Noah Whiteman
@nkwhiteman.bsky.social
Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development Professor at UC-Berkeley / Coevolution researcher / Author of MOST DELICIOUS POISON: https://www.mostdeliciouspoison.com / ☮️ 🕊️
I hope you enjoy 🙏
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I hope you enjoy 🙏
Well…not deactivated by heat: “A 38-year-old female amateur forager boiled and sautéed 8-10 milkweed pods before ingesting them. She developed vomiting and heart palpitations within 1 hour and presented to an emergency department 3 hours after ingestion.” See: academic.oup.com/milmed/artic...
Forage and You Shall Find: Cardiac Glycoside Poisoning and the Danger of Foraging
ABSTRACT. Amateur foraging, which can be described as the gathering of uncultivated plants for sustenance or recreation, supports many benefits for the for
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November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Well…not deactivated by heat: “A 38-year-old female amateur forager boiled and sautéed 8-10 milkweed pods before ingesting them. She developed vomiting and heart palpitations within 1 hour and presented to an emergency department 3 hours after ingestion.” See: academic.oup.com/milmed/artic...