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Yeah the thorns on these things are bad news. A scratch to the eye fron one = blindness. Even taking one to the hand can easily result in a hospital trip. Was
by joecool1029 2y ago
Yeah the thorns on these things are bad news. A scratch to the eye fron one = blindness. Even taking one to the hand can easily result in a hospital trip.
Was just reading last night: "the thorns are "particularly toxic to the eye". Corneal scratches led to loss of vision in more than half of 132 reported incidents in Ireland (Mitchell and Rook, 1979)." From this book: https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Edible-Weeds-Reference-Library/dp/0849329469 https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Edible-Weeds-Reference-Libra...
- calibas 2y agoI was curious, because I was always told Hawthorns weren't poisonous, and I can't find anything more about this. The only source seems to be the book itself, I couldn't find the study, and I can't find any other sources that say Hawthorn or its thorns are poisonous. Either way, it's probably a bad idea to get stabbed in the eye by their thorns.