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    Phytopharmacological Insights into Ricinus communis: A Comprehensive Overview

    Surya Nath Pandey1,3★, Prashant Kumar2, Harishchandra Verma1,3, Sumit Durgapal4, Balwan Singh5★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Department of Pharmacology, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
    2. 2SRM Modinagar College of Pharmacy, SRMIST Delhi-NCR Campus, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
    3. 3Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
    4. 4Uttaranchal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Uttaranchal University Dehradun, Uttarakhand, INDIA.
    5. 5Department of Pharmaceutics, KIET School of Pharmacy, KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.

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    Surya Nath Pandey

    Department of Pharmacology, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teertthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad-244001, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.

    suryanathpandey8@gmail.com

    Received: 20-09-2024; Revised: 03-11-11; Accepted: 15-01-2025.

    Volume 17, Issue 2 · pp. 348–357 · PUBLISHED 2025 · DOI: 10.5530/pres.20251940

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    ABSTRACT

    Medicinal plants are used in the traditional medicinal system and in Ayurveda globally. Euphorbiaceae is a large family which contains more than 3000 species. Ricinus communis or castor bean plant is well-known plant of Ayurveda. The herbal and natural medicines are the cost-effective and they have lesser side effects than currently available medicines in the market. Ricinus communis has many phytoconstituents such as ricinine, ricin A, ricin B, ricin C, ricinoleic acid, Y-sitosterol, fucosterol, stigmasterol, ricinus agglutin etc. which are responsible for various pharmacological activities. Traditionally, it has various pharmacological properties such as antioxidant activity, antifertility activity, antiulcer activity, antidiabetic activity, antimicrobial activity, hepatoprotective activity, immunomodulatory activity, bone regeneration activity, cytotoxic activity, anti-inflammatory activity etc. They also exhibited free radical scavenging potential along with repellent properties. The main objective of this review is to reveal all updated information’s like phytochemicals, pharmacological activities of Ricinus communis by scientific evidences.

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      Pandey, S. N., Kumar, P., Verma, H., Durgapal, S., & Singh, B. (2025). Phytopharmacological Insights into Ricinus communis: A Comprehensive Overview. Pharmacognosy Research, 17(2), 348–357. https://doi.org/10.5530/pres.20251940