Due to their stomach- and intestine-strengthening effect, St. Ignatius beans were once used to ‘stimulate urine and wind’. The crushed seeds were used to neutralize the effects of magical poisonings and love potions, and as a medication against fever and maw-worms (ascarids).

When taken by mouth: Ignatius bean is UNSAFE. Two of the chemicals in Ignatius bean, strychnine and brucine, are considered poisonous. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned strychnine from nonprescription drug products in 1989.

Side effects and toxicities include restlessness, feelings of anxiety, heightened sense perception, enhanced reflexes, dizziness, painful neck and back stiffness, twitching, jaw and neck spasms, painful convulsions of the entire body, increased muscle tension, difficulty in breathing, seizures, kidney failure, and death.

Long-term use of Ignatius bean, even in amounts so small that they don't seem to cause side effects, can be fatal.

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