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Is sugarcane poisonous: moldy sugarcane is not edible

I believe many people have eaten sugarcane. Sugarcane is very common in most parts of China, and has a large number of fans who follow it affectionately. But is sugar cane poisonous?

Toxicity analysis of growing sugarcane 1. Whether it is toxic or not: sugarcane is non-toxic.

2. Warm tips:

(1) Moldy sugarcane contains a large number of toxic molds and toxins. These toxins will do great harm to the nervous system and digestive system. After eating for several hours, the symptoms of poisoning will appear. The light ones will heal themselves, and the heavy ones will lead to death. Therefore, sugarcane must be carefully selected. (2) Mildewed sugarcane is soft in texture, and its flesh is a little dark and light brown. It smells tasteless or has a slight wine trough flavor.

Full of sugarcane knowledge expansion 1. Dietotherapy function: Sugarcane tastes sweet and cold, returning to lung and stomach channels; it has the functions of clearing away heat and toxin, generating body fluid and relieving thirst, harmonizing stomach and stopping vomiting, nourishing yin and moistening dryness; it is mainly used for dry mouth, lack of body fluid, adverse urination, dry stool, dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting, hiccup, high fever and thirst. 2. Suitable population: general population can eat, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, stomach and abdomen cold pain should not eat. Sugarcane is a good food therapy that can clear, moisten, cool and nourish. It has been widely praised since ancient times. Even the literati who are pure and elegant also have a special preference for it. Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his cherry poem: "you don't have to worry about the internal heat in your diet. There is also the cold of sugarcane syrup in senior officials." Li Shizhen, a great medical scientist, has a different opinion on sugarcane. He said: "sugarcane and banyan syrup is good for drinking, but it doesn't taste like chewing forever." he expressed the delicacy of eating sugarcane incisively and vividly.

3. Other functions:

(1) Sugarcane is rich in sugar and water, and also contains various vitamins, fat, protein, organic acids, calcium, iron and other substances which are very beneficial to human metabolism. It is mainly used for sugar production. (2) bagasse, waste honey and filter mud can be made into paper, fiberboard, particle board, furfural, feed, food culture medium, alcohol, dry ice, yeast, citric acid and lysine Glacial acetic acid, monosodium glutamate, glycerin, cement, fertilizer, etc.

(3) Sugarcane shoot, sugarcane leaf, bagasse bran, waste molasses or alcohol waste liquid can be used as ruminant feed for cattle and sheep, molasses and filter mud can be mixed into cereal feed to make pellet feed, and sugar mill waste residue and waste liquid can be used as sugarcane fertilizer.