Re: Prunes and elimation

Plum/prune

“It is amusing to encounter toxic plant lists including warnings for the sake of pets & children, against plants far less toxic than rose-family fruit trees, which are excluded because all everyone thinks about are the tasty fruits. The leaves, bark, seeds or pits of Prunus species are toxic, containing cyanogenic glucosides. The specific toxin amygladin is turned into cyanide in the body. Happily, amygladin levels are too low to be greatly consequential, is even less an issue with domestic versus wild species, & even the botanical prunus species are browsed by ruminants without serioius risk. Yet if someone really were foolish enough to crack open plum pits, pile up the seeds, then eat a great many of them with a smattering of leaves into the bargain & a bark-tea chaser, respiratory failure & death would not be impossible.”

Plums and Oxalates
Plums are among a small number of foods that contain any measurable amount of oxalates, naturally-occurring substances found in plants, animals, and human beings. When oxalates become too concentrated in body fluids, they can crystallize and cause health problems. For this reason, individuals with already existing and untreated kidney or gallbladder problems may want to avoid eating plums. Oxalates may also interfere with absorption of calcium from the body. For this reason, individuals trying to increase their calcium stores may want to avoid plums, or if taking calcium supplements, may want to eat plums 2-3 hours before or after taking their supplements.


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