About the size of grapes but kind of shrively like raisins.
by bloodsweatandtears
About the size of grapes but kind of shrively like raisins.
by bloodsweatandtears
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Looks like Ginkgo fruits. They are considered toxic raw, but edible when processed.
We really can’t help you unless you take pictures of the plant/tree they are from. Shape, leaves, bark, branches, twigs.
She’s brave, those smell like literal vomit. But they are toxic when consumed raw. Editing to add, that’s def Ginkgo fruit. They haunt my dreams.
Poison control is the best source of information on ingesting toxics. Please call them.
They definitely look like female ginkgo fruits, but I’m not an expert on their level of toxicity. Do you know if she consumed the seed or not?
Your hands will smell like vomit for a few days
If not a ginkgo, maybe from a chinaberry tree? Still toxic though.
Dude, you go to poison control with this when your child has eaten something, not Reddit
So, ginkgo fruit is considered toxic, but they are also a delicacy in Japan and China. Every fall I see folks out in the park collecting them. I believe that it’s the seed inside that contains urushiol, which is the oil that causes a poison ivy rash (and is also used in kintsugi, but that’s a separate topic).
The key is that they are toxic when raw. But if your daughter ate just one and is showing no symptoms (nausea, stomach cramps), she’s likely ok. You could call your doctor to be sure.
A parent rule, to teach your kids… don’t put anything in your mouth that you don’t know what it is. Am I right?
Daughters typically don’t become toxic until middle school or so regardless of what they eat
Looks like gingko berries. Do they snell like vomit? They are considered toxic, but I’m not sure to what extent. The inner part of the berries is considered a delicacy, but you can only eat ~8 COOKED ones a day before you risk neurotoxic effects.
Is she dead?
Man your girl must be an extremely curious type, cuz…I didn’t even dare approach those ginko fruits when I was young. Their horrid smell gave me an extreme fear towards them.
People are so quick to jump the gun and assume all sorts of things about people. OP may have posted this while on phone with doctor, it could have been posted by someone else, etc, etc. They are actively trying to get more information about the toxin, so redundant comments made about what they ‘should’ be doing (on a sub literally intended to identify things such as this) need to take a minute to breathe and get the facts first instead of immediately going into pitchfork mode. Ty for coming to my Ted talk.
A lot of people are saying in the future to call poison control – that’s no use if you don’t know what you have. The gold standard for consumption of an unknown plant or mushroom, which is recommended by poison control, ER doctors etc, is the poisons help Facebook group. It is monitored 24/7 by global experts in identification .
Here is the link for future reference
https://m.facebook.com/groups/144798092849300/?locale=en_GB
The inside nut is tasty when sautéed! But only eat when cooked throughly!
Poison control, first. Reddit, last.
Gingko placenta
Just seeing that picture brings on memories of that puke smell permeating the air because a town I used to live in planted Gingko trees all along the downtown streets..