noxious weed reasons/ way off topic
Diane Whitehead (Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:43:14 PST)

On 29-Jan-07, at 10:42 PM, Angela and Dean wrote:
So does that mean most of us would have to eat half a kilo of the
stuff (ie over 1 pound?)

Since I brought up the topic, I figure I'd better Google the lethal
dose.

Cows take 1.5 to 2 hours to die if they eat 3.3 mg/kg of body weight.
( 1 to 2 lbs of fresh leaves)

Mares take 30 to 40 minutes to die if they eat 15.5 mg/kg body weight
( 4 to 5 lbs of fresh leaves)

Adult human: 6 to 8 fresh leaves reported as lethal

And to think I used to see its seeds for sale in some small
California seed companies. I can't imagine why.