Seeds, if eaten, can cause severe purging, vomiting, abdominal crap, delirium and even death. For man, lethal doses of seed range from two to about eight. BEAN This native tropical vine is occasionally found as a garden ornamental. Its striking, hard, shiny, scarlet seeds with black markings near the stalk, though containing strong toxins, have been used in trinket making. One damaged seed can, if eaten, cause severe eye irritation, vomiting, diarrhoea, trembling and cold sweat, weakness and collapse in man.
Sound see passes apparently harmlessly through man's alimentary system.
Perennial herb that grown to 2.5 m with thick fleshy stems and rootstock's. Any part chewed or bitten instantly causes severe irritation and swelling of the mouth. Fatal cases in children have been reported. These decorative ornamental shrubs are grown as indoor plants, but may reach a height of 2m or more. Chewing or biting the stem or the large fleshy leaves produces copious salivation and intense irritation and burning of the mouth, lips and tongue resulting eventually in speechlessness.