This is highly poisonous. Check your kitchen and find it. Throw it away.

Star anise is also called "big material".

It is a commonly used cooking seasoning in our life.

But the commonly used star anise

I can't believe there are fake ones.

And highly poisonous!

"false star anise" rough grass

Wild grass, also known as false star anise or wild star anise, is similar in shape to star anise. It's highly toxic. Accidental eating will have symptoms of dizziness, nausea and vomiting; a large amount of eating will produce limb convulsions, foaming at the mouth and other symptoms similar to epilepsy, and in severe cases cause heart failure and death.

Star anise can be sold for about 40 yuan per kilogram, while wild grass costs only about 15 yuan per kilogram. As a result, some profit-hungry manufacturers and vendors mixed wild grass in star anise for sale.

How to distinguish between true and false star anise

1. Shape discrimination

Star anise is usually plump, the fruit is exposed, there are 7-10 obtuse horns, usually 8 horns; false star anise fruit is generally not exposed, the petals do not open, there are 11-13 sharp horns, the tip of each corner will be warped, like an eagle hook.

2. Color discrimination

The true star anise is reddish brown and shiny; the false star anise is lighter and yellowish.

3. Taste discrimination

True star anise has a strong fragrance and sweet taste; false star anise has the smell of toilet water or camphor, the taste of licking is sour and the tongue is numb.

Recognize the "fake star anise" clearly!

The following are poisonous wild weeds.

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Be sure to tell your family!

Encounter such a "big material" in the market

Never buy it!

Poisonous plants that look like food

Poisonous celery: leaves shaped like celery

Hemlock, the leaves are shaped like celery leaves, the whole plant is poisonous, and flowers are the most toxic. Once eaten by mistake, there will be nausea, vomiting, chills in hands and feet, limb paralysis, and serious death. Be sure to stay away from celery-like plants when digging wild vegetables in spring.

Xanthium sibiricum: seedlings look like soybean sprouts

Grow in fields, roadsides and depressions. Young seedlings grow in March and April, like soybean sprouts and sunflower seedlings in sunny places; when they grow up, they are thick and heart-shaped, surrounded by serrated seeds with hard spines after autumn. The whole plant is poisonous, and the buds and seeds are the most toxic, which can cause death after eating.

Tiannanxing: the root is like ginseng

Artemisia angustifolia, commonly known as Radix Ginseng, can be used as medicine. But do not overeat, adults generally do not exceed 1.5-4.5 grams, more than 10 grams will cause poisoning. Due to the light weight of children, the dosage is half that of adults, and poisoning will occur when eating more than 5 grams.