Castor (Kerchak)
Ricinus communis
About Castor (Kerchak)
Castor (Kerchak) (Ricinus communis) is a herb used in the Persian Medicine tradition to help with Constipation, Joint Pain, Skin Health, and Hair Loss. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor-oil-plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae. The evolution of castor and its relation to other species are currently being studied using modern genetic tools. It reproduces with a mixed pollination system which favors selfing by geitonogamy but at the same time can be an out-crosser by anemophily (wind pollination) or...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist