Ricinus communis L.

Common names: Castorbean
Species details (USDA): USDA RICO3

Documented uses

18 uses documented
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid detail... (Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, pages 133)
Cahuilla Drug, Poison detail... (Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, pages 133)
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic detail... (Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., pages 24)
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid detail... (Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., pages 24)
Diegueno Drug, Dermatological Aid detail... (Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, pages 37)
Hawaiian Drug, Analgesic detail... (Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, pages 55)
Hawaiian Drug, Febrifuge detail... (Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, pages 55)
Hawaiian Drug, Febrifuge detail... (Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, pages 55)
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid detail... (Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, pages 55)
Navajo Drug, Contraceptive detail... (Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, pages 60)
Navajo Other, Protection detail... (Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, pages 60)
Pima Drug, Analgesic detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 100)
Pima Drug, Cathartic detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 100)
Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 100)
Pima Drug, Laxative detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 100)
Pima Drug, Poison detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 100)
Seminole Drug, Cathartic detail... (Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, pages 167)
Seminole Drug, Cathartic detail... (Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, pages 275)

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