Compendium of Materia Medica: The function of castor seed is long in dispelling wind-dampness, so it can cure the diseases of slow and weak, stubborn paralysis, residual turbidity, and sores of wind-dampness, such as rheumatism and paralysis, joints, lumbar and knee pain.
3 Nutritional value1, the aqueous extract of castor seed has a significant inhibitory effect on sodium urate-induced foot swelling in mice and rats, manifested as a reduction in the degree of swelling.
2, the aqueous extract of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglauca can significantly reduce the content of serum uric acid in mice, indicating that Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglauca has a certain anti-gout effect.
3, the powdered castor seed contains diosgenin, which plays an important role in the early stages of the process of human tumor changes.
4, Diosgenin fiber Diosgenin has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.