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Castor seed oil brings smiles in Côte d'Ivoire

author(s) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
from Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

CTA. 1998. Castor seed oil brings smiles in Côte d'Ivoire. Spore 75. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Castor seed oil is used in medicine as a purgative. It has an unpleasant taste, and those who have to take it usually pull quite a face. In Côte d'Ivoire, though, it is bringing smiles to the faces of its potential growers. The West African...

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