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Poisonous
Bryonia dioica - Red Bryony - Rote Zaunrübe - Cucurbitaceae
Here is what wikipedia has to say about this plant:
"Bryonia dioica, or red bryony, is a perennial climbing vine indigenous to Central and Southern Europe. It is a flowering plant of the genus Bryonia with five-pointed leaves and blue or white flowers. The vine produces a red berry fruit.
Toxicity
B. dioica is generally toxic to humans. Application of its juice to the skin produces inflammation with a rash or ulcers, and consumption of this juice causes intense gastrointestinal irritation including nausea and vomiting in small doses, and anxiety, paralysis, or death in larger amounts. For this reason its fruit has been used to treat scabies, hemorrhoids, rheumatism, and sciatica, as well as finding some uses in waxing.
The seed of this vine, by contrast, is safely edible, and finds use in Western Europe as an ingredient in starch dishes.
In homeopathic medicine, B. dioica seed and extract are consumed for their dietary supplements such as essential oils, flavonoids, phytosterols, and alkaloids.
Poisonous
Bryonia dioica - Red Bryony - Rote Zaunrübe - Cucurbitaceae
Here is what wikipedia has to say about this plant:
"Bryonia dioica, or red bryony, is a perennial climbing vine indigenous to Central and Southern Europe. It is a flowering plant of the genus Bryonia with five-pointed leaves and blue or white flowers. The vine produces a red berry fruit.
Toxicity
B. dioica is generally toxic to humans. Application of its juice to the skin produces inflammation with a rash or ulcers, and consumption of this juice causes intense gastrointestinal irritation including nausea and vomiting in small doses, and anxiety, paralysis, or death in larger amounts. For this reason its fruit has been used to treat scabies, hemorrhoids, rheumatism, and sciatica, as well as finding some uses in waxing.
The seed of this vine, by contrast, is safely edible, and finds use in Western Europe as an ingredient in starch dishes.
In homeopathic medicine, B. dioica seed and extract are consumed for their dietary supplements such as essential oils, flavonoids, phytosterols, and alkaloids.