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Descriptor English: Castor Bean
Descriptor Spanish: Semilla de Ricino
Descriptor semilla de ricino
Scope note: Nombre común para el Ricinnus communis, especie de la familia EUPHORBIACEAE. Es fuente de ACEITE DE RICINO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Semente de Rícino
Descriptor French: Graine de ricin
Entry term(s): Bean, Castor
Beans, Castor
Castor Beans
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.859.797.438.650.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002367
Scope note: Common name for Ricinus communis, a species in the family EUPHORBIACEAE. It is the source of CASTOR OIL.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under RICINUS 1975-90
Online Note: search RICINUS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under RICINUS 1975-90
Related: Castor Oil MeSH
DeCS ID: 2412
Unique ID: D002367
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Castor Bean - Preferred
Concept UI M0003603
Scope note Common name for Ricinus communis, a species in the family EUPHORBIACEAE. It is the source of CASTOR OIL.
Preferred term Castor Bean
Entry term(s) Bean, Castor
Beans, Castor
Castor Beans



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