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735. Castor Oil

Castor Oil is a most valuable medicine, as it generally operates quickly and mildly. It is _used externally,_ combined with citron ointment, as a topical application in common leprosy. It is _used internally_ as an ordinary purgative for infants, as a laxative for adults, and in diarrhoea and dysentery. In colic it is very useful and safe; and also after delivery. _Dose_ for _infants,_ from forty drops to two drachms; for _adults,_ from half an ounce to one and a half ounces.