Cantharides and Scorpion Poisons

Vegetables, Cantharides and Scorpion Poisons VEGETABLE  POISONS Abrus  precatorius  (Ratti) Abrus  seeds  are odourless,  tasteless,  oval  (egg  shaped),  bright  red coloured  with a black spot at  one  pole.  They  contain abrin  a toxalbumin  as its  active  principle,  which  is  similar  to  viper  snake  venom. Raw  or cooked  seeds,  when  swallowed  are  non-poisonous.  But  if  extract