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RE: Deadly plant series: *Riccinus communis* and the curious case of Georgi Markov
Hell @gentleshaid
What a subtle way of killing one's target. The account of the series of events that led to the death of Georgi Markov is quite unfortunate. I bet if ordinary men in the streets should know about this Ricin, death will be a thing of every now and then.
But I guess in their natural form in castor oil or castor bean plant, their concentration ain't much to have lethal effect right?
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@eurogee of @euronation and @steemstem communities
You are right. Until isolated and purified from the seeds, the concentration in individual seeds is not up to a lethal level. An average human adult would need to ingest like 7 to 8 of the seed in order for the ricin toxicity to be pronounced.