Castor Seed

Castor Seed

Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40% and 60% oil that is rich in triglycerides, mainly ricinolein

• Hindi Name: अरंडी
• Botanical Name: Ricinus Communis
• Family: Euphorbiaceae
• Part Used: Root, leaf, seed and oil
• Chemical Composition: Differet parts contians different substabce, for example, Seeds and Leaves contains ricinine (toxic alkaloid), Seed coat contains Lupeol, lipids, phosphatides etc. Seed oi contains arachidic, ricinoluc, palmitic, strearic acids: hexa decanoic, hydrocyanic and uric acids, squalene and tocopherols etc