Toxic

Cucurbits are usually sweet, but there are very few cucurbits in the growth process by the influence of abnormal climate and soil factors such as mutation, into the bitter cucurbits carrying bitter genes, bitter cucurbits contain alkali glycoside toxin, which is a plant toxin, not easy to be destroyed after heating, can cause food poisoning.

Mild poisoning has a dry mouth, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, drowsiness and other symptoms; severe poisoning manifested in nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension and diarrhea, dehydration, pus and blood with stools, and serious life-threatening.

Because of the bitter cucurbits in the normal cucurbits in appearance is not easy to identify, and the toxins contained in the general laboratory is not yet able to test, there is no bitter cucurbits poisoning of the effective treatment of medicines, so the consumption of cucurbits to be careful, if the taste is bitter, can not be consumed, so as not to be poisoned, eaten if nausea and diarrhea and other symptoms, go to the hospital immediately.

Expanded Information:

Cucurbits are also known as gourds, gourds, gourds, bushes, and so on. There are very few cucurbits that have mutated due to abnormal climate and soil and other factors that affect them during growth and carry bitter flavor genes.

Sweet cucurbits have a lot of sugar, protein, organic acids and a variety of vitamins, can be eaten without fear, but the bitter cucurbits contain a phytotoxin - alkali glycoside toxin, bitter cucurbits toxin is not easy to destroy the decomposition of heat, accidentally eaten a few hours after the dry mouth, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, drowsiness and other symptoms;

Serious cases will show nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, dehydration, and even with pus and blood and other symptoms similar to poisoning, the more serious may also lead to death.

How to identify "bitter melon" or "melon", it is best to buy before asking the vendor to cut a small slice down, lick a mouth, such as the bitter taste do not buy. In addition, you can also identify by appearance, bitter gourd melon shape like incandescent bulbs, uneven appearance.

If accidentally eaten "bitter gourd melon", because there is no effective treatment drugs, hospitals are currently used to induce vomiting, diuretic and other methods of treatment. About the network rumors "drink egg white" detoxification practice, it is recommended not to try.

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