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"Digitalis intoxication may have been responsible for Vincent van Gogh’s ‘yellow period’, as well as for paintings such as Starry Night, which some see as exhibiting the ‘halo’ effect around the stars in the sky. Van Gogh may have been treated with digitalis to control the epileptic fits he suffered towards the end of his life.
— Sep 24, 2021 02:32PM
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Many plants contain cyanide compounds, but some are more dangerous than others. It depends on the type and amount of cyanide compound present. The seeds or pits of plants of the genus Prunus all contain cyanide; the stones or pips of peaches, cherries, apples and bitter almonds can be particularly dangerous and potentially lethal in large quantities.
— Sep 22, 2021 02:40PM
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The poison of kings and the king of poisons:
First, arsenic had no taste that could alert the potential victim to their being poisoned. And second, the symptoms of arsenic poisoning are very similar to those of food poisoning, cholera and dysentery, all of which have been common at various times through the ages.
— Sep 19, 2021 03:54PM
First, arsenic had no taste that could alert the potential victim to their being poisoned. And second, the symptoms of arsenic poisoning are very similar to those of food poisoning, cholera and dysentery, all of which have been common at various times through the ages.
"There is no record of digitalis being prescribed to van Gogh, however, and the foxgloves in the doctor’s portraits may be a coincidence. The artist may just have had a strong liking for the colour yellow and the artistic effect of haloes around the stars in the sky, rather than being under the vision-warping influence of digitalis.