孩子发现菜里的八角有13个角，一查竟是剧毒莽草……专家：大量食用严重时可引发心脏衰竭，甚至致死
双语君约 5 分钟A home cook in Zhejiang province threw away a pot of beef stew after a spice she believed to be star anise turned out to be a potentially dangerous lookalike, prompting experts to warn about a toxic plant that can easily be mistaken for the common kitchen spice.
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Huang, who lives in Lincheng, said the incident began when her young children asked why star anise is called "eight-point anise". A smart speaker explained that the spice typically has eight points. When the children counted the star anise in their meat, however, they found 13.
Huang looked it up and learned that the unusual spice was likely Illicium anisatum, a highly toxic plant. The family had already eaten half the dish but stopped and threw the rest away. "I was terrified when I read that it was highly toxic," she said. She later returned to the supermarket and found that the remaining star anise was normal. "It may have been mixed in by accident," she said.
“莽草和八角是同科同属的植物，莽草一般有13个角，而且莽草的顶端有尖尖的角，尖角长度一般超过3毫米。”李彬介绍。“莽草是有剧毒的植物，食入少量，会出现头晕、恶心呕吐的症状；大量食入，会产生四肢抽搐、口吐白沫等类似癫痫的症状，严重时还会引起心脏衰竭，甚至致死。”
Li Bin, deputy chief pharmacist of traditional Chinese medicine at the Zhoushan Institute for Food and Drug Control, said Illicium anisatum and star anise belong to the same family and genus. Illicium anisatum usually has 13 points, with sharp tips generally longer than 3 millimeters. It is highly toxic: small amounts can cause dizziness, nausea and vomiting, while larger amounts can lead to limb convulsions, foaming at the mouth and other epilepsy-like symptoms. In severe cases, it can cause heart failure or death.
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