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Monday, December 9, 2013

Thel- endaru/Ricinus communis





 




 

















Botanical name-Ricinus communis
Family name:-EPHORBIACEAE
Names in different languages:
      Sinhala:Thel- endaru
      Tamil name-Amanakku, Erantam
      Sanskirt name:-Eranda, Eranda gaccha.

      English name-Castor
Status:- Native
Edibal parts:-None

Grows in- Sri Lanka,
  Africa, and India,People's Republic of China , Mozambique, Ethiopia, Thailand, Brazil, Paraguay, Pakistan, Viet Nam.

Ayurvedic usage-

Eczema, Rheumatoid arthritis ,Constipation, Osteo arthritis,  Worm diseases, Chest pain,  Haemarrhoids, Splemomegaly, Oedema,  Hydrocele, Cough, Fever, Dysmenorrhoea, Hyperlipidaemia, Earache, Nervous system diseases, Bleeding guns.

Parts used to make medicine-Roots , Barks, Leaves,Seeds

Propagation -Seeds 

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