Under normal circumstances, eating too many cherries will not lead to poisoning, but because cherries are warm, if eaten too much, it may aggravate the hot and dry qi in the body, thus causing sore throat, oral ulcer and other fire-causing reactions.

The toxic components in cherries mainly come from cherries' kernels, which contain a component called cyanoside, which will react with enzymes in the body to generate toxic hydrocyanic acid. If you eat a large amount of cherries' kernels, you may suffer from oral bitterness, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, even weak breathing, unconsciousness and other poisoning symptoms, but this situation rarely occurs.

What should I do about cherry poisoning

1. If it is caused by excessive consumption of cherries, it is suggested to drink more water, or eat some food and drugs to reduce the symptoms.

2. If the poisoning reaction caused by eating too many cherry seeds is mild, you can drink some sugar cane water to reduce the poisoning reaction; If the symptoms are serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital immediately for detoxification and other symptomatic treatment.

how much cherries are eaten will lead to poisoning

4-5kg.

The content of cyanoglucoside in cherry kernel is not high, and the content of hydrocyanic acid which can be converted into toxic substances is even lower, so it is generally not easy to cause poisoning reaction. Usually, a 6 kg adult needs to eat 4-5 kg cherries to cause poisoning. Therefore, if only a small amount of cherries are eaten by mistake, there will be no uncomfortable reaction, so don't worry too much.

how many cherries can I eat at most?

about p>2 grams a day.

As a common fruit, there is no strict requirement on the consumption of cherries. However, in order to avoid causing excessive fire, it is recommended to eat about 2 grams of cherries a day.