A certain amount of bitter is needed to fend off the insects.
I guess it’s just a choice of what kind and what amount of bitterness is in the plants.
Maybe you can remove the original poison and replace it with a different kind of poison that’s non-toxic to humans, but still fends of other potential eaters.
Just floating ideas here, but maybe a type of poison exists that can be deactivated by cooking the plants? That way, it could be eaten by humans, but would still fend off other invaders.
A certain amount of bitter is needed to fend off the insects.
I guess it’s just a choice of what kind and what amount of bitterness is in the plants.
Maybe you can remove the original poison and replace it with a different kind of poison that’s non-toxic to humans, but still fends of other potential eaters.
Just floating ideas here, but maybe a type of poison exists that can be deactivated by cooking the plants? That way, it could be eaten by humans, but would still fend off other invaders.