Tag: Natural toxin

Custard apple seeds contain potent bioactive compounds, specifically annonaceous acetogenins, which are potent toxins with insecticidal properties. This is the primary reason why custard apple seed powder is used as a natural biopesticide and an anti-lice agent, but these same compounds also pose significant health risks to humans.

Over 1,000 cases of 'mad honey' intoxication have been reported between 1981 and 2014, highlighting the dangers of this potent substance. The natural hallucinogenic honey, known scientifically as grayanotoxin honey, is a rare and intoxicating product made by bees from the nectar of specific rhododendron species.