FIVE recent episodes of jequirity-bean ingestion in the Boston area have prompted the writing of this report. The jequirity bean (botanical name, Abrus precatorius) is variously known as the ...

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The eyes, known as jequirity beans, are often attached to small wooden statues carved to resemble an animal. The beans are the seeds of Abrus precatorius plant, which contains the toxin abrin ...

They’re called jequirity beans—nicknamed rosary peas because they are often strung for rosary beads. With their black centers and red covering, they look like friendly lady bugs, but Albany ...