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[Paul Kosuth <prkosuth@ll.net>]

I did eat two them ...they were rather meaty and kinda flavorful but  
hard to open (I used a hacksaw actually)which brought my question  
since what I read was not definitive. I will eat no more but look  
forward to fruit in the pods next year. Been eating some ok walnuts  
and hickory and staying away from the pignut hickory (really harsh but  
meaty..cracked a few for the chipmonks and squrrals)

Thanks everyone for your help.

Paul
southern Illinois
On Oct 21, 2008, at 9:50 PM, Hannah Roessler wrote:

> Once again, to echo what someone posted earlier, I think that there  
> may be a mix up going on in this discussion between "pawpaw" and  
> "papaya" (which some people also call pawpaw).  I have also  
> frequently nibbled on PAPAYA seeds to avert parasitic problems (also  
> makes a very nice pepper when dried and ground, kind of horseradish- 
> like), but I have heard that PAWPAW seeds are actually quite rough  
> (slightly toxic) on the system when taken internally.
>
>
> Hannah
>
>
> > From: bwaldrop@cox.net
> > To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:04:46 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [permaculture] paw paw seeds
> >
> > This is pretty interesting. Do you eat them raw?
> > Chew them or crack them or swallow them whole?
> >
> > Bob Waldrop, OKC
> > www.barkingfrogspermaculture.org
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Pittman" <scott@permaculture.org>
> > To: "'permaculture'"
> > <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: [permaculture] paw paw seeds
> >
> >
> > When I am in the tropics I eat a few paw-paw seeds
> > to kill intestinal
> > parasites that I may pick up - particularly worms.
> > I eat four or five a day
> > and have never suffered any ill effects.
> >
> > Scott Pittman
> > Director
> > Permaculture Institute
> > www.permaculture.org
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On
> > Behalf Of Paul d'Aoust
> > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 4:25 PM
> > To: permaculture
> > Subject: Re: [permaculture] paw paw seeds
> >
> > Further to what Jordan says, PFAF says the seeds
> > contain toxic
> > alcaloids, and are emetic (i.e., make you barf):
> >
> > http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Asimina+triloba
> >
> > El vie, 17-10-2008 a las 16:53 -0700, Jordan Fink
> > escribió:
> > > I would say "NO"
> > > paw paws are already slightly carcinogenic, and
> > > their seeds are very
> > > poisonous from what ive read.
> > >
> > > -j
> > >
> > >
> > > > Can I eat the seeds of the paw paws now that
> > > > the fruit stage has gone
> > > > by (which I missed..) I am able to pick up
> > > > some of the dried up pods
> > > > with seeds. Are they ok to eat?
> > > >
> > > > Paul K..southern Illinois
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