AgronoBlog – Agriculture Blog Use and benefits of the castor bean or castor oil plant extract
The Castor bean or castor oil plant (Ricinus Communis L.) is a euphorbiaceae that can contain many benefits for its use in agriculture. Shrub plant, its most important chemical compounds are ricin, ricinin, lipase, ricinolein, proteins, stearin, palmitin, ricinoleic acid, isorricinoleic acid, toxystearic acid, chymases (Chiej, 1990). Use of the Castor bean or castor oil …