Ricinus COMMUNIS L.
| Synonym : | Croton spinosus L. Ricinus angulatus Thunb. Ricinus badius Rchb. Ricinus cambodgensis Benary |
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| Bangla Name : | : Reri, Bherenda, Arenda, Gab-bherenda. ,Rangma-vedul (Chakma), Krachchubaoung (Marma). |
| English Name : | Castor, Castor oil plant. |
| Family : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Disease : | : Purgative, ,rheumatic pains, joint pain, paralysis ,constipation,galactagogue, headache, , inflammations , jaundice, dysentery and cancer. |
| Description : | A tall slender, evergreen, soft-wooded shrub. Leaves large, 30-60 cm diam., palmalely lobed, lobes 7 or more, serrate. Flowers monoecious, in terminal sub paniculate stout, erect racemes. Male flowers 1.25 cm diam., crowded in the upper portion of the inflorescence, the female below. Fruit a prickly capsule, 1.25-2.5 cm long, globosely oblong, of three 2-valved cocci. |
| Distribution : | In most of the places of Bangladesh in fallow lands and stream banks |
| Chemical Constituents : | Seeds yield high percentage (46 to 53%) of a fixed oil. The oil principally consists of glycerides of ricinoleic, isoricinolic, stearic and dihydroxystearic acids, free ricinoleic, isoricinolic, stearic, linoleic, oleic and palmitic acids and a small quan |
| Uses : | : Seed oil is a strong purgative, used externally as a massage for rheumatic pains, joint pain, paralysis and internally for the treatment of constipation. The leaves are used as galactagogue, and in headache. Seeds paste is used as counter irritant. Roo |
| Habit : | Shrub |