Castor bean external application prescription

Castor beans are a traditional Chinese medicine that can have obvious pharmacological effects on the human body whether taken orally or applied externally, so castor beans are generally very valuable. Everyone should know something about castor beans, because the pharmacological effects of castor beans are very comprehensive. Castor beans can be used to reduce swelling and treat dry stools. What is the external application method when using castor beans?

【Usage and Dosage】

For external use: mash or mix for application. For internal use: make into pills, grind raw or stir-fry.

【Common prescriptions】

①Treatment of 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)

②For the treatment of early 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. (Liaoning "Selected Materials on New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Methods")

③Treat scrofula: fry castor seeds, peel them, chew them until they are rotten, and take three or two before going to bed, and gradually increase the amount to more than ten. (《Compendium of Materia Medica》)

④To treat sores and swellings in the throat: one seed of Radix Trichosanthis (peeled), one qian of potassium nitrate. Grind together, and make into a dose with freshly drawn water. Take two or three doses consecutively for effective results. (Medical Approval)

⑤Treat throat paralysis: Take the flesh of Trichosanthes kirilowii seeds, pound it into powder, roll it into a tube with paper, burn it and inhale the smoke. (The Holy Chimney from "Medical Biography")

⑥Treatment of bone choking: seven castor seeds. Remove the shell and grind it into fine powder, add cold water and stone powder, wrap it to make it dry and wet, use a bamboo strip to pick up two or three coins and put it into the throat, swallow it with water after a while and it will go down. (Wei Family Collection of Prescriptions)

⑦ To treat leprosy, finger cramps, unbearable pain between joints, and gradual breaking off: 1 liang of castor oil (peeled), 1 liang of coptis root (ground into bean-shaped pieces). Put one liter of water in a small bottle and soak them together for three days in spring and summer, and five days in autumn and winter. Then take a castor bean, break it open, and soak it in the medicine water. Start with one portion at dawn, and gradually increase the amount to four or five. It’s okay to have a small increase, and add more water if there is less water in the bottle. Avoid eating food that causes wind. (Medical Approval)

⑧Treat burns caused by hot springs or fire: castor seeds and clam powder in equal parts. Grind into paste. Apply oil to burns and water to burns. (《Essential Prescriptions for Health Preservation》)

⑨Treatment of dog bites: 50 castor seeds. Remove the shell, grind into paste with well water, wash the bitten area with salt water first, then apply the Achyranthes paste. (Pocket Prescription)

⑩To treat unbearable headache caused by wind: take equal parts of frankincense and castor beans. Pound the pancake and stick it on your temples. (Compendium)

⑾Treatment of hernia in children: 3 castor beans, 30 pieces of spinulosa seeds (peeled), 1 stone swallow fruit (burned), 2 spoonfuls of talc (powder), 0.5 spoonful of musk (ground). Grind the above five ingredients evenly, mix with thin flour paste and make into pills as big as mung beans. Take 15 pills each time on an empty stomach with boiled rush soup. (Castor Pills from Shengji Zonglu)

⑿ Treat wheezing and coughing: Shell the castor seeds and fry them until hot. Pick out the sweet ones and eat them. Take more and you will see the effects. (《Healthy and Simple Recipes》)

⒀For treating dystocia and retained placenta: seven castor seeds. Grind it into a paste and apply it on the soles of feet. Wash off immediately after taking off clothes. (《Haishang Jiyan Fang》)

⒁ Inducing labor and stillbirth: 3 castor seeds and 4 croton seeds. Grind it into powder, add a little musk, and apply it on the navel. (《Healthy Family Prescription》)

⒂Treatment of uterine prolapse: castor beans and alum in equal parts. Grind it into powder, place it on paper, and add 14 castor beans, grind them into a paste and apply it on the top of the head. (From "Zhai Yuan Fang")

⒃To treat sudden rectal prolapse: 1 liang of castor seeds. Grind it into a paste, roll it into a cake two fingers wide, and stick it on the fontanelle; if it is a vaginal disease with prolapse of the anus, grind raw aconite powder, onion and garlic together to make a paste, and apply it as before. (Castor ointment from "The Living Book of Children's Heart")

⒄To treat facial paralysis: 77 castor beans. Grind it into a cake, place the right crooked piece on the palm of your left hand, and the left crooked piece on the palm of your right hand. Then use a copper bowl filled with hot water and place it on the medicine. Change it when it cools down. Do this five or six times and it will be right. (Good Prescriptions for Women)