whoa whoa don't tell me you're thinking about eating the forbidden fruit that's exactly what
i'm thinking fruit is supposed to be the healthy choice when it comes to snacking
instead of munching on potato chips and chocolate bars but sometimes it could endanger your life to
make sure you make the responsible fruity choices here are more of the top 10 fruits that can kill
part two that's borderline black i wouldn't eat that if i were you that's it cashews i shouldn't
bunch of cashew cashew it was an almond you idiot when you're fishing through a bowl of cashews the
first thing that comes to mind probably isn't wow what a tasty fruit and you would be right
cashews aren't fruits but they do grow inside of one and that's the part that can be harmful to you
technically classified as seeds and not nuts cashews grow on the outside of an apple-like
fruit and look nothing like the ones you find in your trail mix i'm a yoga nut and i'm a nut
nut before the raw cashews can be extracted they need to be roasted off to remove the toxic hull
which contains urushiol the same substance found in poison ivy eating too much urushiol
can be deadly cashew poisoning is rather rare but workers can sometimes get side effects simply from
handling them while removing the shell so the raw cashews you buy at the store aren't actually raw
they've at least been steamed in order to remove the toxin and can be further roasted before
they're brought to the market the fruit which is known as a cashew apple is popular in brazil its
native land and is even made into a much beloved juice called super de caju since the fruit are
too delicate for travel they're solely sold in areas where they're cultivated like brazil nigeria
india and southeast asia definitely something in there looks like a peanut but it's cashew apples
i'm going apple picking they say an apple a day keeps the doctor away but just what exactly does
this saying actually mean rest assured eating apples every day won't kill you they're so full
of nutrients your body will be sanking you what you need to be aware of however are the seeds
found inside the apple as it turns out apple seeds are extremely poisonous again if you've
carelessly swallowed one or two seeds in your life don't panic just yet it doesn't mean you're
living out your last days oh right well that is good to know apple seeds as well as the seeds
of related plants like pears and cherries contain amygdalin which is a cyanogenic glycoside composed
of cyanide and sugar if amygdalin is metabolized in the digestive system the chemical would
degrade into hydrogen cyanide which is highly poisonous and can kill someone within minutes
thankfully a death by apple is very unlikely as many factors come into play for instance you'd
need to ingest a pretty huge amount of seeds for them to actually harm you anywhere from 150 to
several thousands plus they need to be crushed or chewed for the amygdalin to be accessible so
unless you've been consistently chowing down on all of your apple seeds and you eat multiple a
day you should be able to save yourself from a tragic death cool go go go go go cool no
no no doubt tomatoes you say tomato tomato i say tomato tomato in case you forgot yes tomatoes are
a fruit not only are tomatoes fruits but they can also be very toxic ones thankfully however it's
not the part of the tomato that we generally eat that's poisonous but the leaves and stems in the
late 1700s a large percentage of europeans even feared the tomato hard to believe that something
that seems so harmless was once something you needed to stay away from ketchup just like my
mom puts on a spaghetti baby before tomatoes even made their way to north american tables they were
actually classified as deadly nightshade a poisonous family of plants containing toxins
harmful to humans such as tomatine glycoalkaloid even though tomatoes are slightly less toxic than
others from the nightshade family if ingested in large doses tomatine could cause gastrointestinal
problems liver and even heart damage the highest concentration is obviously in the leaves and stems
but also in the unripe fruit so while eating one slightly green tomato won't be the death of you
you should still be wary before you prepare them and make sure to always discard the leaves and
stems do you get me rhubarb never rub another man's rhubarb okay okay technically rhubarb is
not a fruit per se more like a vegetable but hey it's usually prepared like a fruit so we can let
this one slide just think about those strawberry rhubarb pies your grandma would bake for you
but how would you feel if we told you that this nice fruit for a day isn't all that nice what if
you go anywhere near the leaves your pie would be a little less comforting and a little more
deadly the severity of the reaction to ingesting rhubarb leaves is all determined by someone's age
weight and overall health as well as the type of rhubarb and the quantity but in any case it should
always be avoided rhubarb leaves contain oxalic acid which is generally not found in the stalks
at least not in warm temperatures according to the u.s national library of medicine at the
national institutes of health if ingested in large quantities symptoms include burning of the throat
and mouth stomach pain difficulty breathing and even coma while deaths are rare there have been
some reports over the years so next time you want to cook something with rhubarb just make sure your
stems are safe never include the leaves and your dessert will be a blast good to know asparagus are
you still enjoying your asparagus sir i was never enjoying it we know what you're thinking what
asparagus is a fruit and it could kill me well the answer is yes and no let us explain
asparagus is a vegetable but it does have little berries growing on them which is not something
that's usually known to people asparagus spears themselves are nothing to be feared you can
even eat them raw if you truly want to although it's not recommended it's all the fruit's fault
okay technically the berries aren't biologically berries but still the little round bright red
fruits might look enticing and tasty but don't be fooled just a handful of those could cause
a lot of damage asparagus berries are toxic and can bring a lot of undesired side effects from
skin irritation to stomach problems like vomiting and diarrhea it's better to steer clear of the
stuff if you go berry picking or if you grow your own asparagus at home make sure to go to
an area where kids and pets can't accidentally get their hands on some the berries are usually
about six to ten millimeters in diameter so even if you think you'll be able to easily spot them
because of their bright color they're so small you might very well miss them even if you're
actively looking for them in other words just be very careful of asparagus plants you find in the
wild and always clean and cook them properly to avoid any hazard trust me when i say this
apricot why do you use apricots what am i supposed to call them sweet tangy balls don't worry you can
still enjoy your beloved apricots the flesh isn't the problem it's the kernels located within the
pit of the fruit that can cause an issue to get to that kernel which oddly enough looks like an
almond you need to break through the hard pit and access the harmful chemicals these kernels
or stones contain amygdalin also called laetrile a toxic cyanogenic glycoside our body converts into
toxic cyanide the body can usually detoxify small quantities of cyanide but if taken into
large quantities it can lead to cyanide poisoning symptoms of poisoning include nausea fever
headaches insomnia joint and muscle aches as well as low blood pressure and in extreme cases death
it definitely sounds bad okay if you ever mistakenly swallow an apricot pit
don't sweat it the seed needs to be crushed or chewed in order to release amygdalin and
cause damage just like with cherry pits and apple seeds while apricot kernels
are highly dangerous they have also been marketed as alternative medicine usually called vitamin b17
and some even believe the seed of an apricot has amazing curing properties well whether they do or
not you should never consume more than two a day or else you may run the risk of suffering from
cyanide poisoning just don't do it promise you berries well it tastes like twigs and berries
well would you look at that some more berries that can kill you what can we say there are a lot
of berries out there that want to end your life it'll paralyze you oh please i know my berries
however contrary to most of the berries we've seen so far yew berries aren't all that bad so to speak
indeed with you berries you could technically eat the arrow or berry flesh as long as you don't go
anywhere near the seed that's the very toxic part aside from that nearly every part of the plant is
highly toxic to humans and most animals the seeds and plant contain toxins deadly alkaloids that can
kill within a few hours after ingestion usually following a poisoning no symptoms will occur until
the heart stops dead the you shrub can be found in many home landscaping layouts all around the world
mostly due to its evergreen nature its drought resistance and ease of care in the u's western
variety the taxol is used to create a drug that treats breast cancer so it's not all bad noise
jatropha fruit what here's a change of scenery with a fruit you most likely haven't heard of
jatropha jatropha is a drought-resistant tree-like shrub that can be found in all
corners of the world provided they have tropical or subtropical climates for years the plant was
used as medicine to treat all kinds of conditions like colic cramps and constipation in rural
villages but its 15 minutes of fame was quickly over once its true colors were revealed oops
there have been numerous cases of poisonings in children since they are drawn to the bright yellow
berries not thinking that they are actually toxic the black seeds of the jatropha contain
highly poisonous toxalbuminsursin as well as ricin which can cause vomiting diarrhea kidney damage
and in some cases death in fact as few as three untreated seeds can be fatal to humans for a while
there jatropha seeds were even being tested as biofuel to replace the shrinking corn supplies it
seemed like the solution of the century that the miracle plant turned out not to be so miraculous
after all it was more of a mirage than anything else in short the project plummeted and jatropha
went back to being a mere poisonous plant oh thanks daphne wow moe great shrub costume picture
this you're walking around in a forest picking pretty flowers when suddenly you come across
a cluster of very cute bright red little berries wouldn't you be tempted to pluck them as well well
for your sake and the sake of your health if they look anything like this you would be better off
not even touching them touch me and that ham will never touch anything again daphne is a short-lived
shrub with clusters of red berries native to asia europe and north africa often eaten by birds
daphnes look rather harmless at first but you shouldn't be fooled by their charming appearance
and flowery scent similar to the asparagus fruits in shape size and color daphnes are just as toxic
if not more while most birds are immune to the mixture of toxic chemical poison found inside the
daphnes humans can suffer greatly from ingesting even one little berry swallowing a berry can
cause a choking sensation and simply handling the twigs can cause rashes and eczema in some people
even though there is no edible use for the fruit daphnes are usually grown as an ornamental plant
during the spring because of the attractive flowers it grows as we keep moving on take
a second to hit that like button would ya thank you next strychnine what do you mean by poison
well probably nothing or strychnine also known as snake wood and poison nut the stryknose nooks
vomika tree is native to australia and southeast asia these lovely nicknames are all courtesy of
the highly dangerous deadly berries the trees produce so deadly in fact that strychnine
the highly toxic colorless bitter crystalline alkaloid collected from the tree has been used as
rat poison for over a century it saved the day in europe as it helped stem the spread of the bubonic
plague ah very noise unfortunately we're not out of the woods as it could also kill us the seed of
the berries as well as the bark of the tree is used to create the poison if ingested by humans
strychnine can lead to serious adverse health effects and even the smallest amount can
cause a worse case scenario strychnine will prevent the proper operation of the chemical
controlling nerve signals to the muscles making the off switch for muscles unavailable when this
off switch can't work correctly painful spasms occur leading to manic convulsions
so severe that muscles can tear away from the bone death then follows from exhaustion or
cardiac arrest good luck with that tune in to more great videos just tap or click first time here
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