Nettle gas

Phosgene oxime or dichlorformoxime is a nettle gas or urticant. These act as irritants to the skin and mucous membrane and, like arsenicals but unlike mustards, cause pain on immediate skin contact. Severe pain is noted. Very low doses cause lacrimat-ion. It is a liquid or colorless solid and has a disagreeable odor. Unlike mustards and arsenicals, it is readily soluble in water. 

Local (Vesication) CX Phosgene oxime, nettle gas Dichloroformoxime 114... 

J.H. Nettles Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Center for AIDS Research, Emory University School of Medicine/Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA... 

A review of clinical studies of stinging nettle leaf indicated that no serious adverse events were reported in five clinical studies with a total of 10,368 participants taking 670 mg twice daily of a dried hydroethanolic extract ( 9.7 g dried leaf) for 3 to 52 weeks. Minor gastrointestinal upset or allergic reaction occurred in 1.2 to 2.7% of participants (ESCOP 2003). Abdominal gas was reported in 3 of 19 patients... 

Ekstrom G, Stark CP (2013) Simple scaling of catastrophic landslide dynamics. Science 339(6126) 1416-1419. doi 10.1126/science.l232887 Ekstrom G, Nettles M, Abers GA (2003) Glacial earthquakes. 

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