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RE: Deadly plant series: *Riccinus communis* and the curious case of Georgi Markov
Nice write up sir, it was really educating.
This Ricinus communis plant that contains ricin pellet which according to you could be fatal to life when inhaled, swallowed or injected into the body (as in the case of Goegi markov) even in small doses and at the same time an anticancerous agent and used in making cosmetics. My question now is how is this plant harvested or harnessed to avoid inhalation of its pellets
The ricin has to be isolated from the castor beans it to be effective. Ordinarily, the plant looks innocent and not harmful when in contact with human.
So there must be a way the body is shielded from the ricin when it is being isolated from the castor beans
All measures must be put in place to ensure that ricin doesnt get into the body system, especially the purified one
Interesting