Many beans contain natural insecticides called lectins. The lectins are destroyed by cooking. This is why eating raw or undercooked beans, such as lima beans, can make you sick.
https://my.mcg.edu/portal/page/portal/News/archive/2007/Scientists%20find%20why%20red%20beans%20and%20rice%20can%20be%20nauseating
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