Understanding the Risks: Can hemlock be made into tea?
                                
                                
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                                Approximately 15 minutes after ingesting poison hemlock, severe symptoms can begin, including respiratory paralysis and death. With such high stakes, the question, '**Can hemlock be made into tea?**' requires a life-or-death distinction, separating the deadly poison hemlock from the non-toxic needles of the hemlock tree.