After dried day lily at high temperature, colchicine will be destroyed as long as the temperature reaches 60 degrees Celsius. Therefore, the dried day lily we eat will not be poisoned in general. However, there will be inferior day lilies on the market, which contain many additives that are not good for human health. Therefore, when buying and eating, everyone should pay attention to selecting high-quality ones, and be sure to wash them before eating.
It takes about two and a half hours for dried daylily to soak, because the predecessor of dried daylily is fresh daylily, which is toxic in itself. The dried daylily is not toxic, but it must be soaked. Soak it in warm water for a while, and when it becomes soft, take it up to remove impurities and hard stalks at the top, then put it in a pot without adding proper amount of water, boil it with strong fire, then soak it in cold water for at least two hours, then wash the day lily again, squeeze out the water fully, and soak it in warm water for about 20 minutes, then you can begin to enjoy the delicious day lily.
3 taboo to eat dried day lily The flower buds are not removed. The toxins of day lily are mainly stored in the flower buds, so if you eat them, you must remove them. Its toxic substance is colchicine, which is a drug for treating gout. It has no toxin in itself, but it will be transformed into colchicine after passing through the digestive system, which is quite toxic.
The daylily that is not soaked before eating is the finished product after high temperature sun exposure. The toxin has been removed in the production and processing, but for the sake of health, it still needs to be soaked before eating, and it is still soaked in warm water for many times. Remember that it is soaked many times.
Excessive intake of day lily contains colchicine. Adults who ingest 0. 1 to 0.2 mg of colchicine at a time are equivalent to 50 to 100 g of fresh day lily, which will lead to poisoning symptoms. If the intake reaches 3 to 20 ml, it will directly lead to death. The calorie of day lily is 199 kcal, and it is best to eat it around 15 g every day.
4 How to choose dried daylily 1. The color of high-quality daylily is light yellow or golden yellow, and it is relatively fresh, with almost no impurities. When it is put into the nose, it has a clear fragrance, and its appearance is uniform. Moreover, high-quality daylily will stretch out quickly after being loosened by hand, without any additives.
2. Daylily that is slightly almost, because of sodium metabisulfite, good daylily is black at both ends and yellow in the middle, but the black at both ends is uneven and the impurities are obviously increased.
3. There are many inferior day lily additives, which will produce a musty and choking smell, and may be smoked with sulfur.