BOTANICAL NAME

RICINUS COMMUNIS

FAMILY

EUPHORBIACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Amanda, Amangala, Bhanda, Chankuka, Chitrabija, Chitraka, Citra, Citrabija, Citraka, Dirghadantaka, Eranda, Erandah, Gandharavahasthah, Gandharvahasta, Gandharvahastaka, Gandharvahastakah, Hastikarna, Hastiparnaka, Ishta, Kanta, Oancangulah, Pancangula, Pancangulah, Pancangulavatari, Panchangula, Panchangulam, Panjangula, Raktaeranda, Rubu, Ruvuka, Shukla, Shulashatru, Suklah, Svehaprada, Taruna, Triputi, Triputiphala, Tuchhadru, Urubaka, Urubu, Urubuka, Usravuka, Uttanapatraka, Vardhamana, Vardhamanaka, Vatari, Vuka, Vyadambaka, Vyadatvaka, Vyaghradala, Vyaghrapuccha, Vyaghrapuchha, Yeranda, Ndataila

HINDI : Arend, Arand, Arand-ke-binj, Arandi, Arandi-ke-binj, Endi, Erand, Erandi, Erend, Ind, Rand, Arandka-per, Arandi-ka-per, Chhoti-arand-ka-per, Chhoti-arandi-ka-per, Chhoti-arand, Chhoti-arand-ke-binj, Chhoti-arandi, Chhoti-arandi-ke-binj, Andi, Castor, Aerand, Naudi, Irandia

DISTRIBUTION

This species is probably native to North East tropical Africa, globally distributed in the Pantropics and is also widely cultivated throughout. Within India, it is found wild in scrub forests of the outer Himalayas, it has been cultivated through the ages in Africa and India, now it is found almost throughout India upto an altitude of 2000 metres

DOSE

Root 10 - 20 gm, Seed 2 - 6 parts, Oil 4 - 16 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Ricinine, Albumin, Ricin, Octacosanol, Ricinine, Gallic acid, Lupeol, Sodium, Magnesium, Chloride, Nitrate, Iron, Aluminium, Mnganese, Calcium, Rutin, Ricinine, Apigenin, Cholorogenic, Oleic, Palmitic, Ricinoleic, Stearic

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Snigdh, Tikshan, Suksham

Madhur, Kashay

Madhur

Ushan

Vednasthapan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Digests undigested food

Urinary tract infection infections

Analgesic

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Mashbaladi kvath churna