And when we say spices, we mean all
types of spices — both the
common — basil, dill and garlic to the exotic and hard to find — epazote to black water sea
salt.
The scientists had accidentally landed upon a potential new therapy for
type A
of the neurotoxin, the most
common and deadly cause
of human botulism, using copper chloride, an inexpensive, readily available metal
salt as the active ingredient.