@AnimalsRightToDance Thanks for that useful information. There are quite a few different types of boxthorn, so we should have as much information as we can. Thanks again!
thanks for the info. i tasted 3-4 one day and 2-3 another day. i liked the taste and decided to plant many plants in a land i bought recently. i thought i could use them raw in salads. it seems that there isnt much certain information about this plant but the fact that people are not used to eating them maybe tells something! i dont know i i should take them out
@AnimalsRightToDance Hi! I've done a couple of videos on these berries. As you say, there isn't that much information about them, it would seem. They are definitely related to Goji berries and Wolfberries. Like tomatoes and potatoes etc, they are not to be eaten green. Check out Wiki on Goji berry toxicity issues. One Goji berry website I saw, online, claimed African Boxthorn Berries are sometimes substituted for Goji berries by retailers. But I wouldn't know how true that was. Research, anyway!
@kohvna Goji berries have been eaten for thousands of years in Asia.They are called names like "long life berry" etc, there,because of their beneficial effects.I think they are also sold as "Lycii" berries.Goji berries and Lycii berries are very close relatives from Asia.I think they do contain small amounts of atropine,but it's supposed to be below the likely toxic amount.Wikipedia has some short notes on toxicological issues with Goji. So many people eat Gojis, nowadays,and they aren't dead!!!
@zuditaka I might try eating them then, they also said chili peppers have atropine too but I wasnt able to find the amount of atropine... and I eat chili peppers. Like goji berries a type of berry called acai has a lot of anti-oxidants. I am very cautious about new foods because I am allergic to some things. Marijuana for instance gives me cardiac arrhythmias so I cant smoke that. Caffeine also does not sit well with me. I may give goji berries a try though. Thanks for your input.
@kohvna Goji berries and chili peppers are in the same Solanaceae family. Chinese food supply shops sell Goji and Lyci berries, dried, and in special "medicine diet" packages, so they are said to be beneficial for health and well being. Very expen$ive to buy, though. Nurseries sell the plants, nowadays, so maybe pot up a few bushes. Just don't eat the berries green--as, like green potatoes or tomatoes, they can be toxic that way. Good health to you. ♥
hello,this is in intresting channel,not to be rude but it is hard to follow you since are you just reading a book or what.of course lots of things your saying are definatly true you dont even show any of the fruits you talk about so how can we believe you even know what your grandfather ate.this is important before you tell people to eat a bowl of as you say solancea,are you seriously getting your information from wikipedi?dont you have real information references.you do say right info ,peACE
@mrhumboldthippy You are right to be cautious. I recommend you check out info from other sources, besides mine, before eating any wild food. I am not recommending you eat ANYthing, without first making a proper inquiry, so check out other books and webpages besides mine. I do have another box thorn vid up, but not any close ups, but there are plenty on Google images. I am not telling anyone to eat anything without doing research first. Wiki Goji berry toxicology info looked worthwhile to me. ♥
@zuditaka hello,you have great information and im sorry i seem to be rude i am just real questioner.i dont trust wikipedi becaue it seems like a joke to me.sory no disrespect.i prefere to see you pick that fruit put it in your mouth and 9 hours later tell me how you feel.that i believe.that was my point.you have great stories though thanks.im looking forward to hearing more.any chance you could do the favor and name my new wonderberry?im sure it is easy i just havnt bothered to reserach,thanks
@zuditaka hello,yea so im a bioassist and not worried at alll about eating anything including but not limited to all poisons ,dirt,mycelium,viruses,molds,bacteria,for fun that is,ha.definatly not a long lived sport.{psychonaut}i am self taught micro gardner of rare, exotic, sacred ,medicinal plant,s and or of the gods.indinginous foods and noxious weeds are a few of my specified intrest.nice to meet ya,peace
Thanks for the speedy reply, I live in Adelaide. I've researched the berry and it contains Atropine, a toxic alkaloid but a very useful medicine nonetheless. Eat enough and you will suffer symptoms related to having large doses of atropine (yes, hallucinations but also temporary loss of eyesight, decreased sweat and saliva. Eat too much and you will suffer Atropine overdose.
@OneManARSNL Well, be careful then. As I said, my grandfather COOKED them and had a SMALL BOWL of the stewed ripe fruits, I suppose it would have been,as a laxative like prunes. My boyfriend ate ONE ripe berry, once, and nothing happened. Those wild food books I mention eat them,the ripe ones, with care. I think I ate a few. years ago, but I don't like tomatoes raw. Are you deliberately seeking a hallucinogen? If so, I cannot advise you. Maybe the bitter ones have more atropine?
@OneManARSNL You gotta admit, if you go to Wikipedia and compare the photos for African Boxthorn and Goji Berries, they look almost IDENTICAL, save that one is a bush and the other more of a vine. Is it like the difference between an apple and a pear? I am NOT a toxicologist, though. And being a close relative does not mean it's necessarily safe. After all, parsley and HEMLOCK are both close relatives, and look very alike. So proceed with caution. Be sensible. What is a moderate and safe amount?
@OneManARSNL Do people eat GREEN Goji berries? I haven't heard! Are they listed as TOXIC too, in that form? I recall Wiki had quite some amount of text about Goji berry toxicology...
@OneManARSNL hello,i dont think you understand that you if right would be ingesting a known extrem toxic alkoloid.im not sure what you read but you do not want to just eat any solancea alkoiloids.specifically alkoloids.any of them are the same and will cause same reactions.if you injest enough of any alkoloid you could lose your mind.these things are not for nothing better to do.this is knowledge that practioners know how to prepare.on that note see my brujmansia vids locoweed or researchdatura
@mrhumboldthippy Hi mate, no ill effects, seems perfectly fine to eat, have eaten like 10 in one sitting, felt better than worse, no laxative effects, no ill effects...but the African Boxthorn has a lot of seeds, thankfully my bush is the Lycium Australis, about 5 seeds, and juicy.
I have one growing in my yard, guess I gotta try the ripe fruits now. You're comments on the ripe fruits of all the species makes sense. Looking forward to the fruiting
@OneManARSNL Well, be careful. Read up in AB & JW Cribb's "WIld Food in Australia" and Tim Low's "Wild Herbs of Australia and New Zealand". Should be in your local library. Do your research. DON'T eat the green fruits! (We don't eat green potatoes or green tomatoes or green eggplants!)
@OneManARSNL Well, that family of plants is known for its poisonous members. I wouldn't eat them green. Read the books I recommend on my videos and descriptions in sidebar about this fruit. Also go to Wikipedia and read up on the toxicology issues for this and Goji berries. My Grandfather stewed 'em up, the ripe red African boxthorn berries, like prunes, for years, and took them as a laxative. No harm came to him. Wild food people have made ripies into tarts. No stone that I know of. Tee-hee!!!
hello again. go to the website of plants for a future and type in search "Lycium chinense".
you will find interesting info
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@AnimalsRightToDance Thanks for that useful information. There are quite a few different types of boxthorn, so we should have as much information as we can. Thanks again!
zuditaka 3 weeks ago
thanks for the info. i tasted 3-4 one day and 2-3 another day. i liked the taste and decided to plant many plants in a land i bought recently. i thought i could use them raw in salads. it seems that there isnt much certain information about this plant but the fact that people are not used to eating them maybe tells something! i dont know i i should take them out
AnimalsRightToDance 1 month ago
@AnimalsRightToDance Hi! I've done a couple of videos on these berries. As you say, there isn't that much information about them, it would seem. They are definitely related to Goji berries and Wolfberries. Like tomatoes and potatoes etc, they are not to be eaten green. Check out Wiki on Goji berry toxicity issues. One Goji berry website I saw, online, claimed African Boxthorn Berries are sometimes substituted for Goji berries by retailers. But I wouldn't know how true that was. Research, anyway!
zuditaka 1 month ago
Thanks for sharing your info, what do you think of Goji berries? Are they safe?
kohvna 5 months ago
@kohvna Goji berries have been eaten for thousands of years in Asia.They are called names like "long life berry" etc, there,because of their beneficial effects.I think they are also sold as "Lycii" berries.Goji berries and Lycii berries are very close relatives from Asia.I think they do contain small amounts of atropine,but it's supposed to be below the likely toxic amount.Wikipedia has some short notes on toxicological issues with Goji. So many people eat Gojis, nowadays,and they aren't dead!!!
zuditaka 5 months ago
@zuditaka I might try eating them then, they also said chili peppers have atropine too but I wasnt able to find the amount of atropine... and I eat chili peppers. Like goji berries a type of berry called acai has a lot of anti-oxidants. I am very cautious about new foods because I am allergic to some things. Marijuana for instance gives me cardiac arrhythmias so I cant smoke that. Caffeine also does not sit well with me. I may give goji berries a try though. Thanks for your input.
kohvna 5 months ago
@kohvna Goji berries and chili peppers are in the same Solanaceae family. Chinese food supply shops sell Goji and Lyci berries, dried, and in special "medicine diet" packages, so they are said to be beneficial for health and well being. Very expen$ive to buy, though. Nurseries sell the plants, nowadays, so maybe pot up a few bushes. Just don't eat the berries green--as, like green potatoes or tomatoes, they can be toxic that way. Good health to you. ♥
zuditaka 5 months ago
hello,this is in intresting channel,not to be rude but it is hard to follow you since are you just reading a book or what.of course lots of things your saying are definatly true you dont even show any of the fruits you talk about so how can we believe you even know what your grandfather ate.this is important before you tell people to eat a bowl of as you say solancea,are you seriously getting your information from wikipedi?dont you have real information references.you do say right info ,peACE
mrhumboldthippy 11 months ago
@mrhumboldthippy You are right to be cautious. I recommend you check out info from other sources, besides mine, before eating any wild food. I am not recommending you eat ANYthing, without first making a proper inquiry, so check out other books and webpages besides mine. I do have another box thorn vid up, but not any close ups, but there are plenty on Google images. I am not telling anyone to eat anything without doing research first. Wiki Goji berry toxicology info looked worthwhile to me. ♥
zuditaka 11 months ago
@zuditaka hello,you have great information and im sorry i seem to be rude i am just real questioner.i dont trust wikipedi becaue it seems like a joke to me.sory no disrespect.i prefere to see you pick that fruit put it in your mouth and 9 hours later tell me how you feel.that i believe.that was my point.you have great stories though thanks.im looking forward to hearing more.any chance you could do the favor and name my new wonderberry?im sure it is easy i just havnt bothered to reserach,thanks
mrhumboldthippy 11 months ago
@zuditaka hello,yea so im a bioassist and not worried at alll about eating anything including but not limited to all poisons ,dirt,mycelium,viruses,molds,bacteria,for fun that is,ha.definatly not a long lived sport.{psychonaut}i am self taught micro gardner of rare, exotic, sacred ,medicinal plant,s and or of the gods.indinginous foods and noxious weeds are a few of my specified intrest.nice to meet ya,peace
mrhumboldthippy 11 months ago
Thanks for the speedy reply, I live in Adelaide. I've researched the berry and it contains Atropine, a toxic alkaloid but a very useful medicine nonetheless. Eat enough and you will suffer symptoms related to having large doses of atropine (yes, hallucinations but also temporary loss of eyesight, decreased sweat and saliva. Eat too much and you will suffer Atropine overdose.
I'm going to try a couple once they have ripened.
OneManARSNL 1 year ago
@OneManARSNL Well, be careful then. As I said, my grandfather COOKED them and had a SMALL BOWL of the stewed ripe fruits, I suppose it would have been,as a laxative like prunes. My boyfriend ate ONE ripe berry, once, and nothing happened. Those wild food books I mention eat them,the ripe ones, with care. I think I ate a few. years ago, but I don't like tomatoes raw. Are you deliberately seeking a hallucinogen? If so, I cannot advise you. Maybe the bitter ones have more atropine?
zuditaka 1 year ago
@OneManARSNL You gotta admit, if you go to Wikipedia and compare the photos for African Boxthorn and Goji Berries, they look almost IDENTICAL, save that one is a bush and the other more of a vine. Is it like the difference between an apple and a pear? I am NOT a toxicologist, though. And being a close relative does not mean it's necessarily safe. After all, parsley and HEMLOCK are both close relatives, and look very alike. So proceed with caution. Be sensible. What is a moderate and safe amount?
zuditaka 1 year ago
@OneManARSNL Do people eat GREEN Goji berries? I haven't heard! Are they listed as TOXIC too, in that form? I recall Wiki had quite some amount of text about Goji berry toxicology...
Thanx for your comments! ♥
zuditaka 1 year ago
@zuditaka No, I dont recall saying that either.
OneManARSNL 9 months ago
@OneManARSNL I was just thinking aloud! Lol. ♥
zuditaka 9 months ago
@OneManARSNL hello,i dont think you understand that you if right would be ingesting a known extrem toxic alkoloid.im not sure what you read but you do not want to just eat any solancea alkoiloids.specifically alkoloids.any of them are the same and will cause same reactions.if you injest enough of any alkoloid you could lose your mind.these things are not for nothing better to do.this is knowledge that practioners know how to prepare.on that note see my brujmansia vids locoweed or researchdatura
mrhumboldthippy 11 months ago
@mrhumboldthippy Hi mate, no ill effects, seems perfectly fine to eat, have eaten like 10 in one sitting, felt better than worse, no laxative effects, no ill effects...but the African Boxthorn has a lot of seeds, thankfully my bush is the Lycium Australis, about 5 seeds, and juicy.
OneManARSNL 9 months ago
I have one growing in my yard, guess I gotta try the ripe fruits now. You're comments on the ripe fruits of all the species makes sense. Looking forward to the fruiting
OneManARSNL 1 year ago
@OneManARSNL Well, be careful. Read up in AB & JW Cribb's "WIld Food in Australia" and Tim Low's "Wild Herbs of Australia and New Zealand". Should be in your local library. Do your research. DON'T eat the green fruits! (We don't eat green potatoes or green tomatoes or green eggplants!)
zuditaka 1 year ago
...Any narcotic symptoms? Or just edible food?...p.s lay off the mushrooms.
OneManARSNL 1 year ago
@OneManARSNL Well, that family of plants is known for its poisonous members. I wouldn't eat them green. Read the books I recommend on my videos and descriptions in sidebar about this fruit. Also go to Wikipedia and read up on the toxicology issues for this and Goji berries. My Grandfather stewed 'em up, the ripe red African boxthorn berries, like prunes, for years, and took them as a laxative. No harm came to him. Wild food people have made ripies into tarts. No stone that I know of. Tee-hee!!!
zuditaka 1 year ago