• MRS. SHUBHADA A KULKARNI
• RADHA WATTAMWAR
• SAYALI WAGH
• Shekhar Yadhav
• Abhishek Zaware, DR. GANESH G TAPDIYA

The Ricinus communis (castor plant) is of great medical importance. Different parts of the plant have unique and distinctive uses. Its leaves are used in the treatment of jaundice, burns, skin infections, pain in joints, hepatoprotective agent etc. The phytoconstituents present in leaves are terpenes, flavonoids, alkaloids, phenols, and saponins etc. The leaves are coppery red in color due to presence of anthocyanins. The ethanolic extract of the leaves obtained using Soxhlet apparatus found to be effective in the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia, which is yellow discoloration of body tissue due to redundant bilirubin in the body. The leaves contain ricinine, fumaric acid, dimethyl ricinine, quercetin, and caryophyllne. Ethanol extract of leaves also showed antimicrobial activity. The leaf extract of Ricinus communis is found to have a new perspective to the treatment of different types of jaundice.

Ricinus communis, jaundice, soxhlet apparatus, ricinine, dimethylricinine fumaric acid, caryophyllne, quercetin, hyperbilirubenemia, hepatoprotective and antimicrobial activity.

"EVALUATION OF RICINIUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT FOR THE TREATMENT JAUNDICE.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.c502-c523, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112266.pdf

"EVALUATION OF RICINIUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT FOR THE TREATMENT JAUNDICE.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. ppc502-c523, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112266.pdf