That being said, while tonsil stones can contribute to bad breath, they remain a relatively minor cause. Dr. Toshihiro Ansai, an associate professor at Kyushu Dental College in Japan, who has studied the connection, told The New York Times:
This is not music for sissies. In college, he wrote Rosewood Bitters, IDed on the legendary live STAGEPASS as the first song on the first Michael Stanley album, a song that considered the rootlessness of a life on the road where one's reason for forging on was one's only constant companion: the songs.
Rosewood Bitters refers to a Tea made from the seeds of the plant called Hawaiian Baby Wood Rose(Argyreia nervosa) The plant contains an alkaloid that can cause psychedelic effects. The alkaloid present is ergine (LSA) which is a precursor to LSD and is a Schedule III Illegal drug in the USA. Rosewood Bitters is a term referred to in the title song Rosewood Bitters by Joe Walsh and performed by the Michael Stanley Band. Bitters refers to an alcoholic beverage with herbal essences.