Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 > Re: Re: Mushrooms & Peppercorns joyce wrote:> Hi! I've been away so I'm a tardy in my response...anyhow, according to > T.C.Fry: "Isothiocyanate, which is abundant in mushroom, garlic, and > horseradish, has been shown to cause chromosome aberrations in hamsters and > to be carcinogenic in rats. It is especially concentrated in the seed of > mustard, hence is in commonly used commercial mustards in pathogenic > amounts. Refined isothiocyanate is a powerful pesticide." <arggghhh>... shrooms (criminies, that is) are one of my favorite snacks. i wonder if the rat's food was cooked. if you read dr. walker's book, "colon health", he mentions some veggie's that are high in oxalic acid as being problematic if *cooked*. i wonder if that applies to isothiocyanates also <i hope.... i hope...>. does anybody know ??? > A guide that may work for you as far as "herbs and spices" are concerned is, > if you can make a complete and satisfying meal out of it then it is a edible > food. i like that concept and practice it for the most part but criminies don't seems to fit in there for me. i sometimes eat a good sized snack of criminies finding them tasty and satisfying (not that other's should try it). i haven't noticed any short term reactions to them but who knows what's brewing deep inside (???). another 'no-no' food i eat is comfrey leaf (about 25 years now) in season and it's always felt ok but maybe it'll get me someday. i dunno... but thanks for the isothiocyanate info. norm )~~~~ raw food... simply delicious ~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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