All parts of the castor bean plant contain ricin, with the seeds being particularly toxic. Ingestion of even a small amount of castor beans or plant material can lead to severe symptoms in dogs, ...

(Emma Lee/WHYY) All parts of the castor bean plant, from which castor oil is derived, are poisonous in their raw forms. The leaf stems are hollow. Brown breaks them into small straws and strings them ...

It is a vegetable oil that comes from the castor bean plant, a flowering plant that is common in eastern parts of the world. Cold-pressing castor bean plant seeds make the oil. Castor oil is ...

Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family. These seeds, which are known as castor beans, contain a toxic enzyme called ...

Plants that are toxic but rarely ingested by pets are brugmansia, castor bean (source of ricin), daphne ... red stems with green leaves, making the plant eye-catching. I can imagine a child ...

castor oil — which is pressed or extracted from castor beans — is approved for just one medicinal use: as a laxative. Here’s what castor oil can — and can’t — do. Todd Heisler/The New ...

Arizona is home to about 4,000 species of plants, with 300 of them considered dangerous to humans and animals according to ...

Many of our commonly cultivated house and garden plants contain toxins. During my 35-plus years in veterinary practice, I treated many patients for either known or suspected toxic plant ingestion.

Their plant-based nylon is made from castor beans, and while the feel might take getting used to (it’s almost *more* smooth than traditional gym wear), the leggings and tank top delivers when it ...