If you’re ever in a situation where you’re foraging for food, make sure you know your plants. There have been too many horror stories of individuals that are uninformed about toxic plants that end up being poisoned.
There are many ways to avoid ingesting poisonous plants, the most popular advice being DON’T EAT IT IF YOU AREN’T SURE WHAT IT IS.
Otherwise, you can test out the plant for its edibility. You can see if it’s contact-poisonous by rubbing it on your skin and waiting 15 minutes to see if a rash appears.
You can also cook a small amount of the plant, then hold a small portion of the plant against your lips for three minutes to see if it burns. Then chew the plant without swallowing for 15 minutes – if nothing happens, it might be safe to swallow a small amount, and wait 8 hours for a reaction.
To avoid any unhappy surprises, here are 6 plants that are extremely deadly after the break. It's safe to say that you should never eat any of these plants under any circumstances!
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If you don’t know. Don’t eat it.
As a general rule, I don’t eat any white berries. I’m sure there are some that are ok, but I’m not a botanist and the risk isn’t worth the small nutrient intake. No white berries.