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The Velveteen Ocelot

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14. This concoction is made of grapefruit peels

Wed May 20, 2020, 12:01 AM

May 2020

and has not a single molecule of quinine in it. Quinine is made from the bark of cinchona trees, which are native to Peru. However, grapefruit does have some chemicals that can be dangerous when combined with some prescription drugs because they cause the body to absorb too much of the drug. Interestingly, quinine (not hydroxychloroquine, which is an artificially synthesized chemical based on the chemical structure of quinine but it is not "just quinine" ) is listed as one of these drugs that should not be taken while eating grapefruit. The effects of mixing grapefruit and many drugs look pretty dire. https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/prescription-drugs-and-grapefruit-a-deadly-mix/

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Did I hear this right on Brian Williams? [View all] BigDemVoter May 2020 OP

Sure, it's the 2020 Jim Jones updated recipe for political kool-aid. Try it, what have you got OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 #1

If they're that stupid, there is noting we can do about it. . . BigDemVoter May 2020 #2

Of course they are. Srkdqltr May 2020 #3

Yes......I heard that report..... chillfactor May 2020 #4

Yes...and GOOD! BigmanPigman May 2020 #5

I've heard it's mostly quinine. Isn't quinine water still for sale? Karadeniz May 2020 #6

Tonic water has some quinine in it. Read post 14 for an explanation. niyad May 2020 #29

This must be it CountAllVotes May 2020 #7

This concoction is made of grapefruit peels The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #14

Not to mention grapefruit interferes with lots of commonly taken meds. nolabear May 2020 #34

Why do these assholes think that typing in all caps makes them look serious, and urgently credible? niyad May 2020 #15

So this person is also a religious nutter, and semi-literate? Our freedom FROM the Constitution???? niyad May 2020 #17

Illiterate idiot! CountAllVotes May 2020 #28

yeh it was posted here on DU the other day dweller May 2020 #22

That was me CountAllVotes May 2020 #27

That looks more like a recipe for mercuryblues May 2020 #25

WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN WE EVER THOUGHT WE KNEW. jcgoldie May 2020 #30

OK, that reminded me so much of Dr. Bonner's soap essme May 2020 #31

You heard it, and so did I, and unfortunately some of our fellow Americans The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #8

Please proceed, idiots RhodeIslandOne May 2020 #9

I have no problem with QAnon followers using that "recipe." TheBlackAdder May 2020 #10

Because making moonshine just isn't thrilling enough anymore... crickets May 2020 #11

All this for a hoax? disambiguation May 2020 #12

The republicans have been bamagal62 May 2020 #13

Well think of it this way thinkingagain May 2020 #16

I prefer to continue absorbing my quinine in my G&T, thank you very much. AndI prefer my niyad May 2020 #18

Q-Anon will eventually have to be put down, or they will turn into a HARD RW neo Brownshirt force Celerity May 2020 #19

How in the hell is that brownshirt allowed to have that on his uniform??? niyad May 2020 #32

Before long there will be wannabe Walter Whites, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #20

Yes, yes they are that stupid misanthrope May 2020 #21

Nope, that stupid, too many red flags... but there is one morbidly obese orange one? Brainfodder May 2020 #23

It's the Alt Right version of quinine water obamanut2012 May 2020 #24

I've Got A Cure For Them ProfessorGAC May 2020 #26

Just don't use chili P, yo! Initech May 2020 #33