this one i considered for a potential attempt at commiting zìshā (自杀, suicide). once the time was to come for me to sense that the time has come for me to go. 50-60g kǔxìng (苦杏, bitter almonds) amount to around the lethal dose of cyanide. i got myself a pack of 200g. from India. and a brandnew coffee grinder, just for that. unfortunately, the bitter taste is (under normal circumstances) un-over-comeable. bitter almonds are so bitter it burns your throat, palate and tongue when you want to swallow them. pouring some sweetened soy milk over the grinded seeds improved my meal, but only by a bit. Bel Cowie managed to eat enough, but if you have a strong gustatory sense like it is the case with me, you can grind them into powder and fill them into empty capsules. people who drink lots of alcohol with ease, or who don't taste anything (due to ageusia, or xerostomia. the latter (also known as the dry mouth syndrom) can be the result of sjögren's syndrome, if you happen to suffer from this, you're lucky? or it can be induced artificially via meds that dry out your mouth) maybe won't even need capsules. it should also be mentioned that it's a good idea to eat more than just 50-60g. our bodies vary and maybe you'll need more. if you underdose, you'll risk a brain-damaged
survival.
alternatively you can collect applesseeds, one needs lots of them. a fully filled cup (or 2) of seeds, from hundreds of apples. obviously it's impossible to test the exact amount of cyanide that's stored in every single seed (there's approx. 0.6mg HCN in 1g of seeds) and add it together to obtain the lethal dose (50 mg). and even if you could, your stomach won't extract all of it. so eat lots of them to be on the safe side. grind them properly just before ingestion.
option nr.3 is the so called bitter apple, which is the ripe fruit of the citrullus colocynthis, a plant carrying poisonous melon-esque fruits, called bitter apples. the intake of just a few grams may be enough. "vomiting, bloody diarrhea, colic, and kidney irritation follow the intake of toxic dosages (0.6 to 1 g), and then increased diuresis that progresses to anuria. lethal dosages (starting at 2 g) lead to convulsions, paralysis and, if untreated, to death through circulatory collapse."
-"PDR for herbal medicine", p.84
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