ADVANTAGES OF CASTOR OIL.

Uses of Castor Oil. (ERANDA OIL).

In Russia the oil is known as "Kastorka." The stem of the plant is used in the textile industry. The extracted oil has a very consistent viscosity and won't freeze even in Russia's severe climate. This makes it an ideal lubricating oil in industrial equipment. Medicinally, the oil is added to products to restore hair, treat constipation, skin ulcers, some infectious gynecological conditions and eye irritations.

The most common way to use castor oil has been to take it orally. Generally, oral doses are used to correct constipation. The recommended dose is usually 1 tablespoon for adults and 1 teaspoon for children. You can usually expect a "purging" of the system in about four to six hours.

It can also be used as a massage oil which seems to be especially effective when applied along the spinal column. If the oil is massaged into the body, the direction of the massage should always follow the same path.

1. chronic fluid retention with swollen joints and pain
2. arthritis
3. upper respiratory infections involving the sinuses,
tonsils and inner ear
4. colon problems.
5. gallbladder disease
6. boils
7. liver cirrhosis, hepatitis, enlargement or congestion
8. menstrual-related congestion
9. appendicitis
10. hyperactivity
11. constipation, bowel impaction or adhesions
12. swollen lymph nodes
13. bladder and vaginal infections

Castor oil is one of the most widely used plant extracts in the world. The plant hails from the warm regions of India, and now grows in most Mediterranean and tropical zones. 

The largest exporters of castor oil include India, Brazil and China, and it is one of the primary exports of Ethiopia. Castor seeds have been found inside ancient Egyptian tombs and the plant’s medicinal properties have been written about by Herodotus, an ancient Greek Historian. 

The castor plant is a large, leafy, tropical-looking plant with red or green “beans.” The castor bean is not a true bean; it is a thick round seed with small bumps on the surface. 

The seeds and possibly leaves (depending on the plant’s growth) of the castor bean plant are poisonous, containing ricin protein poison.. In fact, raw castor beans can cause illness and even kill.

Vegetable oils are used principally for food and in the manufacture of soap and detergents, in paints and varnishes, and for a variety of other industrial items.

America is the biggest Buyer of  Eranda oil from India.

In Spain and other European Countries it was used to kindle lanterns and wick-lamps.

In 18^th century it was being used for oil-burning lamps and for anointing and cooking.                  

It was also used as a lubricant for wheels of carts and wagons before the petroleum era.

It has a long history of traditional medicinal use.

The oldest traces of its efficacy dates back to ancient India when the artists,                            

dancers, actors applied a drop in their eyes to add brightness before going on stage.

Centuries ago the Eranda  was referred to as an elixir in the Ayur-veda text books of                                       

Raj-Vaidyas  Charaka and Dhanvantary. 

Historical documents reveal that eranda oil was used as a medicine as a lubricator                                        

of inner parts of humans and animals as well and effective to bowels.      

It has proved useful in many ways in as much as it has many medicinal and                           

curative uses in healing the body and healthy skin and hair.  Its use helps to beautify                               

nails toes eyelash and revitalize the skin when applied to the body

It protects hair by fighting dandruff.  It contains Vitamin E which improves hair-growth,                        

grows eye-lash, eye-brows.  

If hair loss is the problem, castor oil nourishes and hydrates                          

the hair and the scalp.

In addition to the uses mentioned previously, eranda oil and its derivatives are used in cosmetics, hair oils, fungus compounds, embalming fluid, printing inks, soap, lubricants, greases and hydraulic fluids, dyeing aids, and textile finishing materials.