Eranda / Castor

Botanical Name

Ricinus Communis

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Sanskrit

Amanda, Chankuka, Citrabija, Gandharavahasthah, Eranda, Panchangula, Taruna, Vyadambaka

English

Castor Oil Plant

Hindi

Arend, Erand, Naudi

Kannada

Avudala, Haralu, Manda, Aralu

Malayalam

Amandam, Avanakka, Chittamanakku, Gandharvahastakam

Telugu

Amudamulu

Tamil

Amanakkam Ceti, Attagam, Kottai, Amanakku Ennai

Marathi

Erendi, Yarandicha

Distribution

Available in allover india. It can be cultivated in tropic areas

Parts Used

Root, Leaf, Seed And Oil

Dose

Root 10 To 20 Grams, Seed 2 To 6 Parts, Oil 4 To 16 Ml

Chemical Constituents

Ricinine, albumin, ricin, octacosanol, ricinine, gallic acid, lupeol, sodium, magnesium, chloride, nitrate, iron, aluminium, mnganese, calcium, rutin, ricinine, apigenin, cholorogenic, oleic, palmitic, ricinoleic, stearic.

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Snigdha, Tikshan, Sukshama

Taste (Rasa)

Madhura, Kashaya

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Madhura

Potency (Virya)

Ushna

Impact (Prabhava)

Vedanasthapana

Pharmacological Action

  • Antiinflammatory property of eranda is very effective in treating various forms of osteoarthritis
  • Spasmolytic
  • Spasmogenic property of eranda extracts are helpful in treating most of the painful conditions including muscular spasms. Hepatoprotective nature of eranda helps to find various infections
  • Antifertility
  • Purgative property of eranda in the form of medicine or oil helps as safe laxative

Therapeutic Uses

  • Digests undigested food
  • Urinary tract infection infections
  • Analgesic
  • Hair Tonic
  • Various forms of arthritis
  • Constipation
  • Inflammatory conditions

Some of the common formulations

  • Abhrak bhasma
  • Balarishta
  • Mashbaladi kvath churna.
  • Vidaryadi kvath churna
  • Eranadamula kvatha churna
  • Gandharvahasthadi thailam