tudorsailor
Well-Known Member
Just heard of someone who completed the ARC+ unscathed but then ate an apple on the beach. Apparently was a Manchineel - known as The little apple of death
According to Wikipedia - so it must be true - The tree and its parts contain strong toxins, some unidentified. Its milky white sap contains phorbol and other skin irritants, producing strong allergic dermatitis.[2] Standing beneath the tree during rain will cause blistering of the skin from mere contact with this liquid (even a small drop of rain with the milky substance in it will cause the skin to blister). Burning the tree may cause blindness if the smoke reaches the eyes.
The fruit is said[by whom?] to be possibly fatal if eaten, however, "fatalities from ingestion are not reported in the modern literature".[3] and "ingestion may produce severe gastroenteritis with bleeding, shock, bacterial superinfection, and the potential for airway compromise due to edema. Patients with a history of ingestion and either oropharyngeal burns or gastrointestinal symptoms should be evaluated for admission in hospital.
Fortunately they did not die!
Something to remember if/when I ever do the ARC!
TS
According to Wikipedia - so it must be true - The tree and its parts contain strong toxins, some unidentified. Its milky white sap contains phorbol and other skin irritants, producing strong allergic dermatitis.[2] Standing beneath the tree during rain will cause blistering of the skin from mere contact with this liquid (even a small drop of rain with the milky substance in it will cause the skin to blister). Burning the tree may cause blindness if the smoke reaches the eyes.
The fruit is said[by whom?] to be possibly fatal if eaten, however, "fatalities from ingestion are not reported in the modern literature".[3] and "ingestion may produce severe gastroenteritis with bleeding, shock, bacterial superinfection, and the potential for airway compromise due to edema. Patients with a history of ingestion and either oropharyngeal burns or gastrointestinal symptoms should be evaluated for admission in hospital.
Fortunately they did not die!
Something to remember if/when I ever do the ARC!
TS
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