For the fern this kind of wild vegetable I believe that many small partners are aware of, every year in the spring time is the fern growth time, many people will go to the field to dig fern to eat, this kind of wild vegetable taste is very good, and also has rich nutritional value, but now there is a rumor on the Internet that fern is a kind of wild vegetable that can cause cancer, eat fern to cancer is true? Fern cancer has been widely rumored in folklore, and there are many articles on the Internet saying that eating fern is 100% carcinogenic. After a series of animal feeding experiments and research studies show that ferns do contain carcinogenic substances, ferns contain phenyl oxalic acid, fern lactam, flavonol compounds, these substances can induce cancer.

The fern also contains substances like xanthophylls, which activate cancer cells, synergize and promote the growth of cancers that have already occurred, leading to serious deterioration. But there has not been enough clinical research on how much these carcinogens affect the human body.

Many people think that fern is rich in many kinds of vitamins and is a nutritious food, but the fact is not so, fern not only does not have the function of anti-cancer, but also may cause cancer. After the authoritative experts of the study, this "king of mountain vegetables", indeed have the risk of cancer. Such a result is really frightening, so is it that ferns can not be eaten? Of course not, experts told us that a small amount of fern is still not a big problem, but not long-term consumption of this wild vegetable.

In the early eighties, Japanese scientists successfully isolated a substance called "original fern glycoside", "original fern glycoside" in the roots, stems and leaves of the fern are present in the shoots with the highest content. Subsequently, people also used the "original fern glycosides" for animal experiments, and found that it can indeed induce the symptoms and diseases mentioned earlier. That is to say, no matter how much we eat every day, there is a carcinogenic effect, in fact, we now eat a lot of fern is processed, the concentration of carcinogenic substances has been greatly reduced. So often to the field to pick wild fern guys to pay attention to, digging wild fern is a certain risk, in order to health do not eat wild fern Oh!