Alicia Silverstone Eats Possibly Toxic Fruit, Sparking Online Concern
Alicia Silverstone Eats Possibly Toxic Fruit, Sparking Online Concern: ‘I Don’t Think You’re Supposed to Eat This’ https://t.co/OenKELquiH
- People (@people) August 20, 2024
Alicia Silverstone sparked online concern for her wellbeing after she posted a TikTok of herself eating a fruit she found growing on the streets of England - one that many commenters identified as toxic.
“I’ve discovered something that I can’t figure out what it is and I need your help. I just bit into it because it was on the street and we were discussing whether this was tomato or not. It’s definitely not. Look at these leaves. Those are the leaves. So what the heck is this? Because when you open it up, it looks like that. If I bite it - I don’t think you’re supposed to eat this. But it’s almost like a pepper. Does anyone know what this is?”
- According to commenters, the fruit is a Jerusalem cherry, which is harmful to eat.
- Ingesting a small amount of berries or leaves may have you feel sick to your stomach, throw up or have diarrhea, while eating a larger amount could cause you to get drowsy, hallucinate, or have problems with your heart rate.
- Jerusalem cherry contains a poisonous alkaloid that’s toxic. The poison is not life-threatening, but it is extremely unpleasant.
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