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To: AustralianConservative
Dr Simmons said: “People say ‘it’s only weed, it’s natural’. It is a natural substance, but it can have significant adverse effects. It can not only cause psychosis, but exacerbate existing phychoses.”

Poison Ivy is also a natural weed. Let's smoke some, right after we finish this delicious Night Shade salad!

4 posted on 06/22/2011 11:43:08 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Grizzled Bear

Exactly. Did you know snake venom can make you dizzy too? These people are nuts.


5 posted on 06/22/2011 11:46:38 PM PDT by AustralianConservative
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To: Grizzled Bear

I have heard that argument used so many times, and they always find a way to say that hemlock, nightshade etc. don’t count.


7 posted on 06/22/2011 11:46:50 PM PDT by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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To: alexander_busek; Grizzled Bear; LukeL
Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade) is a valuable plant in the treatment of eye diseases on account of its power of dilating the pupil. Locally applied, it lessens irritability and pain, and is used as a lotion, plaster or liniment in cases of neuralgia, gout, rheumatism and sciatica. Small doses allay cardiac palpitation, and the plaster is applied to the cardiac region for the same purpose, removing pain and distress. It is a powerful antispasmodic in intestinal colic and spasmodic asthma. For its action on the circulation, it is given in the collapse of pneumonia, typhoid fever and other acute diseases. It is of value in acute sore throat, and relieves local inflammation and congestion.

Conium maculatum (hemlock) is a sedative and antispasmodic, and in sufficient doses acts as a paralyser to the centers of motion. It has been recommended as an antidote to Strychnine poisoning, and in tetanus, hydrophobia, etc. On account of its peculiar sedative action on the motor centers, Hemlock juice is prescribed as a remedy in cases of undue nervous motor excitability, such as teething in children, epilepsy, cramps, in the early stages of paralysis, in spasms of the larynx and gullet, in acute mania, etc. As an inhalation it is said to relieve cough in bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma, etc.

American Poison Ivy (Rhus Toxicodendron) is one of the species of Sumachs. The bark is tonic, astringent, and antiseptic - the berries refrigerant and diuretic. The bark, in decoction or syrup, has been found useful in gonorrhea, leucorrhoea, diarrhea, dysentery, hectic fever, scrofula and profuse perspiration from debility. A diluted fluid extract affords an agreeable gargle in angina. The berries may be used in infusion in diabetes, bowel complaints, and febrile diseases; also as a gargle in ulcerations of the mouth and throat, and as a wash for ringworm, offensive ulcers, etc.

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70 posted on 06/23/2011 12:54:44 AM PDT by Alice in Wonderland
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To: Grizzled Bear

LOL! All kinds of highly toxic mushrooms give a strong “high” before your liver fails.


253 posted on 06/23/2011 10:27:29 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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