Paul Saladino· MD
the plants make these crystals as self-defense Weaponry to get you to not eat them because you know what else are they gonna do they don't want to be eaten
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
the plants make these crystals as self-defense Weaponry to get you to not eat them because you know what else are they gonna do they don't want to be eaten
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one of the things that's been super fascinating to me is the idea that plants don't want to get eaten and plants have toxins in them and that's why I think the oxalate discussion is so fascinating
oxalates are not fallacy guys they are used as a plant defense chemical that plants use to protect themselves from fungi from organisms like insects potentially also from humans and to protect their seeds in the animal digestive tract and they're harmful for us
oxalate is sneaky it's really tiny it's a little acid it's a strong acid and it chelates minerals but plants need to make it for lots of reasons and and it turns out to be really important not just for the reproduction and physiologic survival in the wild but for their defense against predators and it's a one of a raft of pesticides that the plants make and they use them in all kinds of ways for all kinds of attackers because there's things like molds oxalate helps the plants fight mold