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What Is The Use Of Castor Oil?
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Castor is an oil crop with high economic value. The oil content of castor beans can reach about 50%. Castor oil is an important industrial, agricultural, and pharmaceutical raw material. Castor oil can be used in various fields.
The application of castor bean:
1. Industrial Applications
Castor oil is a non-drying oil with strong stability, so it is often used as aircraft lubricants, transformer oils, and so on.
2. Agricultural Export Trade
Castor bean export countries include Thailand, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ecuador and so on. The main importing countries are Japan, Europe, and the United States.
The country that exports the most castor oil in the world is Brazil, with an annual export volume of approximately 120,000 to 130,000 tons.
3. Pharmaceutical raw materials
Because castor oil is less irritating, it can be used as a skin lubricant for skin diseases such as dermatitis. Used as an ointment for burns and ulcers.
Castor oil has a diarrhea effect, so it is generally used for bowel cleansing before surgery, etc.
4. Edible and Agricultural Applications
After hot pressing the castor oil, it is refined and defatted to obtain the finished oil. Heating castor beans for consumption can destroy ricin and detoxify castor beans.
Castor bean meal can be used as feed after detoxification treatment.
