| Plant names |
| Euphorbiaceae |
| English |
castor, castorbean, Castor-bean tree, castoroilplant, Palma christi, Palma cristi |
| Latin |
Ricinus communis L. |
| Plant parts | Leaf, Oil, Root, Seed |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Abscess, acne, Anthelmintic, Antialopecic, Antidandruff, Antiinflammatory, antimicrobial action, Antiulcer, aphrodisiac, Bone fractures, Bruise, Burns, care of the skin, conjunctivitis, constipation, cough depressing, emetic, emollient, expectorant, Fissure of lips, freckles, furuncle, headache, hemorrhoids, laxative, Pain in the feet, Pain in the legs, Painful swollen breasts, plaster, Skin diseases, toothache, tumor, unclean boils, Wart, wounds |
| Women's diseases |
hastens childbirth |
| Other uses |
Anthelmintics, driving out bedbugs, Hairwash, insecticide, Rodenticide |
| Contents |
|   | Agmatin, albumen, alkaloid, Alpha-Tocopherol, Amylase, Ash, Beta-Amyrin, Beta-Sitosterol, bitter essence, calcium, Campherol, Carbohydrates, castor oil, Catalase, Chlorogenic-Acid, ellagic-Acid, essential oil, fat, fat oil, Ferulic-Acid, Fibres, Fucose, gallic acid, Gamma-Tocopherol, Glutamic acid, Glycolic-Acid, Glyoxylic-Acid, Hydrogen cyanide, hyperoside, Invert-sugar, isoquercitrin, lecithin, Lectin, linoleic acid, Lipase, Neo-Chlorogenic-Acid, Niacin, oil, Oleic-Acid, Palmitic acid, P-Coumaric-Acid, Phosphorus, proteins, Quercetin, Quercitrin, Riboflavin, Ricin, Ricinoleic-Acid, rutin, saccharose, sebacic acid, Shikimic-Acid, Stigmasterol, Suberic-Acid, Succinic acid, Sugar, Tocopherol, Toxalbumin, Uric-Acid, Water, Zymogen |
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