fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoput that in your pipe and smoke itmander.xyzimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1420file-text
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minus-squaretree_frog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-21 day agoIt has the same chemical in it aspirin does when you metabolize aspirin, so it’s good as an anti-inflammatory. Edit: after doing a little bit more research and being corrected below, I am editing this. While ghost pipe has been used as traditional medicine, and some people still use it as traditional medicine, it could also be toxic.
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoI don’t know where you heard that but it’s incorrect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanism_of_action_of_aspirin
minus-squaretree_frog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 day agoI appreciate the correction. I’m not sure where I found that about endocannabinoids. Anyway, ghost pipe does contain an aspirin metabolite and is medicinal. It also may be toxic. Actually don’t suggest using it as traditional medicine and I will add that to my original comment.
minus-squareadr1an@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoAnd it has glycosides too! So it may also be toxic to humans.
minus-squaretree_frog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoYeah, I actually picked up on that yesterday. Someone that sent to traditional medicine gave me some. I think I will avoid it in the future. And I edited my comments above to reflect that this morning
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoTotally thought I was replying to a different thread lol. Ugh brain.
It has the same chemical in it aspirin does when you metabolize aspirin, so it’s good as an anti-inflammatory.
Edit: after doing a little bit more research and being corrected below, I am editing this.
While ghost pipe has been used as traditional medicine, and some people still use it as traditional medicine, it could also be toxic.
I don’t know where you heard that but it’s incorrect
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanism_of_action_of_aspirin
I appreciate the correction. I’m not sure where I found that about endocannabinoids.
Anyway, ghost pipe does contain an aspirin metabolite and is medicinal. It also may be toxic.
Actually don’t suggest using it as traditional medicine and I will add that to my original comment.
And it has glycosides too! So it may also be toxic to humans.
Yeah, I actually picked up on that yesterday.
Someone that sent to traditional medicine gave me some. I think I will avoid it in the future.
And I edited my comments above to reflect that this morning
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Totally thought I was replying to a different thread lol. Ugh brain.