KEGG   DRUG: Castor oil
Entry
D06462            Crude     Drug                                   
Name
Castor oil (JP18/USP);
Castor oil (TN)
Component
Ricinoleic acid [CPD:C08365], 9,10-Dihtdroxystearic acid
Source
Ricinus communis L. [TAX:3988]
Class
Gastrointestinal agent
 DG01770  Laxative
Remark
Therapeutic category: 2356
ATC code: A06AB05
Chemical structure group: DG00071
Product (DG00071): D06462<JP> D03418<JP>
Product (mixture): D04798<JP>
Efficacy
Laxative
Comment
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Ricinus communis L. seed
Interaction
Brite
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification [BR:br08303]
 A ALIMENTARY TRACT AND METABOLISM
  A06 DRUGS FOR CONSTIPATION
   A06A DRUGS FOR CONSTIPATION
    A06AB Contact laxatives
     A06AB05 Castor oil
      D06462  Castor oil (JP18/USP) <JP>
Therapeutic category of drugs in Japan [BR:br08301]
 2  Agents affecting individual organs
  23  Digestive organ agents
   235  Purgatives, clysters
    2356  Oils and fats
     D06462  Castor oil (JP18/USP)
Risk category of Japanese OTC drugs [BR:br08312]
 Second-class OTC drugs
  Crude drugs
   Castor oil
    D06462  Castor oil (JP18/USP)
 Third-class OTC drugs
  Crude drugs
   Castor oil
    D06462  Castor oil (JP18/USP)
Crude drugs [BR:br08305]
 Dicot plants: rosids
  Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
   D06462  Castor oil
Drug groups [BR:br08330]
 Gastrointestinal agent
  DG01770  Laxative
   DG00071  Castor oil
    D06462  Castor oil
Drug classes [BR:br08332]
 Gastrointestinal agent
  DG01770  Laxative
   D06462  Castor oil
Drugs listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia [BR:br08311]
 Crude drugs
  D06462  Castor oil
Drug groups [BR:br08330]
 Gastrointestinal agent
  DG01770  Laxative
   DG00071  Castor oil
Other DBs
CAS: 8001-79-4
PubChem: 47208118
ChEBI: 140618
NIKKAJI: J203.720C

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