第2327期:Poisonous Plants Look Like Safe Ones(1)

Actor Alicia Silverstone worried fans on social media recently. While on a trip to England, she posted a TikTok video of herself tasting a poisonous berry she found along a sidewalk. 

演员艾丽西亚·席尔维斯通最近在社交媒体上让粉丝们担心不已。在去英国旅行时，她在 TikTok 上发布了一段自己品尝在人行道上发现的有毒浆果的视频。 

Silverstone, who appeared in the 1995 movie Clueless, said she thought the fruit was a tomato. But when she bit into it and found that it had an unusual taste, she realized that it was not the common food. 

出演 1995 年电影《独领风骚》的西尔维斯通表示，她以为这种水果是西红柿。但当她咬下去的时候，发现味道有些不寻常，才发现这不是寻常的食物。 

Plant expert, Jessica Damiano, recently wrote about poisonous plants that look like common foods for the Associated Press. 

植物专家杰西卡·达米亚诺 (Jessica Damiano) 最近为美联社撰写了一篇关于看起来像常见食物的有毒植物的文章。 

She said the fruit that looked like a tomato appears to have been a Jerusalem cherry. 

她说，这种看起来像西红柿的水果似乎是耶路撒冷樱桃。

Often sold as a houseplant, all parts of the Jerusalem cherry are poisonous. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the plant is not only harmful to humans but also to dogs, cats and horses. Eating large amounts can be deadly. Silverstone was lucky because she did not swallow the berries. 

耶路撒冷樱桃通常作为室内植物出售，其所有部分都有毒。美国防止虐待动物协会表示，这种植物不仅对人类有害，而且对狗、猫和马也有害。大量食用可能会致命。银石很幸运，因为她没有吞下浆果。 

She is also lucky because the berries were reddish orange. This means they were ripe. While all parts of the Jerusalem cherry are poisonous, the plant’s unripe berries can be especially dangerous. They can cause problems with the central nervous and gastrointestinal systems. Symptoms from eating the fruit include mental confusion, stomach pain, high body temperature, vomiting, paralysis and more. 

她也很幸运，因为浆果是红橙色的。这意味着它们已经成熟了。虽然耶路撒冷樱桃的所有部分都有毒，但该植物未成熟的浆果尤其危险。它们会导致中枢神经和胃肠系统出现问题。食用这种水果的症状包括精神错乱、胃痛、体温高、呕吐、瘫痪等。 

The Jerusalem cherry is a member of the nightshade family. It is in the same family of plants that includes tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, potatoes and tomatillos. Although the fruits of those crops are safe to eat, their leaves are toxic. 

耶路撒冷樱桃是茄科植物的一员。它与西红柿、茄子、辣椒、土豆和粘浆果属于同一植物科。尽管这些作物的果实可以安全食用，但它们的叶子却有毒。

The Jerusalem cherry is not the only toxic plant that looks like a safe one. 

耶路撒冷樱桃并不是唯一一种看似安全的有毒植物。 

The poisonous Carolina horsenettle fruit also looks like a tomato. 

有毒的卡罗莱纳荨麻果实也看起来像西红柿。