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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified age appropriateness: WebMD - Castor Bean - Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Oct 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Castor Bean - Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Apr 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Ants, constipation, murder and the seeds of Ricinus communis. | Feb 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Feedipedia - Castor bean (Ricinus communis) forage. | Jan 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Genome Biology - Genomic insights into the origin, domestication and genetic basis of agronomic traits of castor bean. | Oct 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research - A Review on Ricinus Communis Linn. | Aug 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Ricinus communis Intoxications in Human and Veterinary Medicine-A Summary of Real Cases. | Jul 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to grow and care for Castor Bean. | Jun 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Northern Territory Government of Australia - Castor oil plant. | Apr 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Science and Research - Castor Oil Plant (Ricinus communis L.): Botany, Ecology and Uses. | Jan 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae) (PDF). | Nov 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Florida - IFAS Extension - Ricinus Communis, Castor Bean. | Sep 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: North Carolina Extension - Ricinus communis. | Jul 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Pharmacology - Castor Oil Plant (Ricinus communis L.) Leaves Improve Dexamethasone-Induced Muscle Atrophy via Nrf2 Activation. | May 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension - Castor Bean. | Mar 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Go Botany - Castor bean. | Jan 19, 2023 | ||
| Expanded physical description and mentioned the toxicity of ricin. | Nov 12, 2018 | ||
| Added photos of the fruit and the seeds. | Nov 12, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Castor Oil Plant. | Nov 03, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Herbs 2000.com - Castor Oil Plant. | Nov 03, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Emedicine - Castor Bean and Jequirity Bean. | Jul 25, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Home and Garden - Castor Bean. | Dec 08, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Backyard Nature - Flowering Castor-Bean. | Apr 21, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Botanical.com - Castor Oil Plant. | Aug 06, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Eurobodalla Shire Council - Castor oil plant. | Aug 06, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Floridata - Ricinus communis. | Aug 06, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: None. | Aug 06, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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