5 natural poisons are the most destructive in the world

Only a very small amount of these extremely toxic substances is enough to cause hundreds or even thousands of people to die in an instant.

Below is a list of the most destructive natural poisons that humans have known in the world, they are hundreds of times more toxic than toxic cyanide-like dramatic substances.

1. Botulinum

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Absolute anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum.

Botulinum is a neurotoxin produced by the absolute anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. According to scientists, this is the strongest natural poison on Earth.

A teaspoon of Botulinum poison is enough to kill hundreds of thousands of people. Botulinum directly attacks the central nervous system, resulting in muscle paralysis, respiratory failure, coma and death.

Botulinum is divided into toxin types based on toxicity: The three most powerful A class botulinum (Botox, Dysport and Xeomin) and a type B botulinum (Myobloc).

Surprisingly, Botox is widely used in cosmetics and health care, and a small amount of Botox is available to paralyze facial muscles, thereby reducing wrinkles.

2. Maitotoxin

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Phytoplankton are called dinoflagellates (Dinoflagellates).(Photo: Blueoceanemporium.blogspot.com)

Maitotoxin is formed in the dinoflagellates - Dinoflagellates. This is the second most powerful poison in the list and the most dangerous poison in the body of marine animals.

When poisoned, Maitotoxin increases the flow of calcium ions through the heart muscle cell membrane, causing heart failure and death.

Maitotoxin is difficult to synthesize artificially. Currently in the world's oceans there are about 1,555 different types of Dinoflagellates.

3. Batrachotoxin

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Third on the list is Batrachotoxin, a natural poisonous substance that is taken from the skin of poisonous frogs living in tropical rainforests in Central and South America.

Only the amount of poison with the size of two salt grains is enough to kill an adult in an instant.

To get this kind of poison, Aboriginal people have to catch colorful frogs and yellow dart frogs and stick them on the fire to get poisonous drops and impregnate their darts. But they can't hold these frogs with their hands because when they feel dangerous, their skin releases toxins. When Batrachotoxin infiltrates the skin, it disables the nerves, causing the victim to suffer pain, uncontrollable spasms, and eventually die from heart failure within 3 minutes.

What is unique about these frogs' toxins is that they eat the beetles in the forest, not because they themselves are available.

4. Racin

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Palma Christi.(Photo: Wellness Today.)

This extremely toxic plant toxin is extracted from castor bean seeds (Ricinus communis). Racin can kill people in extremely small amounts. Victims of poisoning will suffer from internal organ failure and heart failure because it interferes with protein synthesis and hence cell death.

Just inhale a small amount of racin powder a few grains of salt, an adult will die after a few minutes. If swallowed 5 to 10 castor seeds, the victim will vomit blood, organ failure, heart failure and die after 1 to 2 weeks.

5. Tetrodotoxin (TTX)

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TTX is a powerful neurotoxin, 1,200 times more than cyanide and irresistible. Tetrodotoxin is found in the body of puffer fish and other aquatic animals such as blue-spotted octopus, rough-skinned newt, and snail moon.

Currently, scientists still have not found this serum that is resistant to toxins. Tetrodotoxin kills people by inhibiting the action of electrical potential in the nervous system causing the victim to suffer from respiratory failure, heart failure. Victims of poisoning will suffer terrible pain and death after 10 to 20 minutes.

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