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Castor Oil

Known as: Oil, Castor, ricini oleum, oleum ricini 
A vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of the castor bean, Ricinus communis. Castor oil has many industrial applications and is used medicinally as a… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Ruthenium–alkylidene catalysed cross-metathesis of fatty acid derivatives with acrylonitrile and methyl acrylate: a key step toward long-chain bifunctional and amino acid compounds
The ruthenium catalysed cross-metathesis of fatty-esters arising from plant oils with acrylonitrile is presented. The resulting… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Renewable polyethylene mimics derived from castor oil.
An increasing number of reports on the syntheses of carbohydrate- and plant oil-based polymers has been published in ongoing… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Assessment of antidiarrhoeal activity of the methanol extract of Xylocarpus granatum bark in mice model.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Growth response of Ricinus communis L (castor oil) in spent lubricating oil polluted soil
The growth response of castor oil plant, Ricinus communis , in spent lubricating oil (SLO) was investigated using 1-6% w/w SLO… 
1993
1993
Treatment with a progesterone antagonist ZK 98.299 delays endometrial development without blocking ovulation in bonnet monkeys.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Plants have isoforms for acyl carrier protein that are expressed differently in different tissues.
Review
1982
Review
1982
Phytotherapeutic profile of Nigerian herbs. I: Anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic agents.
1982
1982
Opioid peptides inhibit intestinal transit in the rat by a central mechanism.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Stimulation of adenylate cyclase in homogenates of isolated intestinal epithelial cells from hamsters. Effects of gastrointestinal hormones, prostaglandins, and deoxycholic and ricinoleic acids.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
On the mechanism of diarrhea due to castor oil.
According to Sollmann (1) and Gaddum (2), castor oil is bland and soothing, but it is split by the lipase in the small intestine… 
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