Original title: Many wild vegetables are difficult to distinguish from toxic plants. The municipal disease control department reminds: Do not pick wild vegetables that are unfamiliar or unknown
The Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently reminded the public that edible wild vegetables should be purchased through formal channels and carefully collected in the wild. Wild vegetables that are unfamiliar, unknown, and easily mistaken should not be picked, eaten, bought, or sold.
According to the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the public has misconceptions about wild vegetables. For example, wild vegetables are pollution-free "green food" or have higher nutritional value than ordinary vegetables. In fact, the safety of wild vegetables is related to the growth environment, and the nutritional value has no obvious advantage. Many wild vegetables are similar to poisonous plants in appearance, which is difficult for non professionals to distinguish. If the poisonous plants are picked or eaten by mistake, it may lead to poisoning and even endanger life.
The Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend citizens to collect wild vegetables in the field. Instead, they can buy them in regular supermarkets and farmers' markets. They should not buy them at random from casual traders and tourists. Wild vegetables growing near factories, sewage, garbage landfills and other areas are vulnerable to environmental pollution. Pesticides are usually used in parks and roadside green belts to prevent diseases and pests, and the growing wild vegetables are not suitable for picking and eating.
Many wild vegetables are medicinal plants and should not be eaten frequently or more at a time. Soak and blanch before eating. Infants, pregnant women, nursing mothers, the elderly, people with allergies to wild vegetables and digestive system diseases are not recommended to eat wild vegetables.
The symptoms of potherb poisoning vary according to the amount of consumption, plant species, and individual differences. Gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea are common. Some can also cause allergic symptoms, and severe cases can lead to dyspnea, coma, and even death. The Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds the public to stop eating wild vegetables immediately, induce vomiting immediately, take the remaining wild vegetables and vomitus, and seek medical advice in a timely manner in case of any discomfort after eating wild vegetables. (Sun Leqi)
