SCIENCE@home

A phytochemical and pharmacological review of Ricinus communis L.

M. Abomughaid,J. Teibo,O. Akinfe,A. Adewolu,T. K. A. Teibo,Mohammed Afifi,A. Al-Farga,H. Al-kuraishy,A. Al-Gareeb,Athanasios Alexiou,M. Papadakis,G. Batiha

Published 2024 in Discover Applied Sciences

ABSTRACT

The Ricinus genus consists of herbs with one known species, Ricinus communis Linn is commonly referred to as a castor oil plant. This plant is a rapidly developing perennial herb with moderate height, it is also a member of the castor bean family that possesses spiky green fruits. The flowers lack petals and are also monoecious. The fruit has lots of oil with three hard brown shiny seeds. Castor beans (R. communis seeds) produce castor oil, widely used as a purgative, lubricant, varnish, and pain killers. Appropriate literature was accessed from Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science for articles about Ricinus communis. Many pharmacological properties of Ricinus communis reported are analgesic, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-fungal, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, mosquitocidal, anti-nociceptive, and anti-fertility properties. These properties are due to its phytochemicals like; Ricinine, gallic acid, quercetin, Kaempferol-3-O-β-d-xylopyranoside, Quercetin-3-O-βrutinoside, etc. The pharmacological applications of Ricinus communis show promising prospects for wound healing, diabetes control, antioxidant therapy, cancer treatment animal feed composition. Nevertheless, its usage requires caution, especially in therapeutic conditions where its purgative effects are unnecessary.

PUBLICATION RECORD

CITATION MAP

EXTRACTION MAP

CLAIMS

  • No claims are published for this paper.

CONCEPTS

  • No concepts are published for this paper.

REFERENCES

Showing 1-100 of 147 references · Page 1 of 2

12
Next

CITED BY

Showing 1-20 of 20 citing papers · Page 1 of 1