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Ricinolein
Ricinolein
is the
chief
constituent
of
castor oil
and is the
triglyceride
of
ricinoleic acid
.
Castor oil
, the expressed
natural
fatty oil
of the
seeds
of
Ricinus
communis
also contains
mixtures
of the
glycerides
of
isoricinoleic acids
and much
smaller
traces
of
tristearin
and the
glyceride
of
dihydroxysteric acid
. Ricinolein is the
active principle
in the use of
castor
oil
as a
purgative
and
solvent
for several medically
useful
alkaloids
.
