Don’t use Elderflower tea ☠️

[Starrlight]

I am sick and I read that Elderflower tea can help colds and even anxiety, so as I’m drinking this tea I start to sweat and feel really really sick so then I look up Elderflower more extensively and find you shouldn’t use much of it because it has cyanide in it! Cyanide. I just poisoned myself. I do feel strangely calm though. ☠️

[Hb2003]

so sorry 🥺i hope that you feel better ❤️ yhanks for letting us know i think this tea should be remade if it has cyanide in it 😳

[Starrlight in reply to Hb2003]

yeah I think it’s the petals or some part of the flower that contain it.

[Hb2003 in reply to Starrlight]

thats scary who knew mother nature had her evil side 😩 . Maybe they should lessen the pedals or use the root ? I do not know

[Starrlight in reply to Starrlight]

no I looked it up it’s the it’s leaves sticks and roots of the flower

[Hb2003 in reply to Starrlight]

darn that is surprising 😳. i wonder if theres a way to decrease the cyanide that would be amazing but probably impossible 😩😫😰😬

[Adamj]

did you look up though how much you needed to actually harm yourself though? Because it may be enough to not do anything to you

[Starrlight in reply to Adamj]

true what I read just said it will build up in your system if you drink it often

[Adamj in reply to Starrlight]

I’m not up on poisons but I remember watching an episode of forensic files or something like that and this person tried so hard to poison their significant other and they were giving just enough of whatever in their drink to not kill them and he kept trying to give more but their body kept building up and immunity to it and they ended up being a person with the highest level of this poison in them while still being alive just thought it was crazy cuz you said about it being built up

[Starrlight in reply to Adamj]

So interesting …

[Adamj in reply to Starrlight]

also supposedly you can make cyanide with apple seeds but you need a lot of them atleast that’s what I learned at the lunch table in highschool lol

[Starrlight in reply to Adamj]

Oh I heard that growing up too ha!

[Stippler]

I am really glad you are okay! Thank you for warning everybody because many people are unaware of issues with herbal preparations. I think you have to be careful with any herbal remedies. They should be treated as though they were drugs. I once bought some stinging nettle herb to flush out my system. The problem is, I drank way too much, and it flushed me out alright - the doctor told me my sodium was dangerously low and it could have killed me. Herbal preparations also can cause drug interactions so it is good to check with a doctor, especially if you are taking medications of any kind. Glad you are alright. I hope you are feeling better soon. 🙏🙏🙏

[Starrlight in reply to Stippler]

Thanks Stippler! Woah scary I’m so glad you are okay and with us today to tell about it. Yeah ‘natural’ and herbal remedies have to be studied and checked for interactions.

[Stippler in reply to Starrlight]

One time I told my Mother "Mom, it's safe! It's all natural!" She replied, "So is snake venom!" 😆 Funny, but true. Anyway, glad you are okay.

[Dolphin14]

Oh no ⭐️

I hope you feel better soon

❤️🐬

[Starrlight in reply to Dolphin14]

🐬 Thanks ❤️ ⭐️

[Pitalife]

Pls be careful,I recently did a parasite,gut cleanse and I over did it w tincture n my liver n kidneys got toxic!!!!! Get some active charcoal capsules n take 2 in Am before meal 2 bedtime n clears toxins hvy Metals etc out of body,...hope this helps diatomaceous earth helps clear it too....merry Xmas stay safe...Read tons before trying herbal remedies, I'm a big fan but can be harmful more then helpful....

[Starrlight in reply to Pitalife]

Pitalife, thanks so much! Merry Christmas to you too! 🎄

[Raggedy-Ann]

Thank you for the heads up. I had a bad reaction to hibiscus tea.

[Starrlight in reply to Raggedy-Ann]

Thanks for your heads up too.

[AnxiousSilver]

I just read this now. I am so sorry to hear this Starrlight.

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I hope that you feel better soon.

[AnxiousSilver]

I'm not (at least up to this point in my life) a tea drinker, but I appreciate that you shared this with us Starrlight.

[Starrlight in reply to AnxiousSilver]

😊

[c-mac]

yikes! I think I have the flu, so I don’t know if elderberry would make me feel much worse …

[Starrlight in reply to c-mac]

Oh no… take good care of yourself, C-Mac.