Eating Lantana camara berries--unlocking the food...

Me giving a tutorial on ripe Lantana camara berries as wild food. I read a little from AB & JW Cribb's "Wild Food in Australia" and, also, from Tim Low's "Wild Herbs of Australia & New Zealand".

Here are cute friends of Ishmael's--red monkeys--enjoying tasty lantana berries:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mylpn0XJ-lE

Here is a good Clemson University Home and Garden Information Center video on Lantana camara:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSSEOagmL44&feature=related

N.B.

Since making this video I have read online that, apparently, some people are allergic to lantana leaves touching their skin. So, if this is the case, it would obviously seem imprudent for such people to put lantana berries in their mouths.

Always seek expert advice from wild food experts and medical experts before introducing wild foods into your diet.

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[devalmehta007]

I want to use berries for some fever like diseases but the question is about its toxic compound in it.. now suppose from the plant powder we remove the toxic compound that is i hope lantadene which is hepatotoxic so can i be able to get a good result in my work, could i get the scan copy of the books u have having the information regarding the lantana berries

[zuditaka]

@devalmehta007 Sorry. I don't have a scanner in my room. As I recall, I read out both short articles in their entirety, from those two books. They should be in your library or, else, available on an interlibrary loan, or maybe available from Google books. In any case, there should be much information on lantanas and toxicology available online, in any search engine. I am not a herbalist or toxicologist, so I cannot help you. Sorry. Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

[FoodForAthletes]

Thank you for this info.

Do you know for sure if myrtle berries are edible?

My research say yes, but the information is very little.

[zuditaka]

@FoodForAthletes Firsty, let me say that ripe lantana berries might be toxic in LARGE amounts. But a few sprinkled on a pavlova or fruit salad are OK. Also, apparently, some people are allergic to lantana leaves touching their skin. So, if that was the case, it would seem imprudent for such people to put the berries in their mouths. As for "myrtle". Quite a few different plants are commonly called "myrtle" and some ARE edible. Do you know the Latin of  plant to which you refer? Try Wiki maybe??

[FoodForAthletes]

@zuditaka Thanks.

I'm talking about Myrtus communis (purple berries).

I searched wiki, no answer to my question.

I hope it is, because I already ate at 100 berries over the last two day.

I also ate lantanta yesterday, I'm still alive :)

[zuditaka]

@FoodForAthletes Hi! I'm glad you are still alive! ♥ I'm not a botanical expert, but a 20 yr old book of mine says a lot of those plants--Eugenia and Myrtus have been reclassified as Syzygium. And there are 4 to 500 species! Many are edible, but it can't be presumed they all are. You sound as if you have an edible one! Lucky you! I'll have a look around, and report back. (We all have diff styles when using search engines as reference books!)

[devalmehta007]

I want to use berries for some fever like diseases but the question is about its toxic compound in it.. now suppose from the plant powder we remove the toxic compound that is i hope lantadene which is hepatotoxic so can i be able to get a good result in my work, could i get the scan copy of the books u have having the information regarding the lantana berries

[devalmehta007]

I want to use berries for some fever like diseases but the question is about its toxic compound in it.. now suppose from the plant powder we remove the toxic compound that is i hope lantadene which is hepatotoxic so can i be able to get a good result in my work

[FoodForAthletes]

Yes, mine is 100% edible. I confirmed it with other sources. The taste is not like other berries but I use it in shakes. Thank you so much for your help!

[zuditaka]

Hi "B"

Nice to hear from you

Love "B"