This week, we're talking about the Castor Bean plant.  It's a well known ornamental plant and contrary to some of the other plants that we've talked about so far only the seeds or "beans" contain any poison.  Join us as we talk about some of the cool and interesting facts about this plant!

Castor Beans might contain poison but everyone also knows about Castor Oil, which is not poisonous and often used as a home remedy.  Much like you might have already thought, Castor Oil does still come from the Castor Bean and has a ton of well known uses.  In fact, it may have just as many uses as it does attempts to kill with the poison known to be easily extracted from the beans, ricin.  This plant has a rich history in our lives, so give this a listen if you'd like to learn about it!

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