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They aren't something you should be eating. At the same time, I don't believe they're poisonous or anything like that.
However according to a post on the attached link Buckeyes (also known as horse chestnuts) are in fact poisonous. It indicates that the leaves, sprouts, and seed (nut) contain a poisonous glycoside called esculin. The entry goes on to list symptoms such as twitching muscles, weakness, loss of coordination, dilation of pupils, vomiting, diarrhea, depression, paralysis and stupor. So it doesn't sound like it will kill you outright.. but I'm no doctor to say for certain.
The answer cited two professionals from North Carolina State University (Angela M. Fraser, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Food Safety Specialist & Carolyn J. Lackey, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.N., Professor/Food and Nutrition Specialist) as having provided the information above.
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What are buckeyes nuts?
buckeye nuts are not edible it is poisonous
What does the common buckeye do for defence?
The buckeye, or horse chestnut, is toxic to most animals (do not confuse it with the edible chestnut).
What is scientific name of the yellow buckeye tree?
Buckeyes come under Aesculus. A. californica is the Californian Buckeye. A. glabra is the Ohio Buckeye A.octandra is the Sweet Buckeye and A.Pavia is the Red Buckeye.
Does a buckeye come from a tree or a bush?
The buckeye is a member of the chestnut family.Aesculus . A. californica is the Californian Buckeye A. glabra is the Ohio Buckeye. A. octandra is the Sweet Buckeye. A. Pavia is the Red Buckeye.
How do you prepare buckeye nuts to eat?
Unless you know it is an edible variety (Ohio buckeyes are not, for example), then you don't.
What is the scientific name for a buckeye?
The genus name of buckeye trees is Aesculus. The word comes from Latin, meaning "edible acorn." Ironically, the seeds and flower nectar are extremely toxic, and buckeye trees should not be planted near beehives, lest their blooms kill off one's bee colonies. The seeds can be made edible after grinding them into meal, and soaking the meal repeatedly in water for several days to leach out the toxins.
What is Ohio known as?
The Buckeye state the Amish state the red state the Bengal state
What color are buckeye fans wearing to Nebraska?
RED
What is hetuck?
Hetuck is an edible and nutritious gruel made by Midwestern Indians by blanching, roasting and crushing the buckeye, a large nut from the buckeye tree related to the horse chestnut. Raw the buckeye is bitter and poisonous due to its tannic acid content. "Hetuck" is the Indian word for "eye of the buck deer".
Are buckeye nuts edible to humans?
The seeds and bark are slightly poisonous and bitter tasting. The properties can be eliminated by heating and leaching. The Native Americans roasted, peeled and mashed the buckeye nut, which they called "Hetuck," into a nutritional meal.
Could you get address for Red Bull distributor-Buckeye Distributing?
No
How would you describe a horsechestnut tree?
Aesculus hippocastanum the Horse Chestnut is native to the border area between Albania and Greece.
