March 24th, 2007 | admin

Castor is usually a wild plant growing in remote areas where human interaction is little. Castor oil is a natural skin and hair softener and is used to treat skin diseases like ringworm and itching.

Castor is an annual plan and grows three to ten feet.

Castor oil derived from caster seed is the main usable part. Nursing mothers use castor leaves (externally) to increase breast milk.

Ricinus Communis comes in the family Euphobiaceae. It is known by the popular names castor, wonder tree, reer, avanakku (in Kerala) etc.