Listed below are dangerous herbs and herbal combination and explanations as to why they are dangerous. Do not try any of these herbs, orally, on the skin, or in any other way ever (or during pregnancy or nursing, if listed as such).
*Some of the herbs mentioned are safe in small doses are are written as such. Other herbs are toxic in small doses or any amount. This is not a complete list.
Belladonna– Nightshade, bittersweet nightshade is an extremely poisonous herb and is absolutely deadly. It is related to Henbane. Side effects can include dry mouth, enlarged pupils, blurred vision, red dry skin, fever, fast heartbeat, inability to urinate or sweat, hallucinations, spasms, mental problems, convulsions, and coma.
Blue Cohosh – Can cause miscarriages, especially during early pregnancy. This herbs in combination with other herbs has been used as an aborfacient. It works by loosening and relaxing the uterine muscles. This is why it is often suggested as a remedy for pms and menopause.
Black Cohosh –
Can cause miscarriages, especially during early pregnancy. This herbs in combination with other herbs has been used as an aborfacient. It works by loosening and relaxing the uterine muscles. This is why it is often suggested as a remedy for pms and menopause.
Chaparral – This herb can cause serious liver damage, liver failure, and acute hepatitis.
Comfrey – Comfrey can be taken in small doses for upset stomach and pms, but using a lot is dangerous. Comfrey contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, a type of poison that causes liver and kidney failure as well as cancer. They can be absorbed through the skin as well.
The amount of PAs found in comfrey changes according to the time of harvesting and the age of the plant. The roots have 10 times higher amounts of PAs than the leaves.
Devil’s Claw –
Harpagophytum, means “hook plant” in Greek. Devil’s claw causes additive effects in many medications. It can cause changes in blood pressure as well.
Eucalyptus – Eucalyptus can not be consumed. Taking 3.5 mL of undiluted oil can be fatal. Even applying too much to the skin and absorbing large amounts is dangerous. (Use it very lightly, dilute it, or use a humidifier.) Signs of eucalyptus poisoning might include stomach pain and burning, dizziness, muscle weakness, small eye pupils, feelings of suffocation, and some others. Eucalyptus changes how many medicines break down in the liver.
Foxglove – Poisoning by this herb can cause stomach upset, small eye pupils, blurred vision, strong slow pulse, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, excessive urination, fatigue, muscle weakness and tremors, stupor, confusion, convulsions, abnormal heartbeats, and death. Long-term use of foxglove can lead to symptoms of toxicity, including visual halos, yellow-green vision, and stomach upset.
Golden Seal – This herb is a uterotonic; brain damage (kernicterus) has developed in newborn infants exposed to goldenseal. Do not use goldenseal during pregnancy or breast-feeding.
Hemlock –
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blockage can occur to the point of
death if it blocks the
respiratory muscles.
Henbane – Side effects include dry mouth, red skin, constipation, overheating, reduced sweating, vision disturbances, increased heart rate, urination problems, drowsiness, restlessness, hallucinations, delirium, manic episodes, and death. Henbane is poisonous and not safe for self-medication.
Kava – In the South Pacific, kava is a popular social drink, similar to alcohol in Western societies. It is used by some to treat anxiety, restlessness, and insomnia, but like many medicines used to treat these types of issues, Kava runs the risk of being too much of a ‘downer – oversedation.’ It can make you unable to operate machinery, fatigued, and worsen depression. Large doses can also effect the liver and cause yellowing of the eyes. Also, some of the dangerous chemicals in kava can pass into breast milk and might hurt a breast-fed infant. Avoid this herb if you have Parkinson’s disease or if you will undergo or have recently undergone anaesthesia as it effects the central nervous system.
Alcohol, sedatives, and benzodiazepines interact with downers.
Licorice Root – This tasty herb, when taken in high doses, may cause tiredness, absence of a menstrual period in women, headache, water and sodium retention, and decreased sexual interest and function in men. It may also cause early delivery in pregnant women and miscarriage in early pregnancy. This root has also been seen effecting hormone levels in the body and interacts with oestrogen. It also seems to rid the body or potassium. It can also cause heart failure.
Mistletoe (European) – Can cause chills vomiting, diarrhea, cramping, and other side effects. Short-term, frequent use of European mistletoe might cause liver damage. Lowers blood pressure.
Mugwort – This herb is dangerous in large quantities. Thujone, a ketone and a monoterpene that occurs naturally in two diastereomeric forms:-α-thujone and-β-thujone is present in wormwood Thujones cause a slight high and a feeling of relaxation, which is why it is enjoyed by smokers and drinkers (as a tincture or bitters), can also cause breakdown of muscle, nightmares, seizures, dizziness, confusion, numbness of arms and legs, paralysis, and death. The chemical is also said to be responsible for absinthe’s hallucinogenic effects.
Mugwort might cause a miscarriage because it can start menstruation and also cause the uterus to contract.
Pennyroyal – Pennyroyal has been used as an antificant and can also kill pregnant mothers. Do not use this herb as a method for miscarriage. It can cause irreversible damage to the liver and kidneys, nervous system, brain, and cam cause dizziness, confusion, seizures, and death.
Peony – Peony can cause uterine contractions and is unsafe to use during pregnancy. It also slows blood clotting.
St. John’s Wort – This herb interacts with SSRIs and other types of medications for the treatment of depression. In bipolar, bipolar depression, mania, manic depression, and other related disorders, St. John’s wort can trigger a major upswing or manic episode in patients. This herb also interacts with birth control.
Wormwood – Wormwood one of the main ingredients in the alcoholic beverage, Absinthe. The latin Absinthium comes from the ancient greek word apsínthion, which some claim translates to “Undrinkable”, referencing the herb’s extreme bitter flavor. It is closely related to mugwort, which is toxic in large doses, but wormwood is even more so. The herbs also contained thujones. See Mugwort.
Valerian – This herb, especially the root, can cause oversedation.
Alcohol, sedatives, and benzodiazepines interact with downers.
Valerian can cause some side effects such as headache, excitability, uneasiness, and even insomnia in some people. A few people feel sluggish in the morning after taking valerian, especially at higher doses. It’s best not to drive or operate dangerous machinery after taking valerian.
Wintergreen – This type of mint can be dangerous in high doses. Taking wintergreen oil or large amounts of wintergreen leaf can cause ringing in the ears, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, stomach pain, and confusion.
I’m still mad about Thor’s hair so I made this because I was fUCKING ROBBED
Marvel you fucking cowards
Please credit Lithunium Snow! He has an amazing YouTube channel where he does elf hair, dragon themed hair, accurate Viking hair, restoring old wigs, etc. I love him, he’s funny, gay, and he only has 115k subs!
a link to his instagram is literally right above his photos, pal
I relate to this, trust me. I am quite tired recently and I still haven’t managed to unpack most of my stuff and I moved a month ago. To be honest, sometimes we just have down times in our craft. Nothing wrong with that. Remember if you need a break or to rest, that is just fine.
Sometimes, if you have found you have gotten toxic in behavior the best thing to do is to admit you are being toxic, find the roots and causes of this and catch yourself doing it. Work on yourself, improve on your issues. Then, once you have found yourself more comfortable with things again, step back into witchcraft.
You can use poppets to do magic related to both negative and physical aspects. You can use it to help you with accepting yourself or to help you with an emotional change though physically it will not start changing your body if that is what you are looking for. I would also avoid calling them ‘voodoo dolls’ since that is related to the closed practice. Poppets are the general term
*These are my personal associations for The Elements, I am not looking for critique. You are free to use this for your own stuff, you do not have to ask me if you can use it. YMMV.
I’ve seen a lot of people being silly about DnD talking about fucking your way into and out of bad situations but, if you look in the monster manual I think there’s strong support for the idea that half-orcs as a species are constantly horny
Orcs are constantly fucking and that’s why they have so many different types of half-orc offspring. So if your character has orc blood it actually makes sense
A species is formally defined as any group of creatures which can reproduce and produce fertile offspring. For example, a horse and a donkey can reproduce, but the resulting mule is infertile and thus a horse and a donkey are not the same species; same with things like ligers and zebroids. A chihuahua and a husky on the other hand are the same species because their puppy is a perfectly viable mutt. This rule gets bent when magic is involved, like with dragons or fiends/celestials or fey, but it’s solid through the races that have conventional biology.
Please note that a Gnome and a Halfling can technically reproduce, but they aren’t the same species and the resulting Gnomeling is kinda like a backwards mule: infertile, with most of the weakest traits of both parent species. Extremely sneaky though.
I’m amused by things like how a Dryad is magic enough to mix with anything except a lizardman. And a Sprite with a Giant is listed as a …Maybe.
Orcs, humans, and elves have a sort of special interaction. All three (and ogres) are the same species, technically, because their offspring are totally fertile without magic. Formal classification of these races is just based on percentage of each ancestry. In Human/Elf crosses, anything less than 50% elf blood is classified as a human (might have slightly pointed ears and live a little longer than average, but doesn’t get the full set of half-elf traits). 50-99% elf, with the remainder human, is classified as half-elf. Only 100% elven ancestry is actually considered an elf. Orcs and humans follow the same basic rule but in reverse; anybody with 51-100% orc blood is an orc, with 50% or less orcish blood and the remainder human being considered a half-orc (though depending on who you ask somebody who is 90% human and 10% orc might just be considered human; sources vary on that point). Orc/elf crosses have a lot less data to draw on, because almost nobody is willing to talk about them, but I know a 50:50 elf/orc split is classified as a half-orc, indistinguishable in capabilities from a human/orc split, so you could extrapolate from there that it follows the same rule as the other two binary combinations. The real question is what happens when, for example, a pure elf fucks a 50:50 human/orc cross? 50% elf blood is classified as half elf, but 25% orc blood is a half orc, right? Do you split the difference and end up with a weird human?
I was walking in the forest during winter, and saw a wendigo sitting under a tree. I asked it if it was going to kill me. It said, “No, this is just a dream.” So I sat next to it in the snow for a bit and then he said, “The anger in your heart warms you now, but will leave you cold in your grave.” And then I woke up.
god i hope the stranger things kids have great loving and protecting parents that keep their kids safe and responsible and away from hollywood creeps and drugs and everything else that ruined the childhood stars that i grew up with. i hope that even tho they’re child actors they grow up safe and healthy and well adjusted and know better than to get immersed in that toxic showbiz life
because if i see millie bobby brown on a grocery isle tabloid being written about like shes another lindsay lohan i’ll burst in to tears right there
a year after making this post i hear about drake texting and obviously grooming mbb
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