Is the mountain turtle poisonous? Can I keep it indoors?

The mountain turtle is slightly poisonous and can be kept indoors. There is no harm in paying attention to protection. Moreover, the mountain turtle can be used as medicine, and its medicinal value is excellent. But not everyone can use it. For example, people with spleen and stomach weakness may have abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, retching and other symptoms after taking mountain turtles. If you take it for a long time, it will also cause toxins to accumulate in the body, leading to various poisoning phenomena, which is not conducive to the recovery of the disease.

The mountain turtle is toxic, so it needs more protection during the maintenance period. If eaten by mistake, there will be a series of poisoning symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, vomiting and bloody stool. Therefore, we must take preventive measures, and a small amount of food is beneficial and harmless.

Is it poisonous to keep mountain turtles at home?

Mountain turtle is a tuber succulent plant with yellow flowers. Its unique and lovely shape is named after its root resembles a turtle. Because the roots are often exposed on the surface of the earth, it is also called "the earth can't hold it", and there are other aliases such as gold can't be exchanged and gallbladder.

Turtle is a climbing plant, which can withstand shade and drought, and can't be exposed to the sun. It is very suitable for indoor maintenance, and it has no effect on Feng Shui when kept at home. Because the root system of mountain turtle is very developed, it is better to use a deeper pot when planting.

Can mountain turtles eat?

The tortoise is rough and cracked in appearance, firm in heart, feels like a potato and is heavy in hand. If you find a plant that looks like a potato in color in the mountains, does it mean that you have to dig it home and have a taste?

However, mountain turtles contain up to 2% alkaloids. There are tens of thousands of alkaloids in the world, some are toxic and some are non-toxic.

But no matter what kind of alkaloid it is, it tastes bitter. Although mountain turtles can't go to the table, the ancients soon discovered that if they were bitten by poisonous insects, the pain would be unbearable, and the symptoms would soon be relieved after taking turtles down the mountain.

Medicinal function of mountain turtle

A long time ago, the mountain turtle was listed as a Chinese herbal medicine. The main medicinal part is its swollen tuber like potato.

Through scientific research, flavonoids, sterols, sugars and other active alkaloids and compounds can be separated from its tuberous roots, which is of great significance in clinical agriculture and other fields.

There are even folk remedies that treat mountain turtles as a good medicine for snake venom, but don't make your own medicine, please follow the doctor's advice.