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Wednesday 23 January 2013

Castor plant benefits

Castor plant benefits

Castor beans or seeds are grown for the ornamental purposes like for the beads in the necklaces and other type of jewellery. For commercial purposes castor oil is extracted from these beads. The dust from the grinded beans can cause sensitivity reactions and poisoning. These beans contain ricin which is highly toxic and extremely dangerous. The consumption of only one castor bean can be fatal.

Castor oil is used for various purposes. It helps to soften the cuticles and can do wonders for the brittle nails and ragged cuticles. Just massage the small amount of oil on your cuticles and nails each day and see the wonderful results.

It can be an excellent conditioner for the hair and can give you the healthy and shiny hair. Castor oil also soothe the tired eyes and for this one have to rub some oil around the eyes but be careful not to get the oil in your eyes.

Some of the non medicinal uses of the castor oil are to use it as a food additive and flavoring agent. It also acts as a mold inhibitor. It is used as an ingredient in the skin care products and cosmetics like lipsticks, shampoos and soap. It is also used in the manufacturing of the plastics, rubbers, fibers, paints, lubricants and dyes. The oil is also used for the leather treatments and as a lubricant.

Some of the medicinal uses of the castor oil are to treat the gastrointestinal problems like constipation, dysentery, inflammatory bowel disease, bladder and vaginal infections and Asthma.

Poultices from the leaves of the castor plant are used to treat the gynecological problems in females. Poultices when applies externally on the breasts, increases the secretion of milk in nursing mothers. When applied on the abdomen it promotes the normal menstruation.

The topical application of the castor oil is also useful for the treatment of variety of skin ailments like keratosis, dermatosis, wound healing, acne, ringworm and warts.



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