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Not even remotely unique to Colombia or originated here. I seems even the Greek and Roman used it in their Bacchanalia. Just Google "devil's breath" or "Angel

by Shorel 9y ago

Not even remotely unique to Colombia or originated here. I seems even the Greek and Roman used it in their Bacchanalia. Just Google "devil's breath" or "Angel's Trumpet". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura_stramonium#Use_in_traditional_medicine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura_stramonium#Use_in_tradi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon's_Rebellion#Use_of_scopolamine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon's_Rebellion#Use_of_scopo... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/15266468/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/15266468/

wallflower 9y ago
True and fair enough. The reason why I posted it was in the hopes that someone visiting Colombia would at least be aware of the possibility of this unique type of criminal attack. It is totally out of comprehension for most people from other parts of the world, being as is we are numb to armed attacks.