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«——【Preamble】】 ——»
In many cities, especially on the side of the road, there is a plant that looks very similar to chestnut, and how similar they are is that if you don't distinguish carefully, you will really mistake it for a chestnut.
But it is a whole poisonous plant, especially the fruit and roots are hugely poisonous, its toxicity is terrible, it is no exaggeration to say, if accidentally ingested will cause death.
However, this highly poisonous "chestnut" is often planted on the streets of many cities, not only in China but also abroad.
Why is it so poisonous that it is planted in many streets? What is so special about this chestnut-like plant?
«——【The whole plant is highly poisonous·】——»
Speaking of chestnuts, many people like to eat very much, after all, its taste is very rich, and its methods are also diverse, in many cuisines in the mainland, chestnuts appear, for example, chestnut stewed chicken, chestnut roasted pork ribs and so on.
But the "chestnuts" that appear on both sides of the street are very different from what I eat, but many people can't tell the difference at all.
Because their appearance is too similar, in the mainland of Shanghai in autumn and winter, you can often see this kind of "chestnut" on both sides of the road, in fact, it is called horse chestnut, is the fruit of the ornamental tree horse chestnut,
Although the fruit of the horse chestnut tree has its shell removed, the inner part of the horse chestnut is very similar to the chestnut.
But it is a kind of inedible, because the horse chestnut itself belongs to the plant, the whole plant is poisonous, and its body contains very special saponins, and other alkaloids, and these substances can not be degraded by the human body at all.
Moreover, this plant, whether it is the root or the fruit, contains this poisonous substance, whether it is a human or livestock, accidental ingestion can cause poisoning, and in severe cases, it will directly die.
This kind of horse chestnut tree is common on the side of the road in mainland China and some North America and Europe, and there were once people who ripened chestnuts on the roadside in Canada, and excitedly loaded a big bag and wanted to go home to do it, but fortunately they were stopped by local friends, otherwise the gains outweighed the losses.
However, there are also international students, because they don't know this kind of horse chestnut at all, mistakenly think that this is chestnut, and miss the taste of chestnuts too much, so these dropped so many people no one picked up "chestnuts", picked them up, put them in their schoolbags and took them back.
After cooking, I ate it, but to the surprise of the international students, this "chestnut" is not delicious, and even the taste in the mouth is very bitter.
Unexpectedly, it didn't take long for the international students who had eaten these "chestnuts" to be sent to the hospital that night, and the doctor said that this was a horse chestnut to eat, not chestnuts, this thing is highly poisonous, and it cannot be eaten, but fortunately in time, otherwise it would be life-threatening.
People mistakenly eat horse chestnut abound, for this reason many cities and regions that grow horse chestnut are also promoting the toxicity of horse chestnut in Dali, it is not an ordinary chestnut, it is very different.
«——【·How to distinguish correctly】——»
In fact, although horse chestnuts look very similar to chestnuts in the eyes of many people, they are still very different.
For example, if you look at the leaves, generally speaking, the leaves of the chestnut tree are all single leaves one by one, while the horse chestnut tree is composed of seven leaflets, which is very similar to having seven fingers.
You can also look at the shell, chestnut and horse chestnut are also very different, many people who have planted chestnut know that the chestnut shell is full of spikes, and these thorns are dense and long.
You can't pick it with your hands, you have to use unique tools, but the horse chestnut is completely different, its shell is sparse and bald.
Moreover, there are two to three chestnuts hidden in a huge chestnut shell, and there is only one chestnut in the horse chestnut shell.
The fruit is also different, generally speaking, the chestnut will have a small pointed point on the top, and the horse chestnut is very round, and it is often planted as an ornamental object on the roadside, especially in some cities at home and abroad.
This also makes many people feel very surprised, why this kind of horse chestnut that obviously contains highly toxic is often planted in the greening of many cities, and whether it is at home or abroad, it is planted in large quantities by many cities?
«——[Widely planted?·]——»
Although it is said to be a highly poisonous plant, and its appearance is very similar to chestnut, it is often eaten by people, but it is a plant with high application value, and many people do not know that this plant actually comes from the mainland.
It is a tree with an open canopy and a beautiful shape, and although the fruit and the whole plant are highly poisonous, it is tall and straight.
It can be full of flowers during the flowering season, and its leaves are also red leaves in autumn, so it can be said that it is one of the most beautiful trees among ornamental trees, and some of them have a high ornamental value.
It can be said that it has different colors in different seasons, especially in autumn, the color of its trees is also very bright and beautiful, planted on the walking path, is a rare beautiful scenery in the city.
Not only that, but this tree is also very useful for ornamentation, and although it is highly poisonous, its seeds can be used as medicine.
In the past, horse chestnuts were an essential ingredient for natural pesticides, but in Europe many of these trees are cultivated in large quantities and become a major food source for some squirrels.
But this also makes many people wonder, doesn't it mean that this kind of horse chestnut is highly poisonous and cannot be eaten easily, and it is extremely harmful to people?
Why can it be eaten as food by squirrels? In fact, the special toxic substances contained in horse chestnuts have little effect on squirrels.
Even squirrels can digest them thoroughly, and this toxic substance is not too toxic to horses, and even they can use horse chestnuts as food.
Some people also say that the name horse chestnut is derived from the fact that it looks very similar to chestnuts, but many horses eat it, so it is called horse chestnut.
However, it is undeniable that horse chestnut is highly poisonous, and it is also very harmful to us, but it also has other uses.
For example, in horse chestnuts, starch can be extracted, and it can be used as a raw material for pesticides, and this tree grows very fast, and the tree grows very tall.
For some industries, the wood of this tree is also a very good raw material, for example, carving, furniture or some handicraft manufacturing, this kind of tree wood, is also a good choice.
In addition to its ornamental value, it has a variety of uses, and for us, it is only very similar in appearance to chestnuts.
If we encounter such a tree, we must not pick its seeds, after all, its toxicity is highly toxic to us.
We simply can't digest it completely, and even if we eat it by mistake, it can seriously affect our health.
It is no exaggeration to say that eating horse chestnuts can eat people to death, after all, this kind of thing cannot be digested by us humans at all. It can't be resolved.
Therefore, if you see this kind of chestnut-looking horse chestnut on the side of the road, you must try to stay away from it and don't take them home, after all, it is still very different from chestnuts.