Difference between Dripping Water Goddess of Mercy and Taro:
1, leaf shape (the left is Dripping Water Goddess of Mercy, the right is Taro)
Dripping Water Goddess of Mercy leaves are dark in color, while taro leaves are lighter in color;
Dripping Water Goddess of Mercy leaves are mostly arranged in spirals; the petioles are thick, the surface of the leaves are glossy, the backs are lighter, extremely wide, the Arrow-shaped ovate, margin shallowly undulate.
Taro leaves are peltate, with long, fat petioles, green or purplish red.
2, the shape of the stem
Basically no difference in length, but there is a big difference in thickness. The stems of the dribble are thicker, while the stems of the taro are thinner.
There is also a big difference in the shape of the grown up,
3, toxicity is different
Dripping Guanyin is a plant with toxicity, often mistakenly eaten as taro or taro. Contact or consumption of its sap and leaves, stems, etc., will cause swelling and numbness in the contact area, and even central nervous system poisoning symptoms.
Raw taro is slightly poisonous, and touching the juice will make people allergic. But as long as it is cooked, it can be eaten.
Extended Information
On the afternoon of January 17, 2018, three children in Tao Shan Village, Xin Wei Town, Beiliu City, showed symptoms of suspected poisoning such as sore throat, vomiting and drooling. After the incident, the children's families quickly sent the three to the hospital for treatment.
Fortunately, the children did not eat much, after infusion of fluids plus taking medication has slowly recovered.
According to a child's grandmother: 18:00 that day, someone in the village near the bamboo forest found three children fell to the ground, her grandson shouted a sore throat, and then kept vomiting, swollen and purple lips, and later learned that a few people ate some of the "kiln baked" "taro! "
Afterwards, the villagers went to the child mentioned the slope, and found that the growth there is not taro, but drip lotus, commonly known as "drip Guanyin".
"Water drop Guanyin" stem within the white juice is poisonous, can produce toxic effects on any part of the human body, accidentally eat the stem and leaves are itchy throat and tongue, swelling, salivation, intestinal burning pain, diarrhea, severe cases will be due to asphyxiation, cardiac paralysis and death.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Taro
Baidu Encyclopedia - Taro