Learning what plants in the region of the world you live in are edible is a great way to help prepare for a survival situation. However, if you find yourself surviving in the wild and you aren’t sure what plants are okay to eat, there’s a way you can increase your chances of avoiding severe gastrointestinal distress (or even death) from eating the wrong thing: the Universal Edibility Test.
The process is long, so it’s best to start it well before you’re on the verge of starvation. First, break down the plant in question into its various parts (roots, stem, flowers, leaves) and use the test process for each of them separately. There’s no guarantee that a plant that produces a bud that’s safe to eat also produces a stem you can eat also. Then follow these steps:
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Learning what plants in the region of the world you live in are edible is a great way to help prepare for a survival situation. However, if you find yourself surviving in the wild and you aren’t sure what plants are okay to eat, there’s a way you can increase your chances of avoiding severe gastrointestinal distress (or even death) from eating the wrong thing: the Universal Edibility Test.
The process is long, so it’s best to start it well before you’re on the verge of starvation. First, break down the plant in question into its various parts (roots, stem, flowers, leaves) and use the test process for each of them separately. There’s no guarantee that a plant that produces a bud that’s safe to eat also produces a stem you can eat also. Then follow these steps:
It’s important to remember that this is no guarantee that what you eat is edible — it’s really just a way to hedge your bets. But if you have no alternatives, hedging your bets may be all you can do.
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