Product Description
Castor Seeds
Ricinus communis, the castor oil plant is a species
of flowering plant in
the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole
species in themonotypic genus, Ricinus,
and subtribe, Ricininae. The evolution of castor and its
relation to other species are currently being studied using modern
genetic tools. It reproduces with a mixed pollination system which
favor selfing by geitonogamy but at the same time can be
an out-crosser
by anemophily or entomophily.
Its seed is the castor bean, which, despite its name, is
not a true bean. Castor is indigenous to the
southeastern Mediterranean Basin, Eastern Africa, and India,
but is well-known throughout tropical regions (and widely grown
elsewhere as an ornamental plant).
Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide
variety of uses. The seeds contain between *0% and *0% oil that is
rich intriglycerides, mainly ricinolein.
The seed also contains ricin,
a water-soluble toxin, which is also present in lower
concentrations throughout the plant. Ricin is one of the most
poisonous naturally occuring substances known in castor seeds. The
seeds from the castor bean plant, Ricinus communis, are
poisonous to people, animals and insects.
Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing
the seeds of theCastor plant (Ricinus communis). The common
name castor oil, from which the plant gets its name, probably comes
from its use as a replacement for castoreum, a perfume base made
from the dried perineal glands of the beaver (castor in
Latin).
Though castor plant or castor oil is not a food, yet it is one of
the most commonly used oils allover the world as a safe purgative
and drug for reducing irritation of the skin and alleviating
swelling and pain. The castor seed plant contains alkoloid ricinine
and toxalbumine ricin. They yield a fixed oil which is used mainly
for medicinal purposes.
astor Seeds
Specifications
|
Fiber |
*6% Minimum |
|
Nitrogen |
4% |
|
Protein |
*9% Minimum |
|
Phosphorus |
1% |
|
Moisture |
8% Maximum |
Uses Of
Castor Bean Seed
The Castor oil expels worms from the body, after other suitable
remedies have been given. When applied externally, Castor oil eases
cutaneous complaints such as ringworms, itch and leprosy, while it
is used as carrier oil for solutions of pure alkaloids,Castor is
used for a range of industrial purposes from soap making to
warnishes.
