Sunday, June 22, 2008

Ricinus communis | erand | arandi |bherenda | Haralu

Ricinus communis | erand | arandi |bherenda | Haralu
Ricinus communis
Common names:-erand, arandi,bherenda. Haralu etc..
Nature:- it is a shrub.
Leaves:-leaves are bulky, circular in outline, broad and partially separated into 7 lobes.
Flowers:-flowers mostly bulky in size with in big incurable bunches.
Fruits:-fruits are like a thorny container , somewhat noticeable into six parts.seeds four-sided figure , seed –coat crustaceous.
Medicinal uses:-this plants seeds are useful in the medicine. The seeds are toxic and yet 3 or 4 seeds can be lethal. Oil which obtained from the seeds known as castor-oil, which is used as laxative. Castor-oil is used in marketing in birth control device jellies and creams.