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Measles (f; AAB); Migraine (f; PHR); Mole (f; CRC); Myalgia (f; CRC; DAV); Mycosis (1;
HH2); Neurosis (f; BIB; CRC); Ophthalmia (f; PNC); Osteomyelosis (f; BIB; CRC); Otosis (f;
HH2; PHR; PH2); Pain (1; APA; CRC; JFM; PH2); Palsy (f; CRC; DAA); Paralysis (f; PH2);
Pleurodynia (f; DEP); Pneumonia (f; SKJ); Proctosis (f; DAA); Prolapse (f; CRC; DAA);
Prostatosis (f; JFM); Rash (f; BIB; CRC); Rheumatism (f; BIB; CRC; JFM; KAP); Ringworm
(f; BIB; FAD); Salmonella (1; TRA); Scald (f; CRC); Sciatica (f; DEP); Scrofula (f; CRC);
Seborrhea (f; BIB; CRC); Schistosomiasis (f; UPW); Sciatica (f; KAP); Shigella (1; TRA);
Sinusosis (f; AAB); Sore (f; APA; FAD; VVG); Sore Throat (f; PH2); Staphylococcus (1; HH2;
TRA); Sting (f; CRC; SUW); Stomachache (f; CRC; IED; VVG); Strabismus (f; CRC; DAA);
Swelling (f; BIB; CRC; DAA; JFM; KAP); Tapeworm (1; JFM); Toothache (f; CRC; DAA; JFM;
KAP); Tuberculosis (f; BIB; CRC); Tumor (1; CRC; JFM; TRA); Typhus (f; MAD); Ulcer (f;
BIB); Urethrosis (f; CRC; DAA); Uterosis (f; CRC; DAA); Vaginosis (f; AAB); VD (f; CRC;
DAA; JFM); Virus (1; AAB; PHR); Wart (f; APA; CRC); Water Retention (f; TRA); Whitlow
(f; CRC); Worm (1; CRC; PH2; TRA); Wound (f; CRC; DAA; VVG); Yeast (1; HH2).Dosages (Castor) — 5–20 ml oil (PNC); 15–60 ml oil (APA); 5–28 ml castor oil (KAP); 9–15 g
leaf paste (KAP); 3–6 g root paste (KAP); 5 (2 g) or 10 (1 g) capsules (PHR).Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Castor) — Class 2b, 2d. Contraindicated
in intestinal obstruction and abdominal pain of unknown origin, appendicitis, inflammatory
bowel disease; do not use more than 8–10 days (AHP; PHR). “Hazards and/or side effects not
known for proper therapeutic dosages of the oil” (PH2). Overdoses can cause colic, drastic
diarrhea, gastralgia and gastrosis, queasiness, and vomiting (PHR). The seeds contain 2.8–3%
toxic substances, requiring 2.5–20 seed to kill a man (chewing a single seed may be fatal to
a child), 4 to kill a rabbit, 5 a sheep, 6 an ox, 6 a horse, 7 a pig, 11 a dog, but 80 for a cock
or duck. The principal toxin is the albumin, ricin (DAD). Though some recommend in preg-
nancy, others do not. Midwives sometimes use the oil to induce labor (AHP). Refined oil
contraindications: intestinal obstruction, unexplained stomachache; adverse effects: frequent
use produces electrolyte losses (interaction with cardiac glycosides), also gastric irritation,
and allergic skin reactions. Should not be used for prolonged periods (AEH). Not for children
under 12 years old (PHR). May induce dermatosis as well as cure it (FAD).Extracts (Castor) — Ricin, the deadly poison, can be attached to monoclonal antibodies that attack
only cancer cells, a technique reportedly tried in 1000 patients with cancer (DAD). The AIDS virus
can infect an immune cell by locking onto its cell receptor protein “CD4.” By genetically attaching
the ricin to genetically engineered CD4 proteins, one obtains CD4-ricin, which will lock onto the
external viruses of infected cells, 1000 times more often than onto healthy cells, possibly killing
enough infected cells to prevent the spread of the disease symptoms. Like the botulism toxin, ricin
can be used to kill overstimulated nerve endings in patients with dystonias (DAD). Ricinoleic acid
has served in contraceptive jellies (DAD).CATECHU, BLACK CUTCH (Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd.) ++Synonym — Mimosa catechu L. f.Activities (Catechu) — Abortifacient (f; DEP); Anaphrodisiac (f; DEP); Anthelminthic (f; KAB);
Antiinflammatory (f; DAA); Antioxidant (1; WO2); Antipyretic (f; DAA; KAB); Antiseptic (f;
HH2; PH2); Aperitif (f; KAB); Astringent (f; DAA; PH2); Digestive (f; WO2); Expectorant (f;
DAA; DEP; KAB); Hemostat (f; DAA; PH2); Hypotensive (1; HH2; PNC); Lactagogue (f; DEP);
Sialagogue (f; DAA); Stimulant (f; DAA); Tonic (f; DEP); Vasodilator (1; PNC).