Science of Survival: Dangerously Delicious
Outside Podcast
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The Yellowing Eyes of a Patient in the Emergency Room
There is no antidote for amatoxin poisoning. There's some evidence that an extract of milk thistle called solibinin, when administered intravenously, can help mitigate the damage of aminitin. But it's still being tested in clinical trials and results are mixed. Even a severely damaged liver can keep you alive for quite a while.
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