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The last thing that is lacking in rural areas is grass, but there is a deadly thing in the weeds that no one usually notices.
Studies have found that as little as 0.2 milligrams is enough to kill an adult.
It is such a thing that makes everyone shy away, and it is actually regarded as a treasure by the Americans, or used as a vital strategic material.
So, what is this thing that can be seen everywhere in the countryside and is regarded as a sweet and sweet food by Americans? How toxic is it?
How poisonous is castor beans
People who have been in the countryside for a long time may know that there is a thing in the countryside that is not picky about the growing environment at all, whether it is in the field or on the road, it can be seen.
The most annoying thing is its barbed appearance, as long as it is glued to the body, it is impossible to remove it from the body without a lot of effort.
It is castor bean, which is not native to China, but was introduced from Africa, and has a history of more than 1,000 years.
When we first introduced it, our ancestors took a fancy to its leaves. The leaves of castor beans have the effect of anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving, as long as they are chopped and applied to the wound, they can relieve the pain well.
Later, with the development of medical technology, the leaves of castor beans were useless, and people allowed them to grow at will, and it has not been discovered until now that its true use has been discovered.
In a special case in 2020, former U.S. President Trump almost died in the hands of castor beans, and after an investigation by the local police, it was discovered that the toxin came from castor beans.
So how toxic is it?
Scientists have found that just 0.2 milligrams of castor beans can kill a healthy adult, and its toxin is as ferocious as arsenic.
This inevitably frightens many rural people who often deal with it, after all, they work in the fields every day, and they are often in close contact with castor beans.
In fact, you don't need to worry too much, because only castor beans seeds are highly poisonous, and the seeds are wrapped in a thick shell on the outside.
These hard, barbed shells are terrifying to look at, but they are not toxins at all, as long as they don't touch the inside of the seeds.
The toxin of castor beans is different from ordinary poisons, and its toxins are cytotoxins. Cytotoxins are more powerful than all the toxins we see on a daily basis.
Because cytotoxins can easily invade the human blood, they can easily make the ribosomes in the cells lose their original vitality, thereby inhibiting the synthesis of proteins in the body.
As long as this goal is achieved, the body's self-regulation system will collapse in all directions, eventually causing the death of healthy cells in the human body, and the human body will also have major problems.
If the individual is not treated in time at this time, he will die within a while.
As a simple example, observe that a person who dies of castor bean poisoning in their life, if it is poisoned by inhaling ricinoid toxin, then the person's biggest problem will be in the lungs.
If it is eaten in the stomach, the person's digestive system will be disordered at the fastest rate.
However, such a terrible existence was later treated like a treasure by the Americans. As the saying goes, there are two sides to everything.
It has been regarded as a strategic material treasure by the United States for many years, where is its strategy?
It is regarded by the United States as an important strategic material
The specific value of castor beans is mainly reflected in the following three aspects, namely the medical field, the environmental protection field and the industrial field.
Role in the medical field: It is evident from the destructive ability of the aforementioned castor bean toxin that the toxin of castor bean can kill the cells in the body at the fastest rate, provided that healthy cells are healthy.
Let's imagine that if the person has already developed cancer, then there must be a considerable number of cancer cells in his body, and if the doctor injects an appropriate amount of ricin in his body, can the cancer cells be killed with the toxin?
As a matter of fact, ricin is often used to fight lymphoma cells, and it plays a pivotal role in the medical field.
In terms of agricultural environmental protection: Fushou snail has always been a headache for farmers, because it is an alien species.
Even in the native snails, they do not have any natural predators, so they grow unscrupulously in the fields, eating all the roots and seedlings of the crops, and it is difficult to destroy them even if they try many methods.
To this end, agricultural experts used castor bean toxin to make a medicine and spray it on plants, and found that the toxin had no effect on plants.
However, the toxins will slowly enter the body of the snail, causing the snail to die directly, solving the problem of environmental damage at the root.
In addition, this move also saves manpower, material and financial resources, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone.
In addition to fighting the snails, the toxin of castor beans can also fight many alien invasive species, because as long as a small amount of toxin sticks to it, within a few minutes, the healthy cells in the organism will be destroyed, and these organisms will die immediately.
Last but not least, castor beans can also be used in the industrial field, and the amount of use is very huge.
Castor beans are rich in oil resources, and the oil here is different from the sunflower oil and peanut oil we see in our daily life, the latter is mainly used in food and cooking, and the former is used in defense machinery.
The grease extracted from castor beans has a high viscosity and low freezing point, and can be used as a lubricant or adhesive between machines.
However, it is difficult to grow castor beans in the soil of the United States, so the United States imports a large number of raw materials to Asia every year and then ships them to the local processing and use.
With the passage of time, more and more countries have gradually realized the importance of castor beans, not only began to grow them on a large scale, but also adopted the latest technological methods to extract the oil in castor beans for national defense construction.
epilogue
In addition to the hard appearance we see, castor beans are also very useful in their seeds, but if we see castor beans in the wild in daily life, remember to stay away, after all, its seeds are rich in a lot of toxins.
If you find that you have any problems with your body or have any poisoning reactions after getting closer, remember to seek medical attention in time and explain the cause and effect to the doctor so that you can receive treatment as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if you delay for a second, your life may be lost.
Resources:
Xinhuanet: Yunnan Provincial Department of Disease Control and Prevention issued an early warning: castor beans and other wild fruits are highly toxic.2017-08-30
Shangguan News: How toxic is ricin sent to Trump? It has been used in terrorist attacks, and there is no cure.2020-09-20