Castor-oil plant or Tangan-tangan PRODUCT NAME
Ricinus communis L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Castor-oil plant or Tangan-tangan |
| Local Name: | Katana (Batanes Is.); Lansina (Batangas); Talampunai (Laguna); Tangan-tangan (Ilocos Norte, and Sur, Abra, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Manila, Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Capiz, Misamis, Cuyo Is.); Tau-ua-tau-ua (Ilocos Norte, Bontoc, Pangasinan). |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A coarse, erect, somewhat woody bush about 1-4m high. The leaves are smooth, alternate, 20-60cm in diameter and palmately divided, with pointed lobes. The leaves and stems are green or purplish. The fruit is an ovoid capsule, 1-1.5cm long, and covered with soft, spine-like process |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
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USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets seeds |
| Uses: | The leaves added to mud produce a gray color on mats Oil from the seed is used for medicinally as a purgative. It is also used in the manufacture of Turkey-red oils and in making soap |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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