Most delicious poison the story of nature's toxins--from spices to vices
An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature's toxins and why we are attracted--and addicted--to them, in this "magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force" (Neil Shubin). A deadly secret lurks within our spice racks, medicine cabinets, backyard gardens, and private st...
| Main Author: | Whiteman, Noah (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown Spark,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Deadly daisies
- Forests of phonolics 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
- Nutbeg, tea, opium, and cinchona
- The future pharmacopoeia.