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Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2022 Background: Castor oil is used in some countries to induce labor, but results on its effectiveness and safety is controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of castor oil on labor induction and prevalence of ...
Atefeh Amerizadeh +2 more
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Opportunities and Challenges of Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L.) Genetic Improvement
Agronomy, 2023 Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) originated in East Africa and then diffused to warm-temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world. The high lipid content in the castor beans is extracted for use in pharmaceutical and industrial applications.
Michela Landoni +5 more
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Green chemical production based on thermal cracking of inedible vegetable oil [PDF]
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2023 This work evaluated the process for heptaldehyde, undecylenic acid, and methyl undecenoate production from castor oil, methyl ester of castor oil, and ricinoleic acid. Experiments were performed in a continuous pilot-plant scale pyrolysis reactor.
Costa Vanderlei Rodrigues +6 more
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The Effects of Possible Contamination on the Radiocarbon Dating of the Dead Sea Scrolls II: Empirical Methods to Remove Castor Oil and Suggestions for Redating [PDF]
, 2009 While kept at the Rockefeller Museum in East Jerusalem, many Dead Sea Scroll fragments were exposed to castor oil by the original team of editors in the course of cleaning the parchments.
Doudna, Gregory +7 more
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Characterization and Digestibility of Detoxified Castor Oil Meal for Japanese Quails
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, 2015 These experiments were performed to determine the chemical composition, coefficients of nutrient and energy metabolizability, amino acid composition, and cytotoxicity of different castor oil meals subjected to different detoxification processes and added
PA dos Santos +5 more
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Evaluation of antimotility effect of Lantana camara L. var. acuelata constituents on neostigmine induced gastrointestinal transit in mice [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae), a widely growing shrub which is toxic to some animal species, has been used in the traditional medicine for treating many ailments.
Ojha, Sudarshan +2 more
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Control of papaya fruits anthracnose by essential oil of Ricinus communis
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2012 The aim of this work was to investigate the potential of castor oil for the control of papaya diseases caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and the bacterium Pseudomonas caricapapayae. The treatment with 1% castor oil did not significantly
César Luis Siqueira Júnior +3 more
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Jurnal Teknologi dan Industri Pertanian Indonesia, 2017 VCO contains of lauric acid that perform to smooth and to moisturize the skin. Castor oil has ricinoleic acid that serves to protect the skin. Therefore, both of the oil are suitable to be the raw material for liquid soap making. This study aimed were to
Asri Widyasanti +2 more
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Tribology in Industry, 2022 The scrutinized investigation of tribological performance of castor- mahua oil blends was comprehensively studied in comparison to SAE 20W40. Better miscibility and the negligible difference in density is the prime motive for the formulation of castor ...
Bheemappa Suresha +4 more
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Efficacy of different oils used for the extraction of annatto colour from the seeds of Bixa orellana L. [PDF]
, 2015 Annatto, a naturally obtained colour is a potential and valuable Non Wood Forest Product (NWFP). It is obtained from the seeds of plant species Bixa orellana L.
Behera, L. K. +4 more
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