Top 10 Fruits That Can Kill You
3. Manchineel
The manchineel tree contain strong toxins, its milky white sap contains phorbol and other skin irritants, producing strong allergic contact dermatitis. Standing beneath the tree during rain will cause blistering of the skin from mere contact with this liquid.
Ingestion of the fruit may produce severe gastroenteritis with bleeding, shock, bacterial superinfection, and the potential for airway compromise due to edema.
2. Jatropha Fruit
Jatropha is common plant found all over the world. All parts of the plant are poisonous, seeds have the highest concentration of the toxin and are highly poisonous. The poisonous property of the plant is mainly due to presence of toxalbumin called curcin and cyanic acid, related to ricinoleic acid. India and several other countries have reported several cases where both children and adults have been hospitalized after ingesting the jatropha fruit and experiencing symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, as well as a burning sensation in the throat.
Children in areas where the plants occur should be prevented from ingesting the seeds and educated about the dangers of ingesting anything unauthorized by their parents.
1. Strychnine Fruit
The Strychnine tree is a medium sized tree which is native to Australia and southern Asia. The small seeds inside the trees’ green to orange fruit contain strychnine alkaloids and even a tiny amount of these alkaloids is enough to kill an adult man. Dried strychnine seeds can cause severe stomach pain, high blood pressure, and cardiac failure.
