The White Lotos series and the Pong Pong tree that (in fact) kills
Series White lotos (White Lotus), which was directed by the HBO media company, from the beginning, it puts a sin at the center, and in the third season the series interferes with the forbidden fruit in the current theme – in this case the Pong Pong tree.
Fans at the The series raises a number of questionsbut at the moment, Pong Pong, which is not just the result of the imagination of directors, is at the heart of interest, but actually causes serious health problems.
Pong Pong Pong poison causes thousands of deaths a year, some also committed suicide, so in Southeast Asia, it was called « Suicide Tree », writes National Geographic. Pong Pong can be found in Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands and southern Australia. The poison is in the seeds of the plant inside the fruit and can be deadly in small doses.
« As with all other poisons, the reaction depends on the amount of poison and the person, namely age, gender, size and health, » she said Hilary Hamnettprofessor of forensic sciences at the University of Licoln. Chemicals give the seeds a bad taste, which, as the professor mentioned, is primarily a defense mechanism: “Thus, the plants are defended. If the seeds have a bad taste, it is a much less chance that the plant will eat. »
Despite the defense mechanism of the plant, humans quickly realized that they could avoid the direct consumption of seeds and, consequently, chemicals. Over time, seed residents were ground and used for various purposes, as a means of suicide or as a medicine.
The consequences of poison
The poison contained in the seeds attacks the heart, and the first symptoms of intoxication occur 20 to 30 minutes after ingestion. The poisoned person continues to rotate, and vomiting occurs immediately afterwards, as the body wants to get rid of the poison. In the first hour after poisoning, the poison reduces the heartbeat or causes palpitation (a feeling of fast or irregular heartbeat), which can lead to serious health problems and, after all, to cardiac arrest.
Pong Pong Poison is reportedly reported by magazine National Geographic In the last century, killed thousands of people a year. The high number of deaths should be attributed to the fact that the poison was consumed by the inhabitants of rural areas where there is no immediate access to medical care.
Tree poison problems are now also occurring in countries where Pong Pong trees have not been known recently. In 2018, after ingesting the poison, one of the victims of the American who ordered the tree through the advertisement was supposed to help the seeds with weight loss. In 2022, however, he tried to take his life with the help of seeds, but recovered from immediate help.
