Castor oil
The castor oil (Ricinus communis) is a vegetable oil extracted by the castor plant. The seeds of the castor plant contain 50% of the oil and no color. It boils at 313 degrees. The oil density is equal to (961) kg m 3. Castor oil is not toxic despite the fact that the castor bean is poisonous, and castor oil works to irritate the stomach wall but to stimulate it to perform its functions, and excessive intake may lead to constipation. Castor oil is used in many industries such as: paints, soap, cold-resistant plastics, inks, nylon, wax, some perfumes and medicines.
Benefits of drinking castor oil
- Drink castor oil but without too much; it helps to get rid of worms.
- Drinking castor oil helps in relieving stomach pain as well as cleaning it.
- Taking castor oil as a drink helps strengthen the body’s immune system.
- It is recommended that children take capsules to relieve colic.
- Castor oil contributes to reducing the pain of arthritis by drinking a little of it, in addition to massage.
- Contributes to the treatment of many infectious skin diseases.
- It regulates menstruation or menstrual cycle.
- Helps to treat insomnia.
- It is useful for hemorrhoids, so it reduces its size and heals it by exfoliating it more than once a day.
- When doing a work of oil from eyelashes to prevent falling.
- Castor oil works to relax.
- The castor oil works when externally fat on the lips, and by bringing one tablespoon of castor oil and a little of the lanolin, mixed with each other, and saved in a bottle and then take a little of the mix and lipstick by.
- When making an external rub of castor oil for hair helps to prevent the bombing and falling.
- Nail polish can be applied to castor oil to get firmer nails, by applying nail polish every evening.
- When black stains are caused by fungus, their castor oil is processed by doing it twice a day for two weeks.
- In order to get two smooth legs and get rid of the rough skin, do not rub it with castor oil with a massage for minutes.
- Castor oil contributes to the treatment of constipation Sharva with apple juice in the morning.
Note: The taste of castor oil may not be palatable to many, so it can be taken as capsules or drink with any kind of juice to reduce the taste