slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (08/15/85)
>> I don't know what chemical is the active agent in prunes; >>there was a claim a while ago that oxyphenisatin, a prescription laxative, >>was somehow related to the agent in prunes > >Can't you deal with this on a factual basis, if people eat prunes it increases >the number of trips to the restroom. Prunes seem to be harmless and eating >them in excess seems to cause only more of the above condition. Why must you >find a chemical equivalent? There is none. No chemical equivalent? I suppose they work through a "vital principle", huh? AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH! -- Sue Brezden Real World: Room 1B17 Net World: ihnp4!drutx!slb AT&T Information Systems 11900 North Pecos Westminster, Co. 80234 (303)538-3829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your god may be dead, but mine aren't. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~