You can eat it, but you can't eat it directly. It doesn't help much. Although yew has important medicinal value, it is also toxic. The medicinal value of Taxus chinensis is mainly reflected in its extract-paclitaxel. Eating more fruits of Taxus chinensis may cause side effects such as inhibiting hematopoietic function of bone marrow and leukopenia.

The leaves, wood and seeds of Taxus plants generally contain toxic taxol, and taxane can be absorbed by the human body and quickly act on the heart and respiratory system, so once eaten, it will hurt the heart and respiratory system, which will be fatal in serious cases.

The whole Taxus chinensis is highly toxic except the aril, and the seeds and aril in the fruit are also toxic, so the fruit is inedible.