HERB - woad musings

[sunshinegirl]

From: Wes Will <wwill at globaleyes.net>
>
> Because the raw unheated sap (apparently of at least one of the subspecies
> of the plant) has some such effects.  Numbness, tingling, and occasionally
> hallucinations, feelings of invincibility, and dry mouth.  After more
> research, I find that it is a fairly rare subspecies, and that heating
> destroys any of the active ingredients.  In other words, YMMV.  More
> likely, _will_ vary.

Would you mind sending me your sources?   Someone on another list I'm on was
enquiring about woad.   They had done some research on it in the past, and
had never found any evidence, but they were still looking...

I thought, if you didn't mind, I'd pass on what you have learned.

Melandra


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