Erowid Horse Chestnut Vault : Bits & Pieces

This reverberating psychedelic giclee print is a gift for a
$500 donation to Erowid. 12" x 12", stretched on canvas, the
image wraps around the sides of the 1" thick piece. Signed
by artist Vibrata, and Erowid founders Earth & Fire.

Horse Chestnut

Bits & Pieces

by Erowid

The "Bits & Pieces" section is intended for random snippets of information which don't fit
easily elsewhere and/or which have been newly added, but not yet carefully categorized.

Seeds are both toxic and narcotic
Seeds are said to be narcotic and that 10 grains of the nut are equal to 3 grains of opium¹. However, seeds have also been described as toxic and potentially deadly. Use of horse chestnut as a narcotic should not be tried without extensive knowledge.

References #

1. Earth Medicine-Earth Food, by Michael A. Weiner (1972)