
SheaButter Cottage - Castor Oil - Castor Oil (100ml)
The castor tree can reach a height of 5 m and becomes hollow as it ages. The fruit to seed is covered in dense clusters of soft spikes.
Castor bean is poisonous due to the presence of lectin (ricin) and alkaloid (ricinin) but these these are not present in the oil. Lectin (not to be confused with LECITHIN) is a carbohydrate-binding protein found in seeds/legumes, including castor.
The leaf of the Castor, known as umhlakuva in Zulu, is used as a poultice for wounds, burns or sores. The seeds are borne in a necklace.
100% Ricinus communis
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