POISONS WE LOVE TO EAT: SPICES, VENOMS, AND TOXIC WASTE WE LOVE TO EAT

By Ralph Bourne

MOST SPICES WE LOVE TO EAT ACTUALLY BEGAN THEIR EXISTENCES AS POISONS. PLANTS CREATED THESE POISONS TO PROTECT THEM FROM BEING EATEN. PECULIAR HUMAN TASTES, HOWEVER, ENJOY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF POISON, NOT ONLY FROM PLANTS BUT FROM OUR TOXIC WASTES. BUT WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL: ACCORDING PARACELSUS, A SIXTEEN CENTURY CHEMIST, "ALL THINGS ARE POISON. ONLY THE DOSE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DFMCLW4V
• ISBN13: 9798337700168
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"