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yellowcanine

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14. Several botanicals are quite toxic....

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:22 PM

Apr 2020

Nicotine more than most, but rotenone and pyrethrin also have high mammalian toxicity. Neem is fairly safe but exposure is not recommended for pregnant women. Unfortunately there is a lot of "if it is naturally occuring it is safe." I guess people have not heard of poison frogs, ricin from castor beans, atropine, etc.

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Nicotine being tested for Covid-19 treatment. More woo? [View all] nilesobek Apr 2020 OP

Do you have... Newest Reality Apr 2020 #1

Here's a link zonemaster Apr 2020 #2

Thanks. Newest Reality Apr 2020 #6

smoke 'em if you got 'em Celerity Apr 2020 #7

Nicotine patches being tested not smoking Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #3

It isn't the nicotine SoCalNative Apr 2020 #9

of course ... Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #12

This is not strictly true, but it is a common subject of wish fulfillment in nicotine addicts. Aristus Apr 2020 #17

Yes, an an addict, I see my BP go up with nicotine gum. Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #20

Good. Best thing you can do. Aristus Apr 2020 #21

Thanks a lot for the information. nilesobek Apr 2020 #15

err - Nicotine is a chemical. And it is extremely toxic. yellowcanine Apr 2020 #4

If you wanna get technical, everything that exists is a chemical or combination of chemicals ... mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #8

Several botanicals are quite toxic.... yellowcanine Apr 2020 #14

Sorry, I meant I pour out lines of tobacco in the garden. nilesobek Apr 2020 #16

Survival rate for seriously ill covid-19 patients is dependent on one thing more than others.... at140 Apr 2020 #5

I suspect smoking isn't quite as risky as... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #10

Do you have a link? Dem2 Apr 2020 #22

Glad that I saw your request! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #23

Thanks! Dem2 Apr 2020 #27

You're welcome! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #28

I'm sorry, but smoking is a risk factor for all of those, and an exacerbating factor, Aristus Apr 2020 #24

+ struggle4progress Apr 2020 #25

I can't find much on the antiviral properties of nicotine, just Mike 03 Apr 2020 #11

Might not have to do with viral replication at all. Igel Apr 2020 #19

My husband laughed as I told him we needed to start smoking again. I think it was because Tech Apr 2020 #13

Omg, this did not help with 14 days not smoking after 4 decades. This did. not. help. one bit. Lol LizBeth Apr 2020 #18

This is a respiratory illness right? Initech Apr 2020 #26