Pour_Me_Another_ t1_jdgjsnw wrote on March 24, 2023 at 6:14 AM Reply to TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin". by AspireAgain I like to call it forbidden parsley or forbidden parsnips, depending on which part you want to eat. Permalink 3
Pour_Me_Another_ t1_jdgjsnw wrote
Reply to TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin". by AspireAgain
I like to call it forbidden parsley or forbidden parsnips, depending on which part you want to eat.