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2. Castor oil - Wikipedia

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   Advertisement of castor oil as a medicine by Scott & Bowne Company, 19th century. Castor oil has been used in cosmetic products included in creams and as a moisturizer. It is often combined with zinc oxide to form an emollient and astringent, zinc and castor oil cream, which is commonly used to treat infants for nappy rash. [16] [17]

3. Castor oil is going viral for clearing skin, growing hair and ...

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   Castor oil is a type of vegetable oil derived from the seeds of the castor bean plant (ricinus communis), which is naturally found in parts of Africa, India and South America, Dr. Joshua Zeichner ...

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   Castor oil is a type of vegetable oil produced by pressing the seeds of the castor bean plant. It’s been used for thousands of years in traditional and folk medicine to treat a range of issues ...

5. List of vegetable oils - Wikipedia

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   Castor oil, with many industrial and medicinal uses. Castor beans are also a source of the toxin ricin. [147] Chaulmoogra oil, from the seeds of Hydnocarpus wightiana, used for many centuries, internally and externally, to treat leprosy. [195] Also used to treat secondary syphilis, rheumatism, scrofula, and in phthisis. [196] [197]

6. Ricinus - Wikipedia

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   The use of castor bean oil (eranda) in India has been documented since 2000 BC in lamps and in local medicine as a laxative, purgative, and cathartic in Unani, Ayurvedic, siddha and other ethnomedical systems. Traditional Ayurvedic and siddha medicine considers castor oil the king of medicinals for curing arthritic diseases. It is regularly ...

7. Does Rubbing Castor Oil In Your Belly Button Help You ... - AOL

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   Although castor oil has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, it can’t reach your organs, even through navel pulling—so any potential benefits would be from topical use, says Dr. Bechtold.