Ricinus Communis: Usually Name called Jarak Plant

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Ricinus Communis oil can vary depending on the growth and appearance of this variability is due to producers who have chosen a variety of species leaf and flower color, and was raised for oil production. Types are fast-growing, perennial shrub that can reach suckering small tree size, but not hardy glossy leaves are 15 to 45 centimeters long, long wait times, and alternative palmate with 5-12 deep lobes with coarse toothed segments. But in some varieties they launch a dark reddish purple or bronze when young, gradually changing to dark green, sometimes with a reddish tinge, as they mature. The leaves of some other varieties of green thumb from the beginning, while at another pigment masks the green color of chlorophyll-bearing parts of leaves, stems and young fruits.

Ricinus Communis

To making them a dramatic purple to reddish-brown to stay in the life the plant. Plants are found growing next to them with dark leaves with green leaves, so it can only be a gene that controls production of pigment on the variety, type of rod also varies in pigmentation. Alcohol extract of leaves was hepatoprotective. Methanol extract from leaves of Ricinus communis are used in antimicrobial tests against eight bacterial pathogens in mice and showed antimicrobial properties. The extract is not toxic. Seed pericarp showed effects on the central nervous system at low doses in mice. At lower doses, the extract increased memory

Ricinus Communis

Ricinus Communis

The consolidation high dose mice died quickly water extract of root bark of this plant showed analgesic effect. If swallowed, symptoms may be delayed up to 36 hours, but usually starts within 2-4 hours. These include a burning sensation in the mouth and throat, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and clean. In a few days, there is severe dehydration, decreased blood pressure and decrease in urine. If not treated, the mortality rate expected to occur within 3-5 days is widely used as an ornamental plant in parks and other public places, especially as in the control of a traditional bed. If early under glass planted and stored at an ambient temperature of 20 ° C until planting, castor oil can reach a height of 2-3 meters per year. In areas that are usually shorter and grow each year as if it could be successfully grown outdoors in cold climates for best.