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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #106629 - 06/29/03 02:01 PM botanicals Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont http://www.geefarms.com/terms.htm thought that the gardeners amongst us might find something worthwhile in this list. and Dr. Bill can have a field day! _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #106630 - 06/29/03 03:32 PM Re: botanicals wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Dear etaoin: I remember being told in biochemistry that "belladonna" the plant, was so named because Italian ladies thought that the atropine effect of dilating pupils made them more attractive. I am sceptical that this could ever have been popular, because those who took it would also have their vision blurred disagreeably. I once almost cut off a finger using a circular saw before the effects of atropine given me for a refraction had worne off, and my depth perception was badly impaired. I went to pick up a cut piece, and put my hand right into the saw. Top #106631 - 06/29/03 07:28 PM Re: botanicals habrotrocha stranger Registered: 05/17/03 Posts: 4 Loc: Florida Belladonna ladies operating circular saws? Try to get your teeth, if you can, into that scene. Belladonna ladies had to operate (at most) the draping of an arm across a dancing partner's shoulders or the lifting of that last glass of wine to their pouty, expectant lips. J. Potter _________________________ J. Potter Top #106632 - 06/29/03 07:56 PM Re: botanicals of troy Carpal Tunnel Registered: 10/17/00 Posts: 5400 Loc: rego park it is normal for human pupils to dilate when they are sexually excited.. so i suspect the belladonna was used to make it seem like the ladies were enjoying themselves.. and looking excited, i suspect, also made them look more attactive.. (and by looking at them through bleary eyes, perhaps their companions, as well!) _________________________ my other obsession Top #106633 - 06/29/03 08:12 PM Re: botanicals wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Dear habrotrocha: Glad to see you post. I have sent you a PM. Bill Top #106634 - 06/30/03 07:47 AM Re: botanicals dxb Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/06/02 Posts: 1692 Loc: UK it is normal for human pupils to dilate when they are sexually excited.. You are speaking from experience as a teacher? Top #106635 - 06/30/03 08:11 AM Re: botanicals Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 it is normal for human pupils to dilate when they are sexually excited This was confirmed in a study that was mentioned in Scientific American many years ago. I would also imagine that the helplessness engendered by the fuzziness of vision resulting from the use of belladonna was also a turn on for the gentlemen of the time. Top #106636 - 06/30/03 08:30 AM Re: botanicals wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 I searched for "belladonna aphrodisiac" and got a bunch of hits. Here's one: http://www.alchemy-works.com/scopolia.html You wouldn'catch me trying it. Anyway, I never needed any. Top #106637 - 06/30/03 10:20 AM Re: botanicals Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont Anyway, I never needed any. ah, you old rapscallion! _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #106638 - 06/30/03 02:49 PM Re: botanicals wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Mentioned in Plutarch's Live of Lysander" "the Cretan storax" storax n. 5ME < L storax, styrax < Gr styrax, of Sem orig., as in Heb tsori, terebinth resin6 1 the aromatic balsam exuded by liquidambar trees, used in medicine and perfumery 2 a fragrant, solid resin obtained from a small, E Mediterranean tree (Styrax officinalis) of the storax family, formerly used as incense 3 any of a genus (Styrax) of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs of the storax family, with drooping clusters of showy white flowers adj. designating a family (Styracaceae, order Ebenales) of widely distributed dicotyledonous trees or shrubs, as the snowbell Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) 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