As a kid i remeber eating lots of rhubarb leaves....?!


Question: As a kid i remeber eating lots of rhubarb leaves!.!.!.!.!?
why did i not die!?!? lol
i found this out like a few years ago that they are poisonous!.!.!.!.!.
um I ate them as a kid with sugar!.!.!.!. they were really good!.!.!. lol
what the hell!? :DWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Yes they are poisonous, but not super-lethal like carbon monoxide or cyanide or anything like that!. The toxic ingredient is oxalic acid, which binds with blood calcium to form calcium oxalate crystals that can damage the kidneys!. I recommend you get a renal check-up if you haven't done so already!. Only a doctor can detect kidney damage!. If you ate or drank anything high in calcium soon after eating the rhubarb leaves, that may have helped your body escape damage!.

Antifreeze poisoning works the same way (antifreeze is oxidized to oxalic acid in the liver)!. That's why a common antidote to antifreeze is ethanol (booze) as it inteferes with its conversion to oxalic acid!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Rhubarb contains oxalate, which have been reported to cause poisoning when large quantities of raw or cooked leaves are ingested!.

Oxalates are contained in all parts of rhubarb plants, especially in the green leaves!. There is some evidence that anthraquinone glycosides are also present and may be partly responsible!. It is not clear as to the exact source of poisoning from rhubarb, possibly a result of both compounds!. The stalks contain low levels of oxalates, so this does not cause problems!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Wow, I never knew the leaves were poisonous, either!. When I was kid - back in the 1950's - I lived in the suburbs of Seattle, WA!. We had a Rhubarb patch out back of our house!. I used to go to it and sit and eat the Rhubarb - but as I remember, only the reddish stalks!. I also ate tons of Rhubarb pie, as my mom made it for my dad regularly!. So, it makes sense to me, just the LEAVES and not the meaty, stalk part!.
In all my years, I don't think I can think of more than 5 people I have known, who even knew what Rhubarb is!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Oxalic acid is present in rhubarb leaves!. However, a person would have to eat a few kilograms of leaves to get a lethal dose!.
The acid, not to mention the sugar, is bad for the teeth!.

Regards,
DanWww@FoodAQ@Com

The leaves are poisonous but the stalks are fine to eat!.

A few weeks ago I made a rubarb sponge for dinner!.

Are you sure you didn't just eat the stalks and thought that you ate the leaves!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Its not the leaves that are poisonous!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Do you have an annoying twitch!?
Your poisoned!Www@FoodAQ@Com





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