A nostrum known as "Jamaican ginger" was ordered to change its formula by Prohibition officials; to fool a chemical test, some vendors added a toxic chemical, cresyl phosphate, an organophosphate compound that had effects similar to a nerve agent.
A nostrum known as "Jamaican ginger" was ordered to change its formula by Prohibition officials. Some vendors added a toxic chemical an organophosphate compound. This was cresyl phosphate. This was to fool a chemical test. This organophosphate compound had effects similar to a nerve agent.