Question

What is ricin? What harm can it cause the human body?

Answer 1

Ricin is very toxic. It works by getting inside the cells of a person's body and preventing the cells from making the proteins they need. Without the proteins, cells die. Eventually this is harmful to the whole body, and may cause death.

Answer 2

ricin is a lectin and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant,ricinus communis can harm human body by affecting the liver and kidneys and if the dose is big enough it can kill within 3 days with just one milligram is Ricin