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Poisoning arrows?
sailordad:
--- Quote from: Justin Snyder on September 16, 2009, 12:12:43 am ---Tobacco............ :o
Boil it, strain it, boil it down to a thick paste and put it on the tips. It is as deadly as it comes.
--- End quote ---
nicotine overdose >:D
thatll take care of anyones nic fits
Pat B:
Nicotiana sulfate is a very powerful pesticide. Probably what Justin was talking about.
kylerprochaska:
would that process poison the meat?? or would you still be able to eat it?
-Ky
Justin Snyder:
There have been numerous groups across the world (Africa, Asia and South America) that used it on darts and/or arrows so I don't think it ruins the meat. If the meat was poison, the people would have died and the info wouldn't have been passed down. It could be mixed with wolfsbane, opium or many other ingredients. Don't be fooled though, it is deadly by itself. People have used tobacco poultice over the years also. But when the juice containing high grade nicotine and saliva was scraped from pipes and used, many people were poisoned.
They also sprinkled tobacco into water to numb the fish.
If that isn't enough info, read "African ethnobotany: poisons and drugs : chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology " By Hans Dieter Neuwinger
billy:
I'm not sure of any plant based poisons that would work for that here in North America. I tried making some poison years ago from milkweed, but was disappointed with the results. Now I have heard about boiling cigarette tobacco, then concentrating the water until you have a thick, gummy paste. Nicotine in its pure form is actually a very potent poison, but in miniscule amounts it's an addictive stimulant.
Anyway, I don't think that the poison will make the meat toxic to eat. Cooking usually destroys the poison compounds, though I did see one video on youtube where the Bushmen of Africa cut out the meat that was nearest to the entrance wound.
I guess you'd just have to experiment with it....
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