The great variety of carbon compounds include such lethal poisons as tetrodotoxin, the lectin ricin from seeds of the castor oil plant " Ricinus communis ", cyanide ( CN ), and carbon monoxide; and such essentials to life as glucose and protein.
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For example, a team of students from nearby California State University, Dominguez Hills has been trained to manage fennel ( " Foeniculum vulgare " ) and castor bean ( " Ricinus communis " ), two formerly very invasive plants at the preserve.
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Examples include horses in certain tropical nations who have sprained tendons or ligaments are treated with rachette ( Nopalea cochenillifera ), castor bean leaves ( " Ricinus communis " ), aloes ( " Aloe vera " ) or leaves of wonder of the world ( " Kalanchoe pinnata " ).
