Love the intro!! 🤣There is a related species in the Himalayas, Pyrularia edulis. It's called yu-hu-lu ("oil bottle gourd") in China. The oil, extracted from the fruit of P. edulus, is said to be edible in the book Food Plants of China by Shiu-ying Hu. This has me wondering if the Asian species is simply not toxic or alternatively if the toxin is not oil soluble and is left behind in the pressed fruit
Thanks for your comment! Quite fascinating! I can't find much online about the edibility of P. edulis, or answer the question of toxicity and processing. Maybe the potential toxins are not oil soluble, as you said, or maybe this is a case of "the poison is in the dose." Even the buffalo nut has a threshold of toxicity that is dependent on the quantity consumed. Although I've read that it will irritate the mouth, so I'm not about to try it lol Please let me know if you come across anything else pertaining to this topic. Wouldn't it be great if we could connect with someone in China who has real world experience with P. edulis?!
I wonder if the oil is higher at different stages of growth? Good stuff as ever my friend!
Love the intro!! 🤣There is a related species in the Himalayas, Pyrularia edulis. It's called yu-hu-lu ("oil bottle gourd") in China. The oil, extracted from the fruit of P. edulus, is said to be edible in the book Food Plants of China by Shiu-ying Hu. This has me wondering if the Asian species is simply not toxic or alternatively if the toxin is not oil soluble and is left behind in the pressed fruit
Thanks for your comment! Quite fascinating! I can't find much online about the edibility of P. edulis, or answer the question of toxicity and processing. Maybe the potential toxins are not oil soluble, as you said, or maybe this is a case of "the poison is in the dose." Even the buffalo nut has a threshold of toxicity that is dependent on the quantity consumed. Although I've read that it will irritate the mouth, so I'm not about to try it lol Please let me know if you come across anything else pertaining to this topic. Wouldn't it be great if we could connect with someone in China who has real world experience with P. edulis?!