看過來!十種會要了你命的水果(上)

Some of your favorite fruits can quickly become deadly if ingested in large amounts. Many fruits and their seeds contain trace levels of cyanide and other poisons that can cause extreme discomfort or even have fatal consequences. Lucky for you, we've created this list so you'll know what to watch out for.

即便是你喜愛的水果，食用過量也會導致死亡。許多水果和它們的種子都含有微量的氰化物和其他會導致身體異常、甚至致命的毒素。幸運的是，我們列出了以下10種水果，這樣你就能知道你需要留意什麼。

ow Star Fruit

10.黃色楊桃

Yellow star fruit is both beautiful and delicious, but as little as 100ml can be deadly for people suffering from kidney problems. The fruit contains a deadly neurotoxin that can have adverse effects on the body's nerves and brain. While people with healthy kidneys have no problem filtering out the neurotoxin, those with bad kidneys can't process it. There have been many reported cases of people suffering from kidney diseases and dialysis patients experiencing extreme poisoning after ingestion of star fruit. Symptoms of star fruit poisoning include vomiting, weakness, intractable hiccups, psycho-motor agitation and mental confusion. Some of the scarier symptoms include death, coma and very long-lasting epileptic seizures. Treatment for star fruit poisoning can be quite tricky because scientists have been unable to officially identify the toxin that makes it deadly.

黃色楊桃好看又好吃，但是隻需100ML就可以讓人死於腎臟疾病。它含有致死的神經毒素，對人的神經和大腦都有副作用。健康的腎臟可以濾出毒素而壞的則不能。患有腎病和腎衰竭的病人因攝入楊桃而中毒致危的病例有很多。楊桃中毒的症狀有：嘔吐、虛弱、頑固性打嗝、心力激動遲滯和精神錯亂。更加可怕的症狀有死亡、昏迷和長時間的癲癇病發作。因爲科學家們還未正式確認出是哪種致命的毒素，所以治療起來異常棘手。

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9.西非荔枝果

The ackee is a native West African fruit that's also the national fruit of Jamaica. It's derived from the ackee tree, a huge tropical evergreen that grows to over 40 feet in height. Though the ackee fruit is a staple in Jamaican diets, it's extremely poisonous if improperly eaten. Eating unripened ackee fruit can cause Jamaican vomiting sickness, which can ultimately lead to a coma or death. The ackee is poisonous because in contains hypoglycerin, and thus handlers must be careful when preparing the ackee pods for eating. In fact, the ackee should not be eaten until the ackee's protective outer pods open naturally and turn red.

這種荔枝是西非的本土水果，同時也是牙買加的國果。它源於阿開木樹，一種超過40英尺高的熱帶常綠樹。雖然西非荔枝果是牙買加人常吃的水果，但如果食用不當就會變成劇毒。食用未成熟的西非荔枝果會導致牙買加嘔吐病，最後導致昏迷或死亡。這種水果有毒性，因爲它含有次甘氨酸，所以當人們準備把西非荔枝果莢做食物時，他必須小心謹慎。事實上，只有等到果皮變成亮紅色，黑色有毒的種子脫離果子後，人們才能享用。

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8.接骨木果

Elderberries, the beautiful dark blue berries that hang from the bright red branches of the elderberry tree, are a staple in jellies, jams, wine and tea. They're more prevalent in Europe, but have been known to pop-up in popular North American imports. While tasty, the berries are also feared for their poisonous elements. The leaves, seeds and twigs of the elderberry plant contain glycoside, a substances that creates cyanide. Depending on the concentration of glycoside, you could be in a lot of pain upon ingestion. Some of the typical symptoms of elderberry poisoning include coma, diarrhea, vomiting and nausea. However, though all parts of the elderberry are poisonous, the plant typically has a low toxicity level.

接骨木果，一種懸掛於接骨木樹亮紅色樹枝上的深藍色漿果，主要用於果膠、果醬、酒水的生產。它們流行於歐洲，卻又突然在南非的進口商品中大受歡迎，人們享受美味的同時卻又擔心它們含有的有毒元素。接骨木的樹葉、種子、樹枝都含有配糖體，一種製造氰化物的化學物質，依據所含濃度，你將會承受很多痛苦。中毒的典型症狀包括昏迷、腹瀉、嘔吐和噁心。儘管接骨木樹所有的地方都有毒，但毒性都很低。

cot Seeds

7.杏種

The apricot is a delicious and healthy fruit, but you have to look out for the seeds. Ironically, many believe that apricot seeds can and have been used to cure cancer. This is because the seeds have high levels of vitamin B17, which is an immune system booster. As a result, apricot seeds can be purchased in large quantities at your local health food store or online. The easy purchase of apricot seeds has created a cause for alarm because consuming large doses can be fatal. Their deadly nature is the result of cyanide contained within its seeds.

杏是一種美味且健康的水果，但是你必須當心它的種子。諷刺的是，很多人認爲杏種可以並曾用於治療癌症，因爲杏種中含有高濃度的維他命B17——免疫系統的助推器。因此，杏種在網上和當地的健康食品店都能賣出高價。而這種可以輕易買到的杏種含有氰化物，這纔是造成警報並使人們死亡的根本原因。

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6.毒番石榴

The manchineel is a round fruit about the size of a tangerine native to Mexico and the Caribbean. It's also known as the "beach apple" and can be quite tasty, but both the fruit and its tree are extremely dangerous even when they make simple contact with you. Ingestion of the fruit can almost immediately bring about esophageal and oral ulcerations as well as severe edema. Furthermore, cervical pain can result when the toxin contained within the manichineel is drained into the regional lymph nodes. When the milky sap from the manichineel tree touches skin it can cause burns, blistering and inflammation. This species of tree also produces contact dermatitis. Even the simple burning of the manichineel tree can cause extreme eye irritation. Caribbean Aboriginals even used to dip their arrows in the sap of the manichineel tree to create a vicious poison.

毒番石榴是一種形狀像橘子的圓形水果，產自於墨西哥和加勒比。它做爲"沙灘蘋果"而廣爲人知，其味道異常可口。但同時，只需進行簡單的接觸，它的果實和樹枝都會變得極其危險。食用毒番石榴幾乎會立刻造成食管和口腔潰瘍，就像嚴重的水腫。另外，當毒番石榴所包含的毒素排入局部淋巴結時，會造成頸部疼痛而樹枝上乳白色的汁液接觸皮膚時，會引起燒傷、起泡和炎症。這種特殊的樹也會造成接觸性皮炎，它造成的簡單燒傷甚至會引起嚴重的眼部發炎。加勒比海的土著居民曾把這種汁液塗在他們的箭上製造出各種各樣的毒素。

翻譯：漫小颯 來源：前十網