When they're freshly picked, the shell that holds the cashew has a toxic oil that can cause blisters on your skin, like poison ivy. The shells are treated with heat, then removed to get to the nut ...

Raw cashews are indeed poisonous to humans ... actual raw cashews that have just been harvested and are still in their shell, or have been removed from their shell but not treated in any way ...

“Various precedent studies have shown the common potential of cashew plant parts, either apple, shell, or nut in reducing body weight, adiposity, and lipid-lowering capacity in human and animal ...

The new surfactant from cashew nut shell waste offers an eco-friendly alternative ... yielding unwanted toxic products. To address this problem, chemists use toxic organic solvents, and more ...