[Sca-cooks] Misletoe, Holly and other poisonous Christmas plants

[Tara]

> Ok, am I the only person who noticed the directions to call the poison
> control center in case of accidental overdose on 'Gypsy Cold Care' Tea?
> Considering that the 'active ingredient' is dried peppermint, which cures
> nausea in normal doses in most people, and generally causes nausea when
> overused... The PDR for Herbal Medicines says, "Cases of poisoning are not
> recorded."

Yeah, but how friggin' much does it really take to *cause* nausea?  Let
alone death?  Is it really physically likely that any creature can eat
that much?

-Magdalena