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Cecil replies: The official word is that potassium nitrate (KNO3), more commonly employed as an ingredient in gunpowder, has no therapeutic value as an anaphrodisiac, contrary to legend. Cecil of course believes this. Still, when you look at what the stuff does do, you can see where the idea got started. Saltpeter can cause relaxation of involuntary muscle fiber (for which reason it's used to treat asthma) and it's occasionally prescribed to lower body temperature in cases of fever.
Salt is used in: 1  Shotgun shells, to disperse ghosts as well as slow down demons. 2  As protection of space-laid in an enclosing ring or around the boundaries of a room to prevent spirits and demons from entering.he fired salt alone will not destroy the spirit, but it does act as a deterrent, forcing the spirit to dissipate briefly. â Pad of Definitions, (1.07 Hook Man), Official Website. Ring of Salt A positive symbol of protection used against demons and evils protecting or trapping anything within it.