toxicology and poisoning

difficult to condense lecture

toxin, poison

toxicology is the study of poison

• any substance which if taken in sufficient quantity, causes harm

definition of the 2 (toxin vs poison)

historical perspective

some guy went into forest, to identify which plants were safe to eat, and not safe to eat

• they compiled over centuries, knowledge of toxic substances and plants, and to use them for different reasons
  • poison animal, others, etc

arab and muslim civ are not exempt from this

• various sources from 100s of years ago, where people compiled toxic substances, and how poisons can be detected, thru site touch taste?
  • categorized symptoms of specific poisons

poison was used for bad reasons, so knowledge about them was important

statement used that will be used alot here