Ricin . . .

~Castor Plant ~

I have recently found a Castor Plant near where I live and have (carefully) taken some samples of the seeds.This is what I know about the plant I have found, from books and the internet ~


Ricin is a stable toxin easily made from the mash that remains after processing Castor beans (Ricinus communis) for oil. The beans are not normally used as food. 
Poisoning can occur following inhalation, ingestion, or injection of ricin toxin from Castor beans.

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Eating Castor beans or ricin-contaminated material causes diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, internal bleeding, liver and kidney failure, and circulatory failure. Rapid heartbeat can also occur. 
If the castor beans are swallowed whole, the poisoning will be less severe than if the beans are chewed. Breathing dust that contains ricin causes cough, weakness, fever, nausea, muscle aches, difficult breathing, chest pain, respiratory and circulatory failure, and cyanosis (blue skin). ( I must be careful with this)
Injection of ricin toxin would likely result in tissue (muscle) necrosis near the injection site, probable multiple organ failure, and death.
All routes of exposure are very dangerous and can result in death
The time from exposure to ricin toxin to onset of symptoms can range from less than 1 hour to 12 hours or greater. Symptoms of poisoning from eating ricin-contaminated food or Castor beans can occur within 2-3 hours. Inhalation of ricin-contaminated particles can cause symptoms within 3 hours. Sometimes the symptoms can be delayed many hours.

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~Ricin Seeds~

Antitoxins are not available for treatment of ricin poisoning. Hospital care is necessary to support the victim and treat the effects of ricin toxin.
In cases of severe ricin poisoning death can be caused by kidney failure, respiratory failure, circulatory collapse, or fluid loss.