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Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:11:42 -0500
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"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."

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