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A Series of four different plants utilized in history and today for the medicinal and poisonous properties. Buy the beauty that exists in the malice.
Acrylic on Flat Canvas
Size: 8 × 6 inches
Deadly Nightshade is one of the most well known of the poisonous plants. The infamy of Deadly Nightshade, or Belladonna, spans across many years of history. In the time of "witches" it was rumored that they would use it in potions and that the berries could even make them fly. The truth, however, is much more interesting.
Women used to use the Belladonna berries as a cosmetic to color their cheeks, making it quite an easy ingredient to hide amongst their tinctures and other cosmetics. However, when needed, it could be mixed into a poison that would slowly kill their husbands. One dose would weaken them, a second would cause stomach cramping and vomiting, a third would kill.
In a world where divorce was not possible, abuse was commonplace, where women were locked in homes and given no freedom, rape was rampant and every victim was blamed for their own demise, would you also turn to Belladonna?
Information Sources:
https://www.sylviaprincebooks.com/blog-list/giulia-tofana
Acrylic
Size: 8 × 6 Inches
Though the last three plants have a rich history in poison and toxicity, they are mostly utilized for medical purposes today with poisoning incidents largely now being accidental. The Castor Bean plant, however, is a different story. In fact this plant is so dangerous that weaponizing it is internationally banned. It only takes 2mg for it to be fatal to humans, and being tasteless and odorless it is almost undetectable to the victim.
While the oil of the castor bean is extracted and widely used, the protein within the seed called Ricin is the dangerous portion of this plant. Ricin is leftover as the seeds are pressed for their oil, so although the oil is non toxic, the byproduct will cause organ failure, hemorrhaging, trouble breathing, and death. A beautiful plant found in many ornamental gardens, is also one used as a bioweapon. Watch what you plant friends, after all beauty is pain.
Sources:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/ricin-poisoning
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