CASTOR OIL

oil obtained from tl seeds of a plant, Ricinus communis, Di longing to the order EHuphorbiacee grown in most tropical and sub-tropic countries. The seeds are very poisonou and the oil is obtained from them bh crushing or by decoction, and purifie It is viscid, colorle , with slight charai teristic smell and taste, and is use medicinally as a purgative.;