Re: conlang cooking
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, January 5, 2003, 0:51 |
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Sally Caves scripsit:
> So far,
> however, the last two times I've used it I got terrible intestinal cramps,
> which seems odd because I had no symptoms the first two times I used it.
Rue is toxic, although in small doses it can be used for gas pains and
colickyness, and there is a tradition of using it "to clear the eyesight"
and "to bring on menstruation", which I suppose means it was (thought to be)
an abortifacient. Sources agree: never use more than one leaf.
Personally I would avoid it altogether.
> The rue leaf smells like bitter peach, and has a strange, oily,
> unclassifiable taste that pleases me.
There are methylketones (which is probably what you taste) and various
alkaloids known and unknown in it. Of course, as a natural product,
the strength varies unpredictably.
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