I<img loading="lazy" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-472" src="http://toxnow.org/wp-content/uploads/Shakespeare_portrait-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="http://toxnow.org/wp-content/uploads/Shakespeare_portrait-150x150.jpg 150w, http://toxnow.org/wp-content/uploads/Shakespeare_portrait-300x300.jpg 300w, http://toxnow.org/wp-content/uploads/Shakespeare_portrait-768x768.jpg 768w, http://toxnow.org/wp-content/uploads/Shakespeare_portrait-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://toxnow.org/wp-content/uploads/Shakespeare_portrait.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />n this episode <a href="https://twitter.com/EMBrandehoff" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nick Brandehoff</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinbrandehoff/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robin Brandehoff</a> help us look at the toxins in several of William Shakespeare&#8217;s plays. Some assorted links to materials we reference are below:
<a href="http://shakespeare.mit.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Complete Works of William Shakespeare</a>
<a href="https://www.wildernesscollege.com/water-hemlock.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Poison Garden on Water Hemlock</a>
<a href="http://www.thepoisonreview.com/2012/06/27/toxicity-from-mandrake-berries-used-as-a-sexual-aid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toxicity from mandrake berries used as a sexual aid</a> from The Poison Review
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_tricolor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wild pansy</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Poisonous-Injurious-Plants-Nelson/dp/0387312684" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants</a>The post <a href="http://toxnow.org/archives/470">Episode 40 Tox N Shakespeare</a> first appeared on <a href="http://toxnow.org">ToxNow</a>.