Ricinus communis Eranda Arandi Castor Eranda Arand

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Ricinus communis

Scientific Name and Description

Ricinus communis L.

Herb Family

Euphorbiaceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Synonyms

Cataputia major Ludw.
Cataputia minor Ludw.
Croton spinosus L.
Ricinus africanus Mill.
Ricinus angulatus Thunb.
Ricinus armatus Andrews
Ricinus atropurpureus hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
Ricinus badius Rchb.
Ricinus borboniensis hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
Ricinus cambodgensis Benary
Ricinus communis f. americanus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. argentatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. argyratus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atratus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atrobrunneatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atrofulvatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atrofuscatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atrophoeniceus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atropunicatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. atropurpureatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. avellanatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. blumeanus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. canatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. canescens T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. carneatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. cervatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. cinerascens T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. cinereatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. denudatus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. epiglaucus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. erythrocladus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. exiguus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. fulvatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. fumatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. fuscatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. gilvus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. glaucus (Hoffmanns.) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. gracilis Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. guttatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. hybridus (Besser) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. incarnatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. inermis (Mill.) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. intermedius Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. laevis (DC.) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. macrophyllus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. maculatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. marmoreatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. murinatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. nigellus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. nigrescens T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. niveatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. oblongus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. obscurus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. oligacanthus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. ostrinatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. pardalinus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. picturatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. plumbeatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. pruinosus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. pullatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. punctatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. punctulatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. punicans T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. purpurascens (Bertol.) Pax
Ricinus communis f. radiatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. rufescens T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. russatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. rutilans Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. scaber (Bertol. ex Moris) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. scriptus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. sordidus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. stigmosus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. striatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. subpurpurascens Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. subrotundus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. subviridus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. sulcatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. tigrinus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. umbrinus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. venosus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. vinatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. viridis (Willd.) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. zebrinus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis f. zollingeri Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis f. zonatus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis prol. persicus
Ricinus communis subsp. africanus (Mill.) Nyman
Ricinus communis subsp. indicus G.Popova & Moshkin
Ricinus communis subsp. manshuricus V.Bork.
Ricinus communis subsp. mexicanus Popova
Ricinus communis subsp. persicus Popova
Ricinus communis subsp. ruderalis G.Popova & Moshkin
Ricinus communis subsp. sanguineus Popova
Ricinus communis subsp. scaber (Bertol. ex Moris) Nyman
Ricinus communis subsp. sinensis G.Popova & Moshkin
Ricinus communis subsp. sinensis Hiltebr.
Ricinus communis subsp. zanzibarinus Popova
Ricinus communis subvar. almeidae T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. americanus (Müll.Arg.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. blumeanus (Müll.Arg.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. epruinosus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. erythrocladus (Müll.Arg.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. glauceus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. gracilis (Müll.Arg.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. griseus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. macrophyllus (Müll.Arg.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. pruinosus (Müll.Arg.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. purpurascens (Bertol.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. roseus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. rutilans (Müll.Arg.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. subviridus (Müll.Arg.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. violaceus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. violeus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis subvar. viridus (Willd.) T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis var. aegyptiacus (G.Popova) Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. africanus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. amblyocalyx Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. americanus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. armatus (Andrews) Steud.
Ricinus communis var. badius (Rchb.) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. bailundensis J.M.Coult.
Ricinus communis var. benguelensis Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. borboniensis André
Ricinus communis var. brasiliensis Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. brevinodis Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. caesius Popova
Ricinus communis var. communis
Ricinus communis var. genuinus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. giganteus André
Ricinus communis var. glaucus G.Popova & Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. griseofolius Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. hybridus (Besser) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. indehiscens Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. inermis (Mill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Ricinus communis var. japonicus E.D.Popova & Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. japonicus G.Popova & Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. krappa Steud.
Ricinus communis var. leucocarpus (Bertol.) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. lividus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. macrocarpus T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis var. macrophyllus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. megalospermus (Delile) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. mexicanus (G.Popova) Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. microcarpus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. microspermus Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. minor (Mill.) Steud.
Ricinus communis var. nanus Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. purpurascens (Bertol.) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. reichenbachianus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. rheedianus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. roseus G.Popova & Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. rubescens Herder
Ricinus communis var. rugosus Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. sanguineus Baill.
Ricinus communis var. speciosus (Burm.f.) Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. spontaneus G.Popova & Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. subpurpurascens Müll.Arg.
Ricinus communis var. typicus Fiori
Ricinus communis var. undulatus (Besser) Steud.
Ricinus communis var. vasconcellosii T.Carvalho
Ricinus communis var. violaceocaulis Moshkin
Ricinus communis var. virens Popova
Ricinus communis var. viridis G.Popova & Moshkin
Ricinus compactus C.Huber
Ricinus digitatus Noronha
Ricinus europaeus T.Nees
Ricinus gibsonii H.J.Veitch
Ricinus gibsonii auct.
Ricinus giganteus hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
Ricinus glaucus Hoffmanns.
Ricinus hybridus Besser
Ricinus inermis Mill.
Ricinus japonicus Thunb.
Ricinus krappa Hort.Berol. ex Steud.
Ricinus laevis DC.
Ricinus leucocarpus Bertol.
Ricinus lividus Jacq.
Ricinus macrocarpus Popova
Ricinus macrocarpus prol. indicus Popova
Ricinus macrocarpus prol. japonicus Popova
Ricinus macrocarpus prol. sanguineus Popova
Ricinus macrocarpus var. nudus Popova
Ricinus macrophyllus Bertol.
Ricinus medicus Forssk.
Ricinus medius J.F.Gmel.
Ricinus megalosperma Delile
Ricinus megalospermus Delile
Ricinus messeniacus Heldr.
Ricinus metallicus hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
Ricinus microcarpus Popova
Ricinus microcarpus prol. aegypticus Popova
Ricinus microcarpus prol. indostanicus Popova
Ricinus microcarpus var. atrovirens Popova
Ricinus microcarpus var. spontaneus Popova
Ricinus minor Mill.
Ricinus nanus Balb.
Ricinus obermannii Groenland
Ricinus peltatus Noronha
Ricinus perennis hort. ex Steud.
Ricinus persicus Popova
Ricinus purpurascens Bertol.
Ricinus ruber Miq.
Ricinus rugosus Mill.
Ricinus rutilans Müll.Arg.
Ricinus sanguineus hort. ex Groenland
Ricinus scaber Bertol. ex Moris
Ricinus speciosus Burm.f.
Ricinus spectabilis Blume
Ricinus tunisensis Desf.
Ricinus undulatus Besser
Ricinus urens Mill.
Ricinus viridis Willd.
Ricinus vulgaris Garsault
Ricinus vulgaris Mill.
Ricinus zanzibarensis auct.
Ricinus zanzibarinus Popova

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common name	Castor bean
English	castor oil, castor oil plant, palma-christi, wild castor
Hindi	Erand (बरंड), aerand, andi, arand, arand-ke-binj, arandi, arandi-ka-per, arandi-ke-binj, arandka-per, arend, castor, chhoti-arand, chhoti-arand-ka-per, chhoti-arand-ke-binj, chhoti-arandi, chhoti-arandi-ka-per, chhoti-arandi-ke-binj, endi, erand, erandi, erend, ind, irandia, naudi, rand,
Kannada	alambuda, aralu, arudalu, audla, avudala, avudalu, biliga ondale, chitta haralu, chittaralu, chittuharalu, cittuharalu, eeranda, eranda, haralu, karala, manda, oudla, panchangula, vardhamana
Malayalam	amandam, avanacu, avanak, avanakka, avanakkinkuru, avanakku, chittamanakku, chittavanaku, citavanakoo, cittamanakku, erandam, gandharvahastakam, gandharvvahastakam, kotta, pancangulam, pandiavanak, pandiyavanakku, panjanagulam, pantiyavanakku, varddhamanam
Marathi	Revandi (रेवंदि), aerandi, erand, erandi, erendi, vhadli-eramdo, yarandicha,
Sanskrit	amanda, amangala, bhanda, chankuka, chitrabija, chitraka, citra, citrabija, citraka, dirghadantaka, eranda, erandah, gandharavahasthah, gandharvahasta, gandharvahastaka, gandharvahastakah, hastikarna, hastiparnaka, ishta, kanta, ndataila, oancangulah, pancangula, pancangulah, pancangulavatari, panchangula, panchangulam, panjangula, raktaeranda, rubu, ruvuka, shukla, shulashatru, suklah, svehaprada, taruna, triputi, triputiphala, tuchhadru, urubaka, urubu, urubuka, usravuka, uttanapatraka, vardhamana, vardhamanaka, vatari, vuka, vyadambaka, vyadatvaka, vyaghradala, vyaghrapuccha, vyaghrapuchha, yeranda
Tamil	Aatusei (ஆடுதளை), aamanakku, aimmuki,aimugi, amanakkam ceti, amanakkam chedi, amanakkam-chedi, amanakkan-kottai, amanakkilai, amanakku, amanakku ennai, amanakku ver, amanakkuilai, amanaku, amankalam, amantakam, amantalam, amantam, amanukku-muttu, amirtam, andagam, antakam, aratticceti, arattitam, aruvarulimuli, asaram, atalai, atam, atamanakku, atamatakku, ati, attagam, attakacceti, attakam, attamanam, attikkarani, attimanam, attugam, attukam, attukamanakku, attukameticceti, cacamapari, cacampari, cancu, caruci, catticatamuli, cattitarumuli, cemmanakkati, cemmanakkaticceti, cempaimalinicceti, centulamanakku, centulamanakkucceti, cevvali, cevvamanakku, chittamanakkan-chedi, chittmani, cikanti, cikanticceti, cikantitam, cirramanakkenney, cirramanakku, cirrerantam, cirreranticceti, cirunalikacceti, cittaman, cittamanam, cittiram, cittiram, cittiramanakkucceti, civappamanakku, civappatalai, civappatalaicceti, civappi, culaiccatturu, culatavirutti, cunnu, curiyakanatavamanakku, cutacenturi, ekkalatevi, eranam, erandam, erantam, ilinkapentakatti, iraiyamanakku, irataverantam, irattakam, irenukamuli, istam, istayitacceti, istayitam, itimpam, ittam, itticam, kanaipputu, kanalakkini, kanalakkinikari, kantaruva#, kapanilatipanam, katalam, kentacatakam, kottai, kottaimuttu, kumparittam, makapattiri, manam, mantaki, mantakicceti, mantalam, mantam, matuvantapputu, motanankamuli, muttukkottaicceti, nakakarnam, narikamanakku, narikamanakkucceti, nattamanakku, orantam, pancamilevavatam, pancankam, pancankulam, parankiyatalai, parpatikacceti, parpatikam, peritaiyal, sitta-manakku, sittamanaku, taccattaru, taittiyakikacceti, taittiyakikam, talarupakam, talarupam, tamincam, tampincam, tapincam, tarunakamati, tarunakamaticceti, tarunam, tatimantaram, timitakutalacceti, timitakutalam, tipataili, tiriputipalam, tirkkapattirakam , tirkkatantam, tiruvalamuli, tiruvalipputu, tiruvatiraimuli, tuccataru , tuccattaru , tuccattarutuccatturu, tuccitacceti, tuccitam, tutturam , ucakam, urppulam, urucakam,uruttirapattiram, usapam, vacanimuli, valaippen, varantalu, varantaru, varttamanam, vataivari, vataivaricceti, vatanacanam, vatari, vatavairi, vatavari, vattamacceti, vattamam, viyakkiramam, viyakkirapuccam, viyakkiratalam, viyatampakam, vullak unnay, yatutaiyanputu,
Telugu	Aamadam Chettu (ఆముదం చెట్టు), aamudamu, aamudamu chettu, amadum, amdi, amidam, amidamu, amidapu, amidum, amuda, amudala, amudam, amudamu, amudapu, amudapu chettu, amudapu-vittulu, chittaamudamu, chittaamudapu chettu, chittamudamu, chittamudapu, cittamudamu, eramudapu, erandam, erandamu, erandthailam, erramuda, erramudamu, erramudapu, malachintha manakku, peraamudamu, peramudamu, sittamindi, u, yerramudapu,
Tibetan	dur byid, e ra nda (d), e ra nda dmar po, e ram nda, e ram nda (p), e-ran
Urdu	bedanjir (arand), bikh erandi, hab-ul-as, maghze tukhm arandi, roghan baid, roghan baid anjir, roghan erand, roghan erandi, roghan-i-nilofer, sharbat hab-ul-as
Rajasthan Region	Indi

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Tibetan

Folk

Western

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Leaves

Fruits

Seeds

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Herbal Remedies

Siddha Megari thailam

Siddha Ganathailam

Ethnopharmacology use

Leaves are considered useful for treating intestinal worms, night blindness and earache.
Leaves warmed and smeared with oil are applied to the abdomen to relief postnatal pains, on the knee and on affected parts to get relief in pain.
A poultice of castor leaves cures boils and swellings.
A decoction of the roots is also useful in the treatment of lumbago, rheumatism and sciatica.
The root bark is effective in skin diseases.
Fruit is used for piles and diseases of liver and spleen.
Seed paste is used as a poultice for boils, sores, gouty or rheumatic swellings.
Castor oil is a safe purgative and drug for reducing irritation of the skin.
Oil cures dandruff, dermatitis and other skin affections.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Ricinus communis L. Arand Euphorbiaceae Shrub Seed Oil steroids, triterpenoids, flavonoids, lignin, tannins, alkaloids, glycosides

Ricinus communis L. Arandi Euphorbiaceae Jaundice, constipation, arthritis, insomnia, menstrual

Ricinus communis L.

Habit - Shrub

Parts used - Whole plant

Application - Abortifacient; epilepsy; antifertility; body pain; inflammation; swelling; boils; constipation; dog bite; dysentery; rheumatism; laxative; skin diseases; typhoid; arthritis; skin cuts; eye complaints (live stock)

Treatment - General; pregnant women; veterinary

References - Jain 2004, Muralidhara Rao and Pullaiah 2007, Sayed et al. 2007