Most delicious poison : the story of nature's toxins-from spices to vices
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316386579 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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295 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown Spark / Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Deadly daisies -- Forests of phenolics and flavonoids -- Toxic, titillating, tumor-killing terpenoids -- Dogbane and digitalis -- Hijacked hormones -- Abiding alkaloids -- Caffeine and nicotine -- Devil's breath and silent death -- Opioid overlords -- The herbivore's dilemma -- The spice of life -- Nutmeg, tea, opium, and cinchona -- The future pharmacopoeia. |
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Subject: | Mushrooms, Poisonous Poisoning History Poisonous animals Poisonous plants Poisons |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lakeshore Branch | 615.9 Whi | 31681010345817 | NONFIC | Available | - |