Parkinsonian just to be clear. You cant get Parkinsons. But yes some sort of neurological degredation that is measurable.
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Yeah and the disease is actually much worse than Parkinson’s and doesn’t respond to treatment.
I really wouldn’t be too worried about it. For a couple years I didn’t plant pawpaw out of fear for getting PSP. In reality a small amount of occasional intake should be fine. I think that was the only case report I saw of PSP from pawpaw. Then again if someone had these symptoms very few neurologists would ask about prior pawpaw intake so it’s probably underreported to some degree.
I believe I’ve also seen it reported as a consequence of using soursop extracts.
I planted a couple of pawpaw seedlings in my backyard this past spring. One of them looks like it was nibbled on. I guess the rabbits (or whatever they were) were desperate enough
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