Case: Some time ago, the Sichuan Jiang old lady’s old partner in the market to buy a loofah, stewed a chicken soup, eaten when the discovery of loofah a little bitter, did not want to throw on the hard to drink a pot of chicken soup. Since then, a family of three has appeared vomiting and diarrhea symptoms, was rushed to the hospital for rescue. In the rescue process, Mrs. Jiang and her mother repeatedly vomiting diarrhea, and with obvious blood. Blood pressure dropped, inflammation in the body, but also because of poisoning caused liver damage. Because of the seriousness of the situation, after up to six hours of first aid, three people finally temporarily out of danger …… bitter loofah is the culprit, containing biotoxins. Laboratory results show that the ginger old lady family of three vomit, feces contain alkali glycoside biotoxins, and this toxin from the bitter melon. It was this toxin that caused the poisoning of the three people and nearly killed them. The toxin contained in bitter squash is as toxic as arsenic! This toxin is difficult to dissolve even at high temperatures. Suggestions: Before eating loofah at home, it is best to use your tongue to lick the flesh of the peeled loofah, there is a bitter taste that is poisonous, not to be eaten; fried loofah, such as the discovery of a bitter taste, should be thrown out with the pot of other food! In addition to bitter loofah, these foods are also toxic 1, sprouted potatoes Sprouted potatoes or green green skin, containing lobelia alkaloids, consumption of gastrointestinal salary membrane has a strong stimulating and corrosive, paralyzing effect on the central nervous system, serious and life-threatening. 2, green tomatoes green tomatoes contain the same sprouted potatoes with the same toxic substances a anemone alkaloids. Eating will produce nausea, vomiting, skin color purple, salivation, dizziness and other symptoms of poisoning. Eating raw is even more dangerous! 3, rotting ginger rotting ginger will produce a carcinogen called safrole, can induce liver cancer, esophageal cancer. 4, fresh lentils Fresh lentils contain saponins and alkaloids, toxic, but will dissolve when hot. Before eating, they should be blanched or oiled in boiling water, or dry-fried until discolored and then eaten. 5, black spot sweet potato If the sweet potato skin is black or brown spots, or has been sprouted, consumers are advised not to buy. The sweet potato with black-brown skin or black spots is contaminated by the black spot bacteria. The toxicity of the black spot bacteria can make sweet potatoes hard, bitter, toxic, and this toxin whether boiled or roasted, its biological activity should not be destroyed, it is best not to eat. Common food anti-poisoning guide 1, green beans Toxin crime: raw green beans contain toxic substances – toxic protein and saponin, if not cooked and boiled through, people will be poisoned after eating 1 to 5 hours, light headache and dizziness, heavy nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. Anti-toxicity guide: the two heads of string beans contain high levels of toxins and should be removed. Cooking can not be like other vegetables as hot or stir fry on it, must be simmered for more than 10 minutes. When the color of the four season beans from bright green to dark green or dark green, eat no bean smell, you can rest assured that you can eat. If you are really worried about poisoning, you can blanch them first, which will help them heat evenly. 2, fresh cauliflower Toxin crime: it contains colchicine, which is oxidized into very toxic dicolchicine after entering the human body, will strongly stimulate the gastrointestinal and respiratory system, triggering food poisoning. Anti-toxicity guide: Before cooking, blanch fresh cauliflower in boiling water, then soak it in water for more than 2 hours, fish it out, squeeze out the juice, and stir-fry it thoroughly. It should be noted that the dried cauliflower is made from fresh cauliflower by steaming, boiling, sun-drying, in the processing of toxic substances have been destroyed, will not cause poisoning. 3, green potatoes Toxin crime: potatoes contain lobelia, a harmful alkaloid. After sprouting, its bud eyes, bud roots and green, ulcerated places, the content of lobeliain increased dramatically. When people eat this kind of potato, nausea, abdominal pain in the mild case, and in the severe case, difficulty in whistling can occur. Anti-toxin guide: If the potato sprouting is not serious, you can thoroughly dig out the buds and remove the green part, and then placed in cold water to soak for about 1 hour before frying (anemonein will be dissolved in the water), out of the pot before adding a little vinegar can be removed part of the toxin. 4, nuts Toxin offense: nut poisoning, including white fruit, bitter almonds, cherry kernels, apple kernels and so on. White fruit contains white fruit acid, white fruit phenol and other toxic ingredients and ginkgo biloba poisoning, will damage peripheral nerves. Other nuts contain bitter amygdalin and bitter amygdalin enzyme, hydrolysis is easy to produce hydrocyanic acid, triggering poisoning. Anti-toxicity guide: white fruit can not be eaten raw, after heating the toxicity is weakened, you can eat about 10 pills at a time. The rest of the kernel do not eat directly, in the juice, should first remove the kernel. 5, soybean Toxin crime: raw soybean contains trypsin inhibitor, it will hinder the absorption of protein, and gastrointestinal stimulation. In addition, raw soybeans in the lectin is a glycoprotein, excessive intake may make people nausea, vomiting. Anti-toxicity guide: When soybeans are cooked, the toxic substances can be fully destroyed and can be consumed without fear. Raw soybean milk bought from outside, should be thoroughly boiled before drinking, the specific method is to see the soybean milk boiling, and then cook for 8 minutes. 6, fish bile Toxin crime: mackerel, grass carp, carp and other fish bile containing fish bile, this toxic component of the body cells have a detrimental effect on the human body, will lead to nausea, severe vomiting, abdominal pain and other symptoms. Anti-toxicity guide: Fish bile is harmful to the human body even when cooked and should not be consumed. Fish guts are located in the abdomen of the fish, usually a light greenish-yellow or greenish-black color, and must be removed before cooking. 7, red sugar cane Toxin crime: sugar cane in the fall of each year, but many fruit stores will stockpile in the cellar after a large number of goods until the next spring. This process freezes and thaws the sugarcane, and the right temperature encourages mold to multiply in the sugarcane. In addition, the sugar and moisture contained in the sugarcane is also conducive to mold growth. The toxins produced by mold growth can be harmful to humans. Mild poisoning will be nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, and severe cases can be paroxysmal convulsions, and even die of whistle failure. Anti-toxin guide: the key is to learn to pick sugar cane. Fresh sugarcane appearance color is brighter, peeling consequences of meat should be white with yellow. Mouldy sugarcane skin lacks luster, there are mold spots and soft, the end of the sugarcane will appear flocculent or fluffy white material. After cutting, the section color gray, loose structure, there will be black or red filaments in the pulp. 8, rotten fruit toxin crime: fruit bad a small piece, some people can not afford to throw away the whole, so the rotten part of the cut off continue to eat. However, the fruit after a long time of storage will usually be invaded by microorganisms, the highest frequency is penicillin, after metabolism, it will produce exhibition penicillin, this material will cause human gastrointestinal tract dysfunction, kidney edema and other diseases. Moldy apples on the appearance of normal parts of the exhibition of penicillin content for the moldy parts of 10 ~ 50%, so even if the appearance still looks normal flesh actually already contains a lot of harmful substances. Anti-toxic guide: when part of the fruit mold, only the moldy parts of the removal of consumption may not be safe, because the exhibition of penicillin has been spread through the juice to other parts of the fruit. Therefore, “rotten fruit” should be immediately thrown away, not rotting part should not be consumed. 9, bad melon seeds toxin crime: many people in the high melon seeds, have eaten the “bitter seeds”. But you know what? This kind of eating a bitter flavor of melon seeds on the body is very harmful, and may even lead to liver cancer. This is because, once the melon mold, which may contain aflatoxin, which is currently found in the chemical carcinogens in one of the strongest substances, regular intake may increase the risk of liver cancer. Anti-toxin guide: usually eat moldy melon must not be lazy, to get up and spit out and then rinse mouth with water. In fact, the best way to prevent and control is to prevent food mold. For example, when buying melon seeds, if you find that the packaging is not clean, has been broken do not buy. In addition, buy should try to choose small packages. After buying home, it is best to keep in a low temperature, ventilation, dry place (temperature is best below 20 ℃, relative humidity below 80%), and avoid direct sunlight. 10, the nuts have haram flavor toxin crime: nuts contain a large number of unsaturated fatty acids, improper storage or long storage will produce rancidity phenomenon, we often say “haram flavor”. The danger is that, on the one hand, the flavor of the nuts deteriorate, resulting in a pungent and spicy taste. On the other hand, the products of fat rancidity in nuts, such as small molecules of aldehydes, ketones, etc. also threaten health. If consumed in large quantities, it can cause diarrhea in mild cases and liver disease in serious cases. Anti-toxin guide: nut vendors generally do not want to throw away spoiled nuts, and cover the “haram flavor” is the best way to add a large number of salt, pepper, dashi, saccharin, flavoring, etc. in the processing of flavoring, so spoiled nuts are often hidden in the salty, five flavors, creamy nuts, compared to the original flavor, stir-fried nuts In contrast, the original flavor, stir-fried nuts will be relatively good quality.