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Ricinus cmmunis: Ethnomedicinal uses and pharmacological activities

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dc.contributor.author Khan Marwat, Sarfaraz
dc.contributor.author ur-Rehman, Fazal
dc.contributor.author Ahmad Khan, Ejaz
dc.contributor.author Safdar Baloch, Mohammad
dc.contributor.author Sadiq, Muhammad
dc.contributor.author Ullah, Imdad
dc.contributor.author Javaria, Sadaf
dc.contributor.author Shaheen, Salma
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-28T05:01:31Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-28T05:01:31Z
dc.date.issued 2017-10-09
dc.identifier.citation Khan Marwat, S., Khan, E. A., Baloch, M. S., Sadiq, M., Ullah, I., Javaria, S., & Shaheen, S. (2017). Ricinus cmmunis: Ethnomedicinal uses and pharmacological activities. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 30(5). en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1011-601X
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/14106
dc.description.abstract Ricinus cmmunis L. (Castor oil plant) is an important medicinal plant belonging to family Euphorbiaceae. Its phytochemistry, biological and pharmacological activities, and ethnomedicinal uses have been reviewed in the present study. The reported chemical constituents showed the presence of flavonoids, phenolic compounds, fatty acids, amino acids, terpenoids, phytosterol etc. The compounds have been reported to exhibit anticonceptive, antidiabetic, antifertility, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, insecticidal and wound-healing activities. They also showed free radical scavenging and Hg scavenging activities, and repellent properties. Various parts of R. communis have been widely used in traditional medicine such as abdominal disorders, arthritis, backache, muscle aches, bilharziasis, chronic backache and sciatica, chronic headache, constipation, expulsion of placenta, gallbladder pain, period pain, menstrual cramps, rheumatism, sleeplessness, and insomnia. Castor oil plant has also revealed toxic effects due to the presence of ricin (protein) and ricinine (alkaloid). Comparatively, ricin is more toxic. But still there is need of more research to be conducted with reference to its medicinal importance (particularly exploring of medicinal recipes) and active compounds responsible for various activities. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Karachi: Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Karachi en_US
dc.subject Ricinus cmmunis en_US
dc.subject phytochemical constituents en_US
dc.subject terpenes en_US
dc.title Ricinus cmmunis: Ethnomedicinal uses and pharmacological activities en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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