4 Nov
2016
4 Nov
'16
12:26 a.m.
On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
when Albert Hoffman accidentally dosed himself with
LSD, he requested milk
as
an antidote to whatever had poisoned him, since it was generally
considered a
cure-all for poisonings.
Yeah, milk is not a bad rule of thumb for ingested toxins. It's well
buffered, so it will neutralize both acids and bases. And its fat content
will help emulsify fatty toxins as well.
However, I highly doubt milk would have any effect what soever on *inhaled*
toxins, such as lethal zinc fumes. The supposed power of milk in that case
is likely just an entirely incorrect extrapolation.
Patrik