Description: The tender, shrubby castor bean is a half-hardy annual that often performs like a short-lived evergreen perennial in our region, growing from 3 to 15 feet tall and 3 feet wide with ...

Castor oil is sourced from the seeds of the Ricinus communis plant, more commonly referred to as the castor bean or castor oil plant. The seeds go through a heating process to remove the toxic enzyme ...

Q: A friend of mine gave me some seeds of castor bean. I understand the plant is very poisonous but it is beautiful and I would like to grow it. Someone else told me it might be illegal to ...

Castor oil is a thick, odorless oil made from the seeds of the castor plant, which dates to ancient Egypt, where it was used in medicinal and beauty treatments. Skip to main content .

It’s the castor beans, which actually are the seeds of the castor plant, that are lethal. It takes very little for a fatal dose. The seeds contain ricin, which is estimated to be 6,000 times ...

Summary. Evogene's subsidiary Casterra has developed proprietary genomically modified, high-yield & high oil-content Castor seed varieties. In September 2022 the EU banned palm oil and soybean as ...

“Castor oil derives from the seeds of the castor bean, which is found in many tropical and sub-tropical countries,” says Dr. Logerfo. Like most oils, it’s made from the plant’s seeds and ...

Castor-oil plant Botanical name: Ricinus communis Pronunciation: RISS-in-us Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) Origin: Tropical Africa Class: Annual Display period: Summer Height: 8 to 15 feet Environm… ...

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The castor plant produces a seed with oil inside that has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. Now, unique castor seed varieties developed by Israeli company Casterra will provide the basis ...