We go to church on Holy Saturday to eat an Easter breakfast consisting of blessed products on Sunday. The most common items in an Easter basket include sausage, salt, eggs, cold cuts, Easter cake, and boxwood, which many people add for aesthetic reasons. However, few people know that this plant can be dangerous. Why?
What does the boxwood in the Easter basket symbolize? You better be careful, it’s a dangerous plant
Boxwood is often planted here, as it is a symbol of timelessness, durability of life and immortality. It gives believers hope for resurrection and eternal life, which is why many people, following tradition, place it in a basket. This is a big mistake, because this plant is highly poisonous.
Traditional Easter basket Photo Darcys777 / istockphoto.com
It contains harmful alkaloids and it turns out that every part of it is dangerous, including roots, leaves and stems. Contact with the plant may result in allergies and an itchy rash. Boxwood leaves can get tangled in our food, and when we eat them by mistake, we suffer from diarrhea, vomiting and chills. We must be especially careful with children who are more sensitive and may not be able to do without gastric lavage
What to use instead of boxwood for an Easter basket? Choose this healthier and safer alternative
If we want to decorate a Christmas tree, we don’t have to give up plants. A great alternative to boxwood is Easter blueberry. It looks very similar, but is not poisonous. Blueberry leaves can also be used in the kitchen as an addition to dishes. They are healthy, contain vitamins A, B, C and E and antioxidants.
Source: Gazeta
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