Special_Letter_7134 t1_iuijqz9 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:26 PM Reply to TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan Had asthma as a child and realized as a teen that cigarettes helped me control my breathing. Definitely not a viable treatment though. It's 25 years later and I get winded walking to the corner. Permalink 1
Special_Letter_7134 t1_iuijqz9 wrote
Reply to TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan
Had asthma as a child and realized as a teen that cigarettes helped me control my breathing. Definitely not a viable treatment though. It's 25 years later and I get winded walking to the corner.