| Latin Name: | RICINUS COMMUNIS |
| Hindi Name: | ERRAND / ERANDA / ENDI |
| English Name: | RICININE / OIL |
| Chinese Name: | PI-MA-TZU |
| Pharmaceutical Name: | SEMEN RICINI |
| Family Name: | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Chemical Constituents: | CASTOR OIL, ALBUMIN RICIN, TOXIC ALKALOID RICININE |
| Guna: | HEAVY(GURU)/UNCTUOUS(SNIGDHA)/SHARP(TIKSHNA)/SUBTLE,MINUTE(SUKSHMA) / PUNGENT(KATU) / BITTER(TIKTA) |
| Rasa: | SWEET(MADHUR)/ASTRINGENT(KASAYA)/PUNGENT(KATU) |
| Veerya: | HOT(USHNA) |
| Vipak: | SWEET(MADHUR) |
| Actions: | CATHARTIC, DEMULCENT, ANALGESIC, NERVINE |
| Properties: | BLAND, SWEET AND PUNGENT. DRAWS OUT PUS, STOPS PAIN, RELIEVES CONSTIPATION, CORRECTS PROLAPSES. |
| Indications: | VAPOR DISTENTION, DIFFICULT URINATION, INTESTINAL STAGNANCY. USED EXTERNALLY FOR CARBUNCLES, FURUNCULOSIS, SCABIES, SCROFULA, EDEMATOUS TOXIN, THROAT PARALYSIS, DROOPING EYES AND MOUTH. |
| Dosha Reducing: | VATA / KAPHA |
| Doshaaggravating: | PITTA |
| Doses: | AS REQUIRED. |
| Parts Used: | ROOT, LEAVES,SEEDS AND OIL. |
| Habitat: | CULTIVATED THROUGHOUT INDIA AND NATURALIZED NEAR HABITATIONS. |
