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by goldenkey 1717 days ago
Lidocaine works on plants.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrochemical_gradient

Changes in bioelectric signals trigger formation of new organs: Tadpoles made to grow eyes in back, tail: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111207175740.h...

Like the other commenter below you says: you anthropromorphize and project lowlyness onto the other lifeforms because they lack nervous systems - because they aren't you. A nervous system isn't necessary for consciousness and feeling. What's more vital is information pathways. And plants have plenty of that. We do too as evident by how changing these electrochemical pathways alters our biology.