Cassava: Poison On My Plate?
Foodie Pharmacology Podcast
English - February 13, 2019 02:21 - 16 minutes - 31.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsScience emoryuniversity ethnopharmacology foodie foodmedicine medicinalfood stem Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What if I were to tell you half a billion people eat a poisonous plant every day? How did this deadly root become a part of the human diet? In this episode, I explore the historic origins and human ingenuity in processing techniques for cassava (Manihot esculenta, Euphorbiaceae).
#Cassava #Tropics #Cyanide