Thankfully, boiling bracken fern in salt water for about five minutes can reduce the risk of poisoning by over 90%, making it safe to eat.

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Bracken Fern is a common weed in pastures ... seed cake use heat treatment to destroy the gossypol. Cotton seed poisoning appears after prolonged ingestion and clinical signs include loss of ...

"Bracken fern is drought resistant and that is why ... had begun pointing accusing fingers at one of their own for pouring poison in a nearby river.