Tetrodotoxin

Drug / Medication

A potent neurotoxin found in fugu fish, which selectively blocks sodium channels, causing peripheral paralysis and dramatically low metabolic rates, central to the Haitian zombie phenomenon.

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How to Become the Architect of Your Life, Optimism as the Purpose of Life, Psychedelics, and More

How to Become the Architect of Your Life, Optimism as the Purpose of Life, Psychedelics, and More

Tim Ferriss

A potent neurotoxin found in fugu fish, which selectively blocks sodium channels, causing peripheral paralysis and dramatically low metabolic rates, central to the Haitian zombie phenomenon.

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Hamilton Morris — Psychedelics, Smart Drugs, and More

Tim Ferriss

A toxin from pufferfish implicated by Wade Davis in the pharmacological explanation for Haitian zombies, and which some animals have evolved resistance to.