What are the medicinal values ​​of castor beans?

Castor bean is a commonly used Chinese medicine, which has a good therapeutic effect on many diseases. However, it should be noted that if you have a weak spleen and stomach, or a weak large intestine, you should use castor beans with caution. This medicinal material must be stored in a cool and dry place to avoid deterioration. Castor beans have a good anti-tumor effect because castor bean soup contains ricin, a toxin that is quite sensitive to many types of tumor cells. Let’s take a look at the medicinal value of castor beans.

Functions and indications: Reduce swelling, remove toxins, and relieve constipation. It is used to treat carbuncle, swelling, scrofula, throat paralysis, scabies, leprosy, edema, abdominal distension, and dry and hard stool. "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "It can treat water swelling and abdominal distension, grind it into powder and drink it with water; it can also be ground and applied to sores, scabies and scabies." "Bencao Yanyi Buyi": "It can expel stagnant substances with physical form, so it is used for fetuses, placenta, remaining bones, pus and blood." "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can treat hemiplegia, aphonia, deafness, tongue swelling, throat paralysis, wheezing, beriberi, toxic swelling, tumors, burns, needle piercing into the flesh, women's placenta, protruding intestines, open the meridians, stop all kinds of pain, reduce swelling, chase away pus and remove toxins."

Usage and Dosage: For external use: mash and apply or adjust the mixture for application. For internal use: make into pills, grind raw or stir-fry. To treat carbuncle and abscess: shell more than 20 castor seeds, mash them with a small amount of salt and porridge, apply to the affected area, and change it twice a day. (Fujian Folk Herbs) To treat the initial stage of carbuncle: one part of peeled castor seeds and four parts of rosin. Crush the castor beans, add rosin powder and stir thoroughly, use boiling water to make a paste, place in cold water to cool into a paste for later use. When using, spread the white plaster on paper or cloth according to the size of the sore and apply it to the affected area.

There are actually many medicinal values ​​of castor seeds. For example, castor seeds have a strong effect on human cardiovascular and respiratory systems. According to animal experiments, castor seeds can lower blood pressure, dilate blood vessels, and have a certain respiratory inhibitory function. In addition, animal experiments have found that castor seeds have a good laxative effect.