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[[File:Castor beans.jpg|thumb|right|'' Castor beans'', ''Gandharvataila'']]
 
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'''Ricinus communis''' is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant. Castor oil is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor once first ingested.
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Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant. Castor oil is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor once first ingested. Castor oil and its derivatives are used in the manufacturing of soaps, lubricants, hydraulic and brake fluids, paints, dyes, coatings, inks, cold resistant plastics, waxes and polishes, nylon, pharmaceuticals and perfumes.
 
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Extracted Oil}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|sa=Yeranda|kn=Oudla|ml=Chittamankku|ta=Amanakku|te=Amuda|hi=Arandi|en=Castor bean}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Palmately 6-8-lobed, peltate, to 20 x 24 cm; lobes 9-15 x 3-6 cm, lanceolate, margin coarsely serrate, apex acuminate; petiole to 18 cm  long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|Terminal paniculate racemes|Yellow|Many|Male flowers below, female ones above.  Male flowers: perianth cupular, 3-5-lobed, c. 4 mm long, lanceolate; stamens many, filaments connate, repeatedly branched. Flowering season is December to March}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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{{Fruit|Capsule|1.6-2 cm across||3-lobed, Prickly|Seeds oblong, Smooth, Marbled, Carunculate|Fruiting season is December to March}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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[[Vishatinduka Taila]], [[Maharasnadi kashayam]], [[Chaturmukha ras]], [[Eranda pak]], [[Gandharvahastadi kashayam]], [[Lohaasava]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Foundation, Massing, Seashore, Specimen, Woodland garden. Prefers a well-drained moisture retentive clay or sandy loam in full sun<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Can be easily grown from seed. The seeds are explosively released when the fruit are mature, thereby aiding their spread. They are also often dispersed by floodwaters and animals (e.g. rodents and birds). Humans also spread the seeds in dumped garden waste, mud, soil and on vehicles and machinery.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Vacant plots}}, {{Commonly seen|Wastelands}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Ricinus communis 001.JPG|
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File:Ricinus comm leaves.jpg|General aspect of plant with flowers and young fruits
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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File:Ricinus communis4.jpg|General aspect
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File:Pl Lutowiska Bauerngarten.jpg|In a Polish garden
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File:Ricinus communis.jpg
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File:Ricinus communis001.JPG
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File:CastorBean Leaves Flowers and YoungFruit.jpg |Leaves, flowers, young fruit of wild plant
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File:Young castor bean plant showing prominent cotyledons.jpg|Young plant showing prominent cotydledons (emryonic leaves) of wild plant
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub Sciencedirect]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230990 Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/12/castor-benefits-use-research-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/ricinus_communis.htm Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 746</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ricinus+communis "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 
 
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[[Category:Euphorbiaceae]]

Latest revision as of 13:08, 2 April 2022

Castor beans, Gandharvataila

Ricinus communis is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant. Castor oil is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor once first ingested.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats.[1]

Parts Used

Root, Leaf, Seed, Extracted Oil.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Oudla
Hindi Arandi
Malayalam Chittamankku
Tamil Amanakku
Telugu Amuda
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Yeranda
English Castor bean


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Palmately 6-8-lobed, peltate, to 20 x 24 cm; lobes 9-15 x 3-6 cm, lanceolate, margin coarsely serrate, apex acuminate; petiole to 18 cm long.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Terminal paniculate racemes Yellow Many Male flowers below, female ones above. Male flowers: perianth cupular, 3-5-lobed, c. 4 mm long, lanceolate; stamens many, filaments connate, repeatedly branched. Flowering season is December to March

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 1.6-2 cm across 3-lobed, Prickly Seeds oblong, Smooth, Marbled, Carunculate Fruiting season is December to March

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila, Maharasnadi kashayam, Chaturmukha ras, Eranda pak, Gandharvahastadi kashayam, Lohaasava [4]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Can be easily grown from seed. The seeds are explosively released when the fruit are mature, thereby aiding their spread. They are also often dispersed by floodwaters and animals (e.g. rodents and birds). Humans also spread the seeds in dumped garden waste, mud, soil and on vehicles and machinery.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Roadsides, Vacant plots, Wastelands.

Photo Gallery

  • Ricinus communis 001.JPG

  • General aspect of plant with flowers and young fruits

  • General aspect

  • In a Polish garden

  • Ricinus communis.jpg
  • Ricinus communis001.JPG

  • Leaves, flowers, young fruit of wild plant

  • Young plant showing prominent cotydledons (emryonic leaves) of wild plant

References

  1. ↑ Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 746
  2. ↑ Sciencedirect
  3. ↑ Cultivation details
  4. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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