Comments on Drugs and Poisons: Xenon (Xe) - The cool-sounding knock-out drug of t...

Antimony's been used as a laxative (in compounds a...

2007-07-13T22:48:00.000-04:00

Antimony's been used as a laxative (in compounds and in metallic form). Arsenic is an element, and I have a vague memory that in sub-lethal doses it makes your hair glossier, and this was used by unscrupulous horse-traders ... Colloidal silver is a quack cure for something-or-other ... hmmm.

If there's other element drugs, I'm gonna hunt 'em...

2007-07-11T20:19:00.000-04:00

If there's other element drugs, I'm gonna hunt 'em down and post 'em here. I've written a post on gadolinium and an article on platinum, gold, and silver so far.

Since extracting xenon from the atmosphere the only way we can really get our hands on it, rarity becomes a significant factor in the cost.

wow that was a good summary of a bunch of stuff i ...

2007-07-11T14:11:00.000-04:00

wow that was a good summary of a bunch of stuff i wasn't aware of.. I have a polish friend named Xenon (or is it Zenon?...)

I dunno if the cost is associated with the rarity....

2007-07-11T13:14:00.000-04:00

I dunno if the cost is associated with the rarity. Dry ice is hella cheap, really, and it's more rare than argon.

whoa. that is totally awesome. any other obscure p...

2007-07-11T02:36:00.000-04:00

whoa. that is totally awesome. any other obscure pharmacological uses of elements?