Is it possible to build up my immunity to poisons, taking them in small doses?

Immunity to poisons at all times been the dream of all authority. List of popes, kings and emperors, gave his soul to God through the poisoner, is very difficult. It is not surprising that the protection of toxins has always been given special attention. One of the most promising ways to avoid poisoning has always been considered a gradual accustoming of an organism to poisons, with the non-lethal doses of a special system.

To indicate immunity to poisons, but rather, tolerance, there is a special term — mithridatism. If you believe the legend, the king of Pontus Mithridates VI was able to develop immunity to certain toxic substances, poisons and taking gradually increasing the dose.

King Mithridates VI Eupator

In this approach, the poison becomes less harmful and excreted from the body much faster. But to make a man completely invulnerable such a method cannot. First, to accustom yourself to all poisons and their combinations are not under force to anybody, and secondly, to poison such a trained person, you just need to use a larger dose.

It is theoretically possible to accustom themselves to the poisons of plant and animal origin and without much damage to endure the dose lethal to ordinary people. You can teach yourself to large amounts of snake venom, but it is necessary to introduce a minimum portion of the poison directly into the blood. In the stomach protein compounds are broken down, so benefit from swallowing the poison will not.

But with inorganic toxins room with schooling is rarely, as they have the ability to accumulate in the tissues of the body. For example, to develop resistance to arsenic or mercury will fail, as after ingestion, inhalation or rubbing into the skin, these metals are almost not removed from the body and when the number reaches a lethal dose, the person will die. It is impossible to accustom oneself to cyanide, technical poisons and chemical warfare agents.

In General, accustom the body to the poison — it is incredibly dangerous, and the slightest miscalculation or an unaccounted factor, can easily kill the courageous experimenter or forever make it disabled. We therefore do not recommend playing this game with death, which killed more than a strong and healthy person.