Details of Plants:Ricinus communis

Plant details

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Phytochemicals

Alkaloid
Lignan
Linoleic acid
Palmitic Acid
Ricin
Ricinine
Ricinoleic Acid
Squalenetocopherols
Stearic acid
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Tripura: bheron
Assam: Ara
Arunachal Pradesh: Miggim
Ailments cured

Epilepsy
glandular tumors
Helminthiasis
Piles
Rheumatism
Plant parts used and methods

Whole plant: Taken orally
Leaves: Taken orally
Plant References

Purkayatha.J; et al. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants from Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve of Northeast India, Fitoterapia 76, 121 – 127, 2005.

Perme. N; et al. Medicinal Plants in Traditional Use at Arunachal Pradesh; India; International Journal of Phytopharmacy; Vol. 5 (5); 86-98; 2015.

Debbarma. M; et al.Traditional Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants In Tribes Of Tripura In Northeast, India, Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med., 14 (4): 156-168, 2017.

Phytochemical References

Perme, N; et al., Medicinal plants in traditional use at Arunachal Pradesh, India. International Journal of Phytopharmacy 5.5: 86-98, 2015.