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1 Also present are ricinine, an alkaloid, and an irritant oil. 2  According to the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, the castor oil plant is the most poisonous in the world, though its cousin abrin, found in the seeds of the jequirity plant, is arguably more lethal. One of the most toxic plants found in the Western hemisphere, all parts of the plant contain tropane alkaloids. 2  The active agents are atropine, hyoscine (scopolamine), and hyoscyamine, which have anticholinergic properties.
These do more than hint at its villainous reputation. For Aconitum is among the most deadly plants in the world. The most poisonous part is the roots, though the leaves can pack a punch too.Both contain a neurotoxin that can be absorbed through the skin.Early symptoms of poisoning are tingling and numbness at the point of contact or severe vomiting and diarrhoea if it has been eaten.Thereâs a difference between poisonous and harmful. You can say whatâs the most poisonous plant fairly easily â theoretically looking at the toxins in it and what they can do,â says John Robertson.