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I just found out that Lychee overconsumption is fatal.
"lychees also contain high levels of hypoglycin, as well as a similar toxin known as methylenecyclopropyl glycine, or MCPG"
[ http://www.tampabay.com/news/world/dange...ed/2311627 ]
What other kinds of commonly locally grown fruit or nut tree produce has compounds like lychee?
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According to the BBC World Service, the fatalities in India were all among poor children who ate lychees on an empty stomach. Since the Indian health authorities issued an advisory, the number of fatalities has significantly decreased. Here's the BBC story:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38831240
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Star Fruit has a neurotoxin. It shouldn't be fed to animals or people with questionable kidneys, and shouldn't EVER be juiced and drank by healthy people.
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/why-...-starfruit
Eating the fruit in regular amounts is fine if you're healthy, but juicing a dozen into a glass can be dangerous.
It also interferes with drug absorption (similar to grapefruit). So if you're on an Rx that tells you to avoid grapefruit, avoid star fruit too.
Risks
Carambolas contains caramboxin[11] and oxalic acid. Both substances are harmful to individuals suffering from kidney failure, kidney stones, or those under kidney dialysis treatment. Consumption by those with kidney failure can produce hiccups, vomiting, nausea, mental confusion, and sometimes death.[12][13][14][15][16][17] Recent research has identified caramboxin as a neurotoxin which is structurally similar to phenylalanine, and is a glutamatergic agonist.[11] Despite its toxicity to renally-compromised individuals, the levels of oxalic acid and caramboxin in starfruit are low enough to be safely processed by the general population, for whom it is both a safe and healthy food.
Drug interactions
Like the grapefruit, carambola is considered to be a potent inhibitor of seven cytochrome P450 isoforms.[18][19] These enzymes are significant in the first-pass elimination of many medicines, and, thus, the consumption of carambola or its juice in combination with certain prescription medications can significantly increase their effective dosage within the body. Research into grapefruit juice (its potent enzymes) for instance, identified a significant effect (requires change in dose or other side effects) on common medications when taken concurrently by the patient, including statins, which are commonly used to treat high cholesterol and cardiovascular illness, opiates/opioids, and benzodiazepines (a sedative tranquilizer drug family that includes diazepam).[20]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carambola
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Yes over consumption of lychee is fatal and the seeds of most fruit contain cyanide so be careful not to ingest the seeds either! Lilikoi and starfruit seeds are very bad! The juice from Lilikoi is good though, liquid gold ;-) quote:
Originally posted by Malapuaao
I just found out that Lychee overconsumption is fatal.
"lychees also contain high levels of hypoglycin, as well as a similar toxin known as methylenecyclopropyl glycine, or MCPG"
[ http://www.tampabay.com/news/world/dange...ed/2311627 ]
What other kinds of commonly locally grown fruit or nut tree produce has compounds like lychee?
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LOL...I've made starfruit syrup and loved to crunch the lillikoi seeds...won't do that again, mahalo.
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I don't think there is anything wrong with lilikoi seeds. http://www.healwithfood.org/health-benef...-seeds.php
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Don't know about the commonality of toxins, but supposedly there's a potential link between soursop (Guanabana) and Parkinson's. Also, Akee fruit can be lethal.
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plums, pears, cherries, apples, peaches, nectarines, etc. etc. all have cyanide in seeds...
ps. the Parkinson's thing w/soursop is because of high concentrations of annonacin...
then you have out native coastal SeaBean, Mucuna gigantea, with its attractive seeds used in leis... The seeds are poisonous and contain L-DOPA and other potentially toxic substances. Although L-DOPA is used to treat Parkinson's disease, ingestion of large quantities can cause gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea and vomiting and severe mental symptoms like psychosis, paranoid delusions, and hallucinations.
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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most all lilikoi/passiflora have MAOIs, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor, in leaves flowers husk and mainly stems and roots...
there is 500 species of passiflora...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_..._inhibitor
ps Durrin Fiend, I think you mean "akia'???.. if so, some of that is debunked.. the Hawaiians were said to used one species to stun fish in tidal pools, but not much is know about it hurting humans, and there is no modern info on deaths or anything close.... in HVNP, the Akia looks like the Ohelo to people not too familiar, so Im sure they get eaten at times, they grow literally right next to each other on the crater rim and fruit are same color and shape..
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Originally posted by bananahead
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ps Durrin Fiend, I think you mean "akia'???..
Thanks for the info on akia, but I spelled Akee correctly. It's somewhat of an oddball, but I do know some folks growing it on island. Here's an explanation, lifted from the internet.
In Jamaica, the ackee fruit is a mixed blessing. Though originally native to West Africa, it migrated to Jamaica in 1778 and is now the country's national fruit. If improperly eaten, though, ackee can cause what has been dubbed the Jamaican Vomiting Sickness — which, other than the self-explanatory symptoms, can lead to coma or death. Unripe ackee fruit contains a poison called hypoglycin, so preparers must be careful to wait until the fruit's protective pods turn red and open naturally. Once open, the only edible portion is the yellow arilli, which surround always-toxic black seeds. With all that risk comes a delicious payoff — Jamaica's national dish is ackee with codfish.
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