Mark Thorson wrote:
<snips)
>
> Camphor is used in some topical
> creams for back pain, which creates
> skin inflammation (which feels like
> heat) for a similar purpose.

Over the weekend, there was some news on TV about a high school girl who
apparently died from an overdose of "Methyl salicylate" (is that related
to camphor?), which is used in many topical creams for muscle pain
(think Bengay). Here's a link to the story --
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hig...ory?id=2900337 -- or
one can google with the terms "bengay high school death" or something
similar.

I've never heard of anything like this before (not that it can't
happen), nor did I know that cinnamon was potentially toxic either!

Sky, who hopes everything in moderation is not a bad thing