Re: CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-09 Thread Marshall Dudley
We had one in our troop during a camp out who when the rest of use were smoking grape vines, smoked a poison ivy vine, and it almost killed him. Marshall Day Sutton wrote: There is an old story about a Boy Scout who cut an Oleander branch to roast his hotdog on and it killed him.very

Re: CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-09 Thread Smitty
Here's some info on Oleander = http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/oleander.asp Smitty On 7/9/07, Marshall Dudley mdud...@king-cart.com wrote: We had one in our troop during a camp out who when the rest of use were smoking grape vines, smoked a poison ivy vine, and it

Re: CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-09 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
Thanks for that; Snopes is often very useful. Even if an urban legend, however, the story is a good one, given that it might as well be true. Oleander is very toxic indeed, according to my reading, yet can make a powerful medicine if properly prepared.Google oleander soup for recipes.

Re: CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-07 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
Thanks, Chuck. There are many recipes for the salve, but I was looking for a tonic/tincture/decoction recipe. Cheers, JBB On Saturday, Jul 7, 2007, at 00:45 Asia/Tokyo, cking...@nycap.rr.com wrote: Jonathan Pat on the cancer list has duplicated a cansema. It's in the archives of

Re: CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-07 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
Very likely true: the toxin is most concentrated in the sap. But even the smoke can kill. . . On Saturday, Jul 7, 2007, at 06:29 Asia/Tokyo, Day Sutton wrote: There is an old story about a Boy Scout who cut  an Oleander branch to roast his hotdog on and it killed him.very toxic

Re: CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-07 Thread cking001
Well, I'll push the group once again because a tonic is involved too. 'Nuff said, word to the wise and all that. Point to the path. Chuck Worst-dressed sentient being in the known universe On 7/7/2007 2:54:37 AM, Jonathan B. Britten

CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-06 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
I have information from an expert herbalist that a low-cost -- virtually free -- home-brew concoction made from the leaves of a very toxic plant has powerful anti-cancer properties very similar to the famous Cansema Tonic III.The poisonous plant is Oleander, which goes by various other

Re: CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-06 Thread cking001
Jonathan Pat on the cancer list has duplicated a cansema. It's in the archives of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blacksalveandpetswithcancer/ I used it for my shoulder. Chuck Why get real when artificial is so much easier to keep clean? On

Re: CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-06 Thread Day Sutton
There is an old story about a Boy Scout who cut an Oleander branch to roast his hotdog on and it killed him.very toxic stuff... On 7/6/07, Jonathan B. Britten jbrit...@cc.nakamura-u.ac.jp wrote: I have information from an expert herbalist that a low-cost -- virtually free -- home-brew

Re: CSAnd Speaking of Poisons. . . .

2007-07-06 Thread Clayton Family
I used to hear about this from time to time- it was everywhere in So Cal growing up. You wouldn't catch me dead eating that. oh, yes, I guess you would at that. On Jul 6, 2007, at 4:29 PM, Day Sutton wrote: There is an old story about a Boy Scout who cut  an Oleander branch to roast