It's all-natural!

[bunsen_h]

The other day, in a conversation about the meme of "X is natural, so it's good for you!", I jokingly suggested strychnine arsenate.  Strychnine is an alkaloid, so can form a compound with acids, for example arsenic acid (H₃AsO₄, analogous to phosphoric acid).I am slightly surprised to discover that not only is it a thing, not merely is it a

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[shonokin]

I have always preferred delicious all-natural ricin.

Nobody wants to be assassinated with harsh industrial chemicals.

It just goes to show that with rampant industrialization nobody really cares about the craft anymore.