If nothing else, I just want to eat a fresh game.

Many snakes can often be seen in some fields, hillsides or wasteland in the village.

The fruits of snakeberry are all red and beautiful, which always makes people feel an urge to pick them and taste them.

However, adults at home often tell their children not to eat, but some children are curious and insist on picking a few to taste what it tastes like, which makes the raspberry leave a deep impression on their childhood.

Is snake plum really inedible?

Adults told children not to eat raspberries. Are raspberries everywhere in rural areas really poisonous?

What is snake plum?

There are many names of snakeberry, and different places have different names. Its aliases are: snake bubble, snake egg fruit, snake grape, snake vine, dragon spit bead and so on.

But whatever you call it, it has something to do with snakes.

The distribution area of Duchesnea indica is very wide, as long as it is below the altitude 1800 meters, it can grow.

Duchesnea indica likes to grow in damp and dark environment, and it blooms from June to August and bears fruit from August to October every year.

Like strawberries, the plants of Duchesnea indica fruits grow in pieces, and the fruits are similar in shape and red in color.

There is also a strong vitality of snakeberry, which often grows one by one, and the color of the fruit is particularly bright, and it is often used by workers for landscaping in parks and scenic spots.

People in the village often say that snake berries are poisonous. Never eat them, especially children.

In order to prevent children from stealing food by themselves, some adults lied to children that the snake fruit was changed by the head of the snake, or that it would grow only where the snake climbed.

Is it really inedible to eat snake berries?

I think many people secretly picked raspberries when they were young, but because the color of raspberries is particularly bright, people can't help but want to take a bite at a glance.

There is still a lot of juice in snakeberry, which tastes a little weak. Compared with strawberry, it is far from good, and the taste experience is not very good. Many people will not eat it again after tasting it once.

There is also that the snake plum does contain certain toxins, but the toxicity is very small and can be ignored.

A small amount of food does not do any harm to human body. If it is eaten in large quantities or continuously for several days, it will cause certain harm to human body if toxins accumulate.

However, the medicinal use of snake plums is very great, and ancient Chinese medicine often used snake berries as medicine to treat diseases.

Why don't adults let children eat raspberries?

Children are the future of the family, but also the heart of parents. Parents don't want their children to be hurt a little.

Although a small amount of snakeberry is not harmful to the body, it does contain certain toxins.

Because children's physical immunity is worse than that of adults, and their self-control ability is also poor. If children eat too much, they will cause dizziness, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and other symptoms.

It will cause serious harm to the child's body, and the adults at home will also be scared for fear that something will happen to the child.

The environment in which the raspberry grows is also very suitable for snake activities. If a child encounters a poisonous snake in the process of picking the raspberry, it will threaten the life safety of the child.

Adults also think about the safety of children's lives, so they say that raspberries are poisonous and don't let children eat them.

Snake plum has high medicinal value.

Duchesnea indica is a Rosaceae plant, and its whole grass can be used as medicine.

Snakeberry can not only clear away heat and cool blood, reduce swelling and detoxify, but also has a good effect on common snake bites.

In ancient times, if people caught a cold, coughed or had a fever, they went to a doctor to prescribe medicine, and the medicine would be accompanied by the taste of raspberry.

The pharmacological effects of Duchesnea indica show that Duchesnea indica can not only enhance human immunity and inhibit bacterial regeneration, but also be used to treat various tumor diseases such as hepatitis and leukopenia in clinic.

The most important thing is that the side effects are particularly small.

Another function that is particularly practical for farmers is to prevent flies and maggots.

Villagers can kill maggots and reduce the number of flies by picking some fresh whole raspberries in the wild or on the hillside, mashing them in stone troughs and throwing them into dry toilets.

Now there is a phenomenon in the city, that is, some boutique fruit shops sell raspberries as high-grade fruits.

Summary:

Although Duchesnea indica can be eaten, it contains a small amount of toxins, and excessive consumption will do harm to human body.

Now I understand why adults often tell children not to eat raspberries, and even lie to children, not to let children eat them for the sake of their life safety.

Snake plum has little toxicity and certain medicinal value. I hope everyone will not destroy it all.