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“”Warfarin, originally introduced as a rat poison […]”

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omg Wafrn neofox_floof

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@natty bad for rat good for blood I guess
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⚧Celeste⚧חי♿θΔ&heart_nb🇵🇸​🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️1312

@natty yes look up digoxin, curare, Salvarsan, quinine, etc

So many medicines are "what if we find the poison that does what we want with the least side effects?"

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@natty Some of its precursors (coumarin) are in cinnamon. Its quantity varies greatly between plant varieties, with some requiring very low doses to cause organ damage and some requiring so much you'd need your stomach pumped first.
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