Castor oil. Medical search. FAQ

Castor oil is rich in nutrients such as minerals, protein, ricinoleic acid, omega 6 & omega 9 fatty acids and others. (beautymunsta.com)
To my knowledge, ricinoleic acid is not found in any other substance except castor oil. (lyranara.me)

At the first sign of any illness in one child, she would immediately give all the children a quick oral dose of castor oil. (lyranara.me)

Castor beans are the source of castor oil, but also the highly toxic poison ricin. (howstuffworks.com)

The castor bean plant is actually native to India, where it is called "Erand. (lyranara.me)

Castor oil is the nature's richest source of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), a special type of fatty acid that has many beneficial properties, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties. (eyelash-growth.com)
These fatty acids in castor oil are made up of about 50% lauric acid- the same substance found in breastmilk. (eyelash-growth.com)
Castor oil is a triglyceride of fatty acids. (lyranara.me)

The other oils excellent for hair growth include coconut oil, black seed oil and moringa oil. (beautymunsta.com)

As for growing thicker, longer, and darker eyelashes, one of the best and natural solutions is castor oil. (eyelash-growth.com)
Have you used castor oil and vitamin E for eyelashes yet? (beautymunsta.com)
To grow your eyelashes naturally, you'll need two powerful hair growth boosting ingredients - castor oil and vitamin E! (beautymunsta.com)
The best way to use castor oil and vitamin E for eyelashes is by making an eyelash growth serum. (beautymunsta.com)

Jamaican black castor oil is a special type of castor oil got by roasting the castor beans for longer. (beautymunsta.com)
Like red kidney beans, castor beans contain high concentrations of a particularly harmful lectin. (howstuffworks.com)
The lectin in castor beans is called ricin. (howstuffworks.com)
Yep, the ricin in castor beans is the same poison that Jesse helped Walter White cook up in 'Breaking Bad. (howstuffworks.com)
Even cooking castor beans isn't enough to destroy ricin. (howstuffworks.com)

Such a high concentration of this unusual, unsaturated fatty acid is thought to be responsible for castor oil's remarkable healing abilities. (lyranara.me)
Castor oil's antimicrobial activity, while very impressive, comprises only a small part of the story concerning this mysterious oil. (lyranara.me)

While I find all of these uses of castor oil very interesting, the most exciting use deals with ways to increase topical absorption through the use of castor oil packs or poultices. (lyranara.me)

While most of us are familiar with its use as a remedy for constipation, folk healers in this country and around the world have used castor oil to treat a wide variety of conditions. (lyranara.me)
Medicinally, the oil is added to products to restore hair (one part oil to 10 parts of grain alcohol), treat constipation, skin ulcers, some infectious gynecological conditions and eye irritations. (lyranara.me)

But this wonderful oil is also a great natural remedy for moisturizing the skin and promoting hair and eyelash growth. (eyelash-growth.com)
Castor oil is the best hair growth oil, at least in my experience. (beautymunsta.com)
It produces a darker type of castor oil that is more beneficial for hair growth. (beautymunsta.com)

Much of the current use of castor oil packs, in the U.S. anyway, can be attributed to the late healing psychic, Edgar Cayce. (lyranara.me)
It's hard for most people to imagine that something as simple as castor oil packs could have a profound effect on any health problem. (lyranara.me)

This would explain the high degree of success in the topical use of the oil for treating such ailments as ringworm, keratoses (non-cancerous, wart-like skin growths), skin inflammation, abrasions, fungal-infected finger- and toenails, acne and chronic pruritus (itching). (lyranara.me)

We also found early reports of nursing mothers in the Canary Islands using poultices made from the leaves of the castor bean. (lyranara.me)

For persistent infections and those finger- and toenails that have discolored and hardened, a good 10 to 20 minute soak in Epsom salts, prior to applying the castor oil, usually speeds up the healing process. (lyranara.me)

While castor oil has been thoroughly investigated for its industrial uses, only a minimal amount of research effort has been directed toward its medicinal benefits. (lyranara.me)