Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius): Pretty Seed, Deadly Protein — AIP Monograph No. 1

Rosary pea, crab's eye (Abrus precatorius): what abrin does, the poisonings on record, how to tell the seed from look-alikes, and Australian law. Contributors: Dr Fiona MacAllister — Botanical verification and field photographs Dr Eleanor Whitcombe — Clinical toxicology review Jesse Kirby — Title, search and presentation review Geoffrey Larkin — Legal and regulatory review AIP Monograph No. 1. Published by the Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy, Cardwell, Queensland. Live edition: https://www.australian-pharmacognosy.org/blog/abrus-precatorius/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-21
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22864534
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Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
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Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius): Pretty Seed, Deadly Protein — AIP Monograph No. 1

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Rosary pea, crab's eye (Abrus precatorius): what abrin does, the poisonings on record, how to tell the seed from look-alikes, and Australian law. Contributors: Dr Fiona MacAllister — Botanical verification and field photographs Dr Eleanor Whitcombe — Clinical toxicology review Jesse Kirby — Title, search and presentation review Geoffrey Larkin — Legal and regulatory review AIP Monograph No. 1. Published by the Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy, Cardwell, Queensland. Live edition: https://www.australian-pharmacognosy.org/blog/abrus-precatorius/

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