Is ackee clean to eat and is it poisonous?

Answer 1

Ackee fruit (Blighia sapida) is a large fruit tree from Africa, Jamaica, and Southern US. The yellow/orange fruit opens and is edible when ripe. Jamaican Vomiting Sickness happens when ackee fruit is eaten unripe The toxin in the fruit are Hypoglycin A and B Symptoms from eating the unripe fruit are hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and reversible hepatotoxicity (liver toxicity) Jamaican vomiting sickness usually happens 2-6 hours after eating it Risk of poisoning increases when eating unripe fruit, or diet only on this fruit Treatment includes glucose, fluids, benzodiazepines, and possibly L-carnitine as a hepatoprotectant (liver protectant).