Pharmacologic Substance
castor oil
cas·tor oil
Brand Names:
Optase; Revina; Venelex
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to castor oil:
  • A vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of the castor bean, Ricinus communis. Castor oil has many industrial applications and is used medicinally as a laxative and as an excipient.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Oil obtained from seeds of Ricinus communis that is used as a cathartic and as a plasticizer.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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