poisoned.
Spinach
Spinach is nutritious and Popeye's favorite. However, spinach contains a large amount of potassium oxalate, which can form insoluble calcium oxalate when it meets calcium. Potassium oxalate can enter the bloodstream, travel through the blood looking for calcium in our bodies to bind with, and precipitate along the way, damaging wherever it precipitates: precipitating in the brain damages the brain, in the heart damages the heart, in the kidneys damages the kidneys, and in the digestive tract it hinders the body's absorption of calcium. When blood calcium is low, bone calcium will automatically be released to meet it, and the calcium we painstakingly supplemented thus becomes their match.
×1. Potassium oxalate is water-soluble, so drinking spinach soup is dangerous.
2. Stir-frying spinach is also not advisable. With the oil coating, the potassium oxalate is not easily dissolved in the vegetable soup, so it has to be eaten with the spinach, making chronic oxalate poisoning more likely.
√ The safest and most nutritious way to eat it is: boil the spinach in water, discard the water, and then eat it cold. Drinking more water after eating spinach can also reduce the chance of calcium oxalate binding.
Lima Beans
Lima beans are a vegetable that can be eaten all year round. They themselves contain toxins: hemagglutinin and saponin. They are irritating to the gastrointestinal tract. After poisoning, one will vomit and have diarrhea, and it can even cause the body's red blood cells to agglutinate and hemolyze. Some people mistake them for snow peas: blanching them in boiling water first, then stir-frying them over high heat. This does make the color look good and the texture crisp, but it is very easy to cause poisoning.
× Stir-frying over high heat.
√1. Lima beans are an unglamorous vegetable and must be cooked through and simmered. Even after stir-frying, you should add an appropriate amount of water and simmer over low heat for more than 10 minutes until they look soft and ugly and have no beany taste when eaten.
2. When buying beans, be sure to pick young ones; old lima beans are more toxic. If you are impatient, it's better not to eat Northeastern oil beans, because it is very difficult to cook this "large lima bean" through to remove the toxins.
3. Before cooking, remove the two ends and the string from the lima beans, as this is where the toxicity is highest. It is best to soak them in water for 15 minutes first.
Ricefield Eel
Ricefield eel has always been considered a great tonic. The Ming Dynasty pharmacologist Li Shizhen believed that ricefield eel is especially suitable for women to nourish the body, as it can replenish qi and repair deficiency. Histidine in the eel's body is the main component of its umami flavor, but after death, histidine rapidly decomposes into toxic histamine. Histamine poisoning can cause rashes, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases, it can lead to death from poisoning.
× Using dead eel in cooking.
√ Ricefield eel must be bought live. Because 24 hours after death, the histamine content in 100g of dead eel can reach 200mg, turning it from a great tonic into a great poison.
Fresh Jellyfish
Old vinegar jellyfish head is not only delicious but also very nutritious. However, jellyfish contains a large number of pathogenic bacteria—Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which can easily cause acute gastroenteritis with symptoms similar to dysentery. In addition, symptoms such as fever, dehydration, acidosis, shock, and confusion may also appear.
× The fierce and reckless way of mixing like a regular cold dish.
√ Vibrio parahaemolyticus is most sensitive to acid and generally dies after being soaked in vinegar for 5 minutes, and it is difficult to survive in fresh water. Therefore, first soak the jellyfish in fresh water for two days, then rinse it repeatedly. After cutting, soak it in vinegar for more than 5 minutes, and add some minced garlic, which is enough to kill all the bacteria.
American Ginseng
American ginseng has always been regarded as a top-grade tonic because it does not cause "heatiness" or dryness, and has certain anti-fatigue, anti-hypoxia, and refreshing effects. Some people carry lozenges with them to get through our dog-like work lives. Although American ginseng is non-toxic, it is cooling in nature. Taking too much can cause chills, decreased body temperature, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Some people may also experience dysmenorrhea and prolonged menstrual periods.
× Self-prescribing supplements.
√ It is best to follow a doctor's advice when taking ginseng, take it in small, frequent doses, with 2-8 grams per dose being appropriate. It should not be taken especially when you have a cold, cough, or acute infection.