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put that in your pipe and smoke it (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

It has the same chemical in it aspirin does when you metabolize aspirin, so it's good as an anti-inflammatory.

Edit: after doing a little bit more research and being corrected below, I am editing this.

While ghost pipe has been used as traditional medicine, and some people still use it as traditional medicine, it could also be toxic.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't know where you heard that but it's incorrect

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanism_of_action_of_aspirin

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I appreciate the correction. I'm not sure where I found that about endocannabinoids.

Anyway, ghost pipe does contain an aspirin metabolite and is medicinal. It also may be toxic.

Actually don't suggest using it as traditional medicine and I will add that to my original comment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And it has glycosides too! So it may also be toxic to humans.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, I actually picked up on that yesterday.

Someone that sent to traditional medicine gave me some. I think I will avoid it in the future.

And I edited my comments above to reflect that this morning

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Totally thought I was replying to a different thread lol. Ugh brain.