Excellent news for Alicia Silverstone … it is unlikely she’ll die from munching on toxic berries lately, specialists say.
However the poisonous Jerusalem cherries the “Clueless” star was seen chomping in a viral TikTok video after plucking them from a London yard … are to not be messed with.
Whereas there isn’t any proof in medical literature that anybody has ever died from ingesting these ornamental cherry-tomato-looking berries … they will go away wholesome adults writhing with abdomen pains.
The fruit can wreak havoc on younger youngsters and pets although … Dr. Noah Whiteman, an evolutionary biologist on the College of California, Berkeley, tells TMZ.
A medical journal case examine from 2000 tells of a 4-year-old Italian woman who suffered extreme signs — together with hallucinations and coronary heart issues — after gobbling down a Jerusalem cherry, poisonous seeds and all. She absolutely recovered after getting an antidote.
The primary poisonous chemical within the Jerusalem cherry is solanocapsine … in the identical household as morphine and strychnine.
“Do not try fruits that you don’t know the identity of,” Whiteman warned. He added that he would not advise anybody to exit foraging for fruits or mushrooms with no educated professional in tow.
However that’s precisely what Silverstone did whereas out strolling by means of the British capital … selecting an unknown berry from a random bush and asking her followers to assist her determine it … after she had already taken a chew.
The “Blast from The Past” alum then nibbled on one other one … and stated it kinda tasted like a pepper. Silverstone’s style check despatched her followers right into a meltdown, with many questioning if she was nonetheless alive.
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The actress later posted a cheeky follow-up clip, reassuring everybody she was “alive and well” … as a result of she “didn’t swallow.”
No phrase but from Silverstone’s camp whether or not she skilled any tummy troubles attributable to the berries.
