"Mad Honey Sex: Therapeutic Misadventures From an Ancient Biological Weapon," Ahmet Demircan, Ayfer Kele_, Fikret Bildik, Gülbin Aygencel, N.Özgür Do_an, Hernán F. Gómez, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2009. <http://bit.ly/7OgfWn> The authors, some in Turkey, some in the US, report: "'Mad honey' poisoning occurs from ingestion of honey produced from grayanotoxin-containing nectar, often in the setting of use as an alternative medicine. This study is designed to assess the clinical effects, demographics, and rationale behind self-induced mad honey poisoning.... We identified 21 cases. Patients were overwhelmingly men. Local beekeepers ranked sexual performance enhancement as the most common reason for therapeutic mad honey consumption in men aged 41 through 60 years. Symptoms began 1.0 hour after ingestion and included dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and syncope." www.improbable.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L