Either all at once, or over a lifetime?
Nutmeg is poisonous in high doses and can lead to hallucinations, seizures, and other complications.
The “Anarchist’s Cookbook” covered this 😂
Everything is toxic if you eat too much of it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_herbs_with_known_adverse_effects
The list itself says it is incomplete and I immediately thought of a couple items not listed that have known toxicity issues:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perilla_frutescens#Traditional_medicine,_phytochemicals,_and_toxicity
“The poison is the dose” is a saying for a reason.
Nutmeg can be relatively fast toxic , but it’s soo much that the spice taste of it would be terrible overwhelming any food.
But it can relatively easily kill your kidneys.
So never overdo it.
Heard it can get you high but line between death and high is so thin it’s not worth it.
Also effects last for nearly a day
IIRC, you’ll need around four ground nuts to achieve LD50, which would be difficult to consume.
Licorice is not that common a spice any more, partially because it’s toxic at pretty obtainable levels, though people who like the flavor still typically won’t accidentally consume a dangerous amount.
Galium Odoratum is sufficiently poisonous that one should only use 3-3.5g per liter of beverage (usually a wine-based cocktail named “Maibowle”) to avoid liver problems (apart from those caused by alcohol).
Tamil proverb says
அளவுக்கடந்தால் அமிர்தமும் நஞ்சு
It’s emphasizing that even the most potent, life-giving elixir can become poisonous if taken in excess.
Goodness those characters are so pretty!
just kidding
All at once, absolutely, but it’s going to take a LOT of most things.
Theoretically, anything is poisonous if you have enough of it. We even get oxygen poisoning by breathing air that is too rich in oxygen for too long.
