Castor oil: Physical and chemical tests / Analysis of crude drugs

SI.No	Test	Observation	Inference
1.	Add 5ml of light petroleum ether (40 ο -60ο) to 10ml of castor oil	A clear solution results       and       on increasing               the petroleum ether about 15ml, turbid mixture will be obtained	Castor oil present
2.	Oil +  equal  volume  of alcohol and cool to 0οC for 3hrs	A    clear     liquid     is obtained	Castor oil is present.

CONCLUSION

From the above morphological characters and chemical tests the given crude drug is identified as castor oil.

REFERENCES

Kokate CK. Practical Pharmacognosy, 4 edition, VallabhPrakashan. Delhi; 1994: 98

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