Toxicology, Toil, and Trouble: The Book of Poisons

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Defined as substances that cause illness, injury or death, poisons are chemical disturbances created by means of a reaction, chemical or biological, when absorbed to individual but varying degrees. Poisons can also originate as plant toxins or animal venom, both of which are biologically formed. This book delves into the toil and trouble of the poison cauldron with specific emphasis on biotoxins, poison management and antidotes. Also included are the broad variety of plants that have varying levels of toxicity and poisonous mushrooms. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.