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Pokeweed is poisonous to humans, dogs, and livestock. In spring and early summer, shoots and leaves (not the root) are edible with proper cooking (hence the common name "poke sallet"), [ 7 ] but later in the summer they become deadly, and the berries are also poisonous.
Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke) is used as a folk medicine and as food, although all parts of it must be considered toxic unless, as folk recipes claim, it is "properly prepared." [citation needed] The root is never eaten and cannot be made edible. [12]
The pokeweed has been used by the natives there for thousands of years. They would gather the berries of the plant and crush them to make a dark purplish dye for tattooing. The berries themselves are not consumable by humans or mammals, but birds have been able to adapt to combat the toxins which are emitted and do eat the fruits which aids in ...
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The berries and leaves of several species are mildly toxic to humans, dogs, cats, livestock, rabbits, and tortoises, containing terpenoid glycosides which can cause extreme irritation to the hands and mouth upon contact and digestive distress if ingested; children and small animals are particularly susceptible. [151]
Fruits, vegetables, seeds and beans are all essential parts of a well-balanced and healthy diet, but if these health gems are not consumed properly, they could be poisonous and detrimental to our ...
The juice made from the berries was used as a dye and ink at one time. The berries contain a pigment known as rivianin or rivinianin , [ 4 ] which has the IUPAC name 5-O-β- D -Glucopyranoside, 3-sulfate, CAS number 58115-21-2, and molecular formula C 24 H 26 N 2 O 16 S. [ 11 ] It is very similar to betanin , the pigment found in beets . [ 4 ]