Are they? The ones that fall from the trees. Cause I had about 25 and feel sick lol. My eyes are bloodshot and glossy. Is it because of them? (no im not high)
"Helicopter seeds" as you call them, are edible. (The ones that come from maple trees.) Just don't feed them to horses!
The bitterness in them is caused by tannins; the smaller and greener seeds are less bitter. Tannic acid is a type of tannin, but I am not sure if that is the tannin in the seeds. What I do know is that tannins can give you indigestion, vomiting, and several health benefits such as lowering blood pressure. As long as you don't eat too many, you should be fine.
How many is "too many" can vary from person to person and it is possible that you had a reaction to the seeds. Or if the seeds or mother tree came into contact with pesticides that could be the problem. Or it could be an entirely different cause.
I've eaten them before and I was fine. (Though I didn't have that many.) Also, boiling them and draining the water removes the tannins. If you ever eat them again try this first.
I hope you're feeling better!
I guess , you would probably be allright- I looked up the helicopter seeds. the silver maple has long thin helicopter seeds- and it didn't mention anything about being toxic. boxelder has short helicopter seeds- nothing mentioned about being toxic there either. red maple has short reddish helicopter seeds- nothing mentioned about any toxic effects on that one as well.
so I would think you will be ok. NEXT QUESTION- how the heck did you manage to eat 25 of them? I ate a couple of them when I was younger- and they were so bitter that I couldn't eat anymore, and spit them out. guess you learned not to eat helicopter seeds right? you should be ok. I would drink lots of water to maybe dilute anything bad going on- and some pepto or tums might help too. so I believe that helicopter seeds should not be eaten, but you should recover.
Well, I don't know the answer, but my guess would be that they might have some kind of chemical in them that's not good for you, because a lot of plants are like this. But chances are you won't die from it lol.
...Just curious... Why were you eating helicopter seeds in the first place? xD
so far I havent found anything that says there toxic or poisonouse so they should be ok but eat small amounts of them them moniter how you feel if you feel fine then they should be ok
ok- just be careful with the dare thing, you got lucky this time. next time it might be deadly nightshade or something.
Why on earth would anyone chose to eat these in the first place???
scratches his head in confusion
Haha alright! Thanks guys lol
I ate them cause I was dared to.