In addition to being deadly when eaten, kaentake mushrooms, a highly poisonous red mushroom that can cause skin irritation just by touching it, have been confirmed in various parts of the Tokyo metropolitan area. We ask that you never eat or touch them.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "Kaentake" is a mushroom that grows near the ground on trees such as beech and konara from summer to autumn. The surface is orange or red, and the shape is like a stick with fingers sticking out. It's growing.
In addition, it is highly toxic, and if eaten by mistake, symptoms such as fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain may occur, and in some cases it may even lead to death.
According to the websites of local governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the occurrence of "Kaentake" has been reported in familiar places such as parks for the past few years.
Among them, in Kamiyuzuki Park in Hachioji City, in early August, a 10-centimeter-long mushroom, which was thought to be Kaentake, was found growing on a stump near the promenade, and the park management office removed it. rice field.
The area around the stump is currently off-limits to people, and warning papers have been put up.
On the 5th, a mushroom that seems to be ``Kaentake'' was found on the same stump, and Go Sasaki, the designated manager of Kamiyuzuki Park, said, ``If you find it, do not touch it, and contact the park management office or local government. ' was calling.
Food Poisoning Doctor “Never Eat or Touch”
Seiji Morita, director of the emergency medical center at Tokai University Hospital, who is familiar with food poisoning, says that if you accidentally eat Kaentake, you will get symptoms of poisoning with a small amount of about 3 grams for adults and less than 1 gram for children. It points out the strength of toxicity of "kaentake".
On top of that, he said, ``Not only do you need to be careful not to eat it, but even just touching it with your hands can cause dermatitis. "I'm talking.
Therefore, if you eat it, it is important to get treatment at a hospital that can deal with emergency diseases immediately. I'm doing it.
Director Morita says, "Food poisoning from mushrooms increases from the end of summer to autumn. Kaentake mushrooms grow in places where children play, and their range is expanding. Children touch them out of curiosity because they look bright red and look like flames. You need to be very careful because it may get lost."