Ursa gets ‘high’ after taking an overdose of hallucinogenic honey in Turkey; watch video

After eating a large amount of hallucinogenic honey, a brown bear cub suffered poisoning and had to be rescued in a pickup truck. The “bad trip” took place on Thursday (11th) in the province of Düzce in northwest Turkey.

believed to be an animal consumed the honey known locally as “crazy honey”..

This crazy honey, or “deli” in Turkish, is legally produced and sold by beekeepers in the Kaçkar Mountains, above the Black Sea, in eastern Turkey, where a native species of rhododendron grows. producing a potent neurotoxin called grayanotoxin.

On social media, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture published a video showing the rescue of the animal.

We are in good health condition of our baby Boz, which is in an exhausted state in Düzce. @nationalparklar

Let’s give a name to our cute “girl” who missed her dose of honey, may her name live?? ?? pic.twitter.com/dZsI2FcsIw

— TR Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (@TCTarim) 11 August 2022

Naturally, bees feeding on the nectar of these brightly colored flowers will multiply the toxin in their honey, which takes on a strong-smelling, bitter-tasting mud-red color. But for consumers who enjoy slimy food, there is a possibility of “reaching a high”.

Crazy honey and its effects

Dubbed “miel fou” by 18th-century Europeans, it was not considered a hallucinogen, but rather an additive imported from the Ottoman Empire to give beer a “special touch”. currently item Sold as a natural remedyand taken before breakfast to treat a variety of disorders, from high blood pressure to impotence.

As with the teddy bear, excessive intake of this honey causes blood pressure to drop to potentially dangerous levels and can cause nausea, fainting, seizures, arrhythmias, and in rare cases, death.

Fortunately, as seen in the video below, the bear cub was immediately taken to a veterinarian, treated and is in good condition, according to Turkish officials.