Castor seeds can be extracted oil, oil viscosity, low freezing point, both cold and high temperature resistance, in -8 ~ -10 ℃ does not freeze, in 500 ~ 600 ℃ does not solidify and denaturation, with other fats and oils are not the same characteristics. It is an important raw material for chemical industry, light industry, metallurgy, electromechanics, textile, printing, dyestuff and other industries and medicine.
Castor seed oil content of about 50%. Castor oil is an important industrial oil, can be made surfactants, fatty acid glycerol, fatty acid glycol, dry oil, sebacic acid, stabilizers and plasticizers for polymerization, foam and elastic rubber. And is a high-level lubricating oil raw materials. Can also be used as a pharmaceutical agent with diarrhea. Cake powder is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, a good organic fertilizer, high temperature detoxification can be used as feed. Stem skin rich in fiber, for paper and artificial cotton raw materials.
Castor can also be used as medicine, has a certain medicinal value.