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Czexxi t1_iuftrqi wrote

Reply to comment by Gemmabeta in TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan

Herbalists still give jimson weed joints to asthma sufferers. A few hits is enough smoke to paralyze the bronchioles to interrupt bronchospasm, but not enough to hurt anyone. Just don't eat it.

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