- A forensic toxicologist reveals how nature may be colluding with you - and how humans have exploited its poisons, for good and evil. *
When we think of “poisons” today, we are more likely to think of man-made pollutants; by contrast, what is “natural” seems safe.But as the forensic toxicologist Justin Brower shows in his book Nature's Poisons, from poisonous vines to poisonous creatures, from mycotoxins to deadly foods, there's a lot to be wary of in nature too. He takes us on a tour of our toxic world, revealing how these poisons were tools for murder and war, but also for medicine, entertainment, and rituals.In this book, we witness the experience of Arthur Conan Doyle, a young writer of nineteen years, with glycimium, discover the truth of truth serums, and learn to think carefully before eating any mushrooms or fruit in the forest. Toxins of Nature reveals the ingenuity of evolution and the ingenuity of man, while exploring the dark side of nature and man's motives. Beauty and danger, harm and healing, all come together in the same leaf, seed, or tusk, and in each there is a tale.
