Kevin Wampler wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Lethal doses of pure capsaicin that I've read about are about 47 mg per
>> kg of the victim.
> 
> So we're talking like a half-teaspoon of capsaicin here?  That would
> indeed be a scary amount.
> 
> Offhand, so you know what causes it to be toxic?  I was only aware of it
> binding to hear/pain receptors and I don't see how this would cause a
> problem except from the body's reaction to it.  Or perhaps it's just the
> case that at some level that reaction generally becomes fatal?

"The large amount needed to kill an adult human and the low concentration of
capsaicin in chilies make the risk of accidental poisoning by chili
consumption negligible." -- Wikipedia

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