If you like eating lychees,
stop, and think! Can this fruit take your life?
Learn how to enjoy lychees safely.
Lychee is rich in vitamin C
and water content, making it a refreshing fruit in
extreme heat. But, safety is crucial.
Caused by consuming unripe
lychee, Lychee Syndrome leads to high fever,
headache, dizziness, vomiting, and stomach pain.
Beware of unripe lychees.
Unripe lychee contains
methylene cyclopropyl-glycine, a toxin depleting
glucose reserves, especially in undernourished
children.
Eat lychee only during its
peak season, before the monsoon. In rainy seasons,
insect infestation can pose additional health
risks.
Ensure the lychee is
naturally ripened. Unnaturally ripened lychees are
often treated with harmful chemicals and
preservatives, posing further health
dangers.