2006-09-25 18:13:30 · 5 answers · asked by Steven A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Certainly early man watched the animals but also, there was a lot of testing went on - look at the tomato ! It was thought to be poisonous not that many years ago, till some fellow got a lot of attention by eating one.
Today the ability is there to find out what is in a plant and if it might be harmful ie: Carambola fruit ( star fruit) it is now know that it can cause renal failure because of an acid it contains.
2006-09-26 05:57:29 · answer #1 · answered by Barbados Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this. You should have all the color of fruits and veggies like orange, yellow, red, green. Whatever is appealing to your eye is what you need. The best one is organic grown.
2006-09-26 03:49:59 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally people watched the animals to see what they could eat without dying.
2006-09-26 01:21:06 · answer #3 · answered by dbackbarb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people from hundreds or thousands of years ago ate them and didn't die.
2006-09-26 01:16:16 · answer #4 · answered by heather47374 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They recruit volunteers to tast them in sites like this one ...
2006-09-29 12:05:42 · answer #5 · answered by Dark cloudy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋