Interesting info, Ivan, thanks for posting it. I doubt the seeds would be a problem in the amounts they'd get just from an orange or two.
We have a lot of poke weed around here. I study wild edible and medicinal plants, and found out that poke berries are a great anti-infective, but the seeds are extremely toxic. The seeds are also extremely hard, so the easiest way to deal with the problem is to swallow the berries whole. The hard seeds pass harmlessly through the digestive tract. As long as the seeds aren't broken open, they're not a problem. In one location where I kept chickens for awhile, then later some ducks, there were poke weeds growing out from a slope behind the barn, and hanging over the pen. I know the birds ate the berries, because there was purple poop all over! They were all fine, no ill effects at all.
I've used the poke berries myself, with good results and no ill effects. I was careful to swallow them whole, and not chew, so the seeds would remain intact. I am not advising anybody else to do likewise. Anybody who does, is doing so at their own risk, just like I did!
We have a lot of poke weed around here. I study wild edible and medicinal plants, and found out that poke berries are a great anti-infective, but the seeds are extremely toxic. The seeds are also extremely hard, so the easiest way to deal with the problem is to swallow the berries whole. The hard seeds pass harmlessly through the digestive tract. As long as the seeds aren't broken open, they're not a problem. In one location where I kept chickens for awhile, then later some ducks, there were poke weeds growing out from a slope behind the barn, and hanging over the pen. I know the birds ate the berries, because there was purple poop all over! They were all fine, no ill effects at all.
I've used the poke berries myself, with good results and no ill effects. I was careful to swallow them whole, and not chew, so the seeds would remain intact. I am not advising anybody else to do likewise. Anybody who does, is doing so at their own risk, just like I did!