Jag prövade spikklubbe te i min ungdom, omedveten om effekter eller risker. Det var sannolikt en svag dos, om det ens var riktig spikklubba, det var inte direkt Jerome som plockade och tillredde dekokten.
Jag upplevde ett ganska svagt rus, snarlikt ett av alkohol.
När jag sedan i efterhand läste om växten, stod att finna att det historiskt hade varit populärt bland lönnmördare. Sökte lite efter liknande referenser nu, men fann inga. Men en hög dos spikklubba kan i sig självt vara dödligt, så kanske är spikklubban fult tillräclig?
Klistrar in en passage om just giftbiten...
Jimsonweed alkaloids are related to those found in magic mushrooms. Unlike magic mushrooms which will not cause death, even if very large quantities are consumed (a person will vomit if they take too many magic mushrooms for their body to handle), ingestion of jimsonweed can lead to seizures, coma, and death.
NOTE: Since 1965 there has been only one report in the medical literature of a death associated with use of magic mushrooms. An 18 year old used magic mushrooms which caused an erratic heart rhythm and led to the patients death. The death was due to a pre-existing condition that was triggered by magic mushroom consumption, rather than due to an overdose.
Symptoms of jimsonweed consumption can include intense thirst, headaches, nausea, fever, high blood pressure, dry mucous membranes, difficulty swallowing and speaking, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, hyperthermia (heatstroke), confusion, agitation, combative behavior, and hallucinations.
These effects can occur within 30 to 60 minutes after ingestion. Symptoms can continue for 24 to 48 hours because the alkaloids present in jimsonweed slow the digestive process.
Even prolonged breathing of the fragrance from jimsonweed flowers can produce mild symptoms, and less than 5 grams of leaves or seeds eaten by a child will usually be fatal.
There is no antidote for jimsonweed poisoning. Treatment normally includes pumping the patient's stomach and administering activated charcoal to absorb the contaminants. The drug physostigmine, a mild nerve agent, is used in severe cases.