: About Me

Writing and art are my main passions. I really enjoy poetry and aspire to publish my collection one day.

My passion is ...

Writing, art, art history, the quest for knowledge.

I know too much about ...

Running.

My parents always told me ...

To hold myself to a higher standard.

My childhood ambition ...

To be an artist.

My favorite memory ...

Any time I reach a goal.

Why I write ...

I write because it is a part of me and I can't live without it.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

It changes on a daily basis.

My first job ...

Retail.

My best moment ...

I think it is in the future; the best is yet to come.

My inspiration ...

I am inspired by beauty.

Sciences > Botany Uses of poisonous plants

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Imagine what it would be like to have no preexisting knowledge of plants. A simple walk through the forest would be an opportunity to discover new foods, but also to discover those plants that have the potential to harm. Figuring out whether a plant heals or harms can be tricky, especially when the same plants are often capable of both. The family of alkaloids known as the tropane alkaloids, or nightshade family, is an example of a plant group that is extremely poisonous, but has been used throughout the ages for medicinal and magical purposes. The tropanes are unique because of their high...

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