Castor oil

[ source ]" Tang" from Chinese Materia Medica
[ ] Pinyin name B M 's Y: u
English name [ ] Castor oil
[ source ]
Medicine source: Euphorbiaceae Ricinus Ricinus communis L. The seeds are extracted from the fatty oil.
Latin animal mineral name: Ricinus communis L.
[ ] the original morphology of castor tall herb, in tropical or southern regions often as a perennial shrub or small tree. Young parts are white, green or slightly purple, glabrous. Leaves alternate, long stipitate; leaf blade peltate circle, diameter 15-60cm, sometimes to the 90cm, palmately lobed leaves to below half, lobes 5-11, ovate-lanceolate to oblong, apex acuminate, margin serrate, main veins palmate. Inflorescences opposite leaves and terminal, 10-30cm long or longer, lower born male, upper unripe female flower; petals of monoecious, apetalous; male calyx 3-5 divided; stamens numerous, filaments densely branched; female calyx 3-5 understanding; ovarian 3 rooms, ovule 1 per locule; style 3, deep red, 2 crack. Capsule globose, long 1-2cm, with soft spines, dehiscent when mature, seeds oblong, smooth brindle. Flowering of 5-8 months, fr. 7-10.
[ ] throughout the country have cultivated habitats distribution.
[ character ] trait identification of this product is almost colorless or yellowish clear viscous liquid; gas, light and then slight sheen.
[ ] castor oil fatty acid composition mainly containing cis - ricinoleic acid ( ricinoleic acid ), also including palmitic acid ( palmitic acid ), fatty acids ( stearic acid terrier ), arachidonic acid ( arachidic acid ) ( oleic acid ), oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid ( lioleic acid ) ( linoleinic acid ), two hydroxy stearic acid ( dihydroxystearic acid ), triglyceride composition of three castor acid ester ( triricnolein ), two castor acid esters ( diricinoleins ), single castor acid esters ( monoricinoleins ) and non castor acid esters ( nonricnoleins ) etc..
[ ] see the pharmacological effects of castor bean.
Discrimination [ ]
Physical and chemical identification of (1 ) the product is almost colorless or yellowish clear viscous liquid; gas, light and then slight sheen.
( 2) the relative density at 25 degrees C for 0.956-0.969.
( 3) refractive index should be 1.478-1.480.
( 4) acid should not be greater than 2.
( 5) the saponification value should be 176-186.
( 6) iodine value should be 82-90.
( 7) to check his oils to take this product 1g, plus ethanol 4ml, should clarify the dissolved, add 15ml ethanol, solution may occur.
[ ] taste sweet; Xin Ping; toxic;
[ ] to the lung; large intestine meridian
[ ] slippery bowel functions; emollient. Primary intestinal detained; abdominal distension; constipation; mange ringworm sores; scald
[ usage] oral administration: 10-20ml. External: moderate, coating.
[ note ] not to be taken by pregnant women; Chen Nianzu: extremely spoil one's appetite, stomach weak shear test.
[ ] 1. Simmer back attached side wind hemiplegia, aphonia no Whisperer: castor lipid A litre. Wine bucket, copper bowl Sheng, fat with alcohol, one day, boil make ripe, clothes. (" dry" side ) of the tongue bleeding treatment: castor oil burning smoke came, nasal. (Abstract Yuan Fang ) the treatment of tongue plug port: castor bean forty, shell research oil, coated paper, for her, burning smoke, not back then smoked, with more degrees. The tongue has swollen to exports, one of the more. (" the experience project" ) the treatment of burns : 3 ~ 5% of bleaching powder, castor oil was the equivalent of blending in emulsion. Apply to affected, when the dressing was changed every other day. ( the whole show selected surgical )
[ ] the discussion
1" Tang Materia Medica": the main wind cold heat, body itching sores swelling.
2" Materia Medica": on epilepsy by Quan scabies sores rotten. Chen Nianzu: can a.
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