Mad honey is a particular type of honey produced by bees that gather nectar from a flowering plant called the rhododendron. What makes the rhododendron different from most flowers is that its nectar and pollen contain grayanotoxins. These are types of neurotoxins that can cause nerve damage or even be fatal when consumed in large quantities. In the right doses, however, mad honey has been used for hundreds of years in countries such as Turkey and Nepal in traditional medicine.
疯狂蜂蜜是一种特殊的蜂蜜，由从一种叫做杜鹃花属的开花植物采集花蜜的蜜蜂所制成。杜鹃花属与大多数花种的不同之处在于，其花蜜和花粉含有梫木毒素。这是一种神经毒素，大量食用会造成神经损伤，甚至可能致命。然而，在适当的用量下，疯狂蜂蜜数百年来已在土耳其和尼泊尔等国家被用于传统医学中。
生活必备字词：
fatal a. 致命的
consume vt. 摄取（食物）
dose n.（药的）剂量，用量
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