Modifications

| français

| ricin ; carapate (Antilles)

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| anglais

== Usages ==

*Voir les [[Ricin (Cazin 1868)|''Plantes médicinales'' de Cazin (1868)]]

|Les vertus purgatives de l'espèce sont très réputées. Ainsi en Libye, dans ce but, on mastique quelques graines, ou après broyage on les fait infuser dans l'eau chaude que l'on boit par la suite (TROTTER, 1915).

Sans plus de commentaire LEMORDANT ''et al.'' (1977) soulignent l'intérêt de l'espèce (ar. = kharoua ) comme purgatif et son caractère toxique, ainsi que son utilisation dans l'industrie.

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|texte= In numerous tropical and subtropical countries as well as in temperate regions cultivated. Often escaped and naturalized. Already cultivated in ancient times, e.g. in Egypt and India. The largest producers are Brazil and India, other important regions for castor-bean cultivation are USA, Middle Asia, China, Thailand, Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Africa, Romania, Yugoslavia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico. The seeds yield 50% of oil, utilized multi-purposely. In former times the seeds (Semen Ricini) as well as the seed-oil (Oleum Ricini) were used mainly for medicinal purposes. At present the seed-oil is utilized largely for technical purposes. It serves the production of high-quality lubricant oils (e.g. for heavy machines, aircraft engines) and hydraulic liquids. It serves also as source for the production of plastics, nylon, linoleum, imitation leather, polishes, paints, lacquers, waxes, textile dyes (Turkey red oil), ink, soap, pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetics etc. In addition the seed-oil is used in the food and beverage industry and as lamp oil. The oilcake, rich in protein, is used as manure or, detoxified, as fodder. The detoxified seeds also serve the human nutrition. The young leaves, shoots and flowers are eaten as vegetables. In Korea the leaves are utilized as fodder for silkworm. Also planted as a hedge for wind protection (India), dune stabilization (Libya) or as shade plant in young coffee plantations (Costa Rica).

*Bekele-Tesemma, Azene, 2007. ''Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia. Identification, propagation and management for 17 agroclimatic zones''. Nairobi, ICRAF - RELMA. 550 p. (''Technical Manual'' 6). [[:en:Ricinus communis (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)|Voir l'article]]

*Rollet, Bernard et coll., 2010. ''Arbres des Petites Antilles''. Tome 1 : ''Introduction à la dendrologie''. 276 p. Tome 2 : ''Description des espèces''. 866 p. + 46 pl. coul. + CD de photos sur l'anatomie du bois. Basse-Terre, ONF. Voir [[Ricinus communis (Rollet, Antilles)|sur Pl@ntUse]].

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