Well, There are so many plants, trees. Humans do eat many of them, but they don’t eat many of them too, many of them could have effects and nutrition that you cannot imagine.
How do you know if a Plant is Edible, without gambling with your life? It could be Poisonous. Like berries, there are hundred of berries. How do you know which once you can eat and which you cannot? As a rule of thumb, the White Berries are supposed to be Poisonous. Also Mushrooms, there are so many kinds of wild Mushrooms. But how do you know which are good to eat. Some Mushrooms can cause certain Liver failure in a few hours.
Well maybe the berries that Birds & Animals eat are not poisonous. But someone said that what Goats can digest, human couldn’t. Like Grass, Goats can eat it and live, but Humans?
Which animal has the closest metabolism of a Human? Someone said it’s a Pig. Are pig’s omnivorous?
So, how can you find out if a Plant or herb is edible. How does a Botanist classify Poison or Poissons
2007-03-15 23:22:13 · 7 answers · asked by _Red_ 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
There are over 20,000 species of edible plants in the world yet fewer than 20 species now provide 90% of our food. However, there are hundreds of less well known edible plants from all around the world which are both delicious and nutritious.
The link below highlight some of the more unusual edible plants. and it will go a long way in answering your questions. Experimentation is not a recommend way to find out if a plant is edible or poisonous..
2007-03-16 05:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by john h 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In grade 8, we were taught that if we were out in a forest and there were berries or food, we should eat only a little bit of it and wait for a while. If you get bad symptoms, most likely it's bad for you. But I wouldn't do it. It's dirty and too dangerous.
2007-03-17 20:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by . 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stop eating random plants man. Join the rest of the world and buy food from grocery stores.
2007-03-15 23:28:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Human race as whole has learned everything by 1) by experience,experimentation AND 2) Passing the knowledge gained to the next generation.
If you want it to start all over again then there is nobody to stop you.
If you survive then tell others or the chapter ends there!
It is so simple.
2007-03-17 00:10:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
see you later as you've sturdy photograph voltaic and are able to address the flora needs at the same time as turning out to be, you may strengthen almost any veggie you want to...had a customer that had a exceedingly mind-blowing watermelon "patch" turning out to be on a balcony.
2016-12-02 02:12:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man which kind of plant or herb you been eating lately!!!?
2007-03-15 23:42:51 · answer #6 · answered by stella 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
U JUST HAVE TO NO OR DON'T NO
2007-03-19 14:13:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋