Steinmetz:Ricinus

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Ricinus communis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Euphorbiaceae
English Names
  • Castor oil tree
Natural Habitat
  • India (the principal producing country)
  • West-Indies
  • tropical Africa
  • Egypt
  • Indonesia
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Southern Europe
  • Azores
  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Greece
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Ricini = Semen Cataputiae majoris Oleum Ricini
Constituent(s)
  • ricin
  • ricinin
  • fatty oil
  • albumen
  • starch
  • mucilage
Action
  • oil: purgative (not toxic); seed: toxic (the poisonous ingredients are left behind in the cake after pressing). Castor seed cake cannot be fed to cattle
  • as it causes first purging and then death; it can be used as manure only

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