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(Message started by: Maggi on Nov 20^th, 2003, 11:24am)

Title: Palma Cristi - Oleum Risin
Post by Maggi on Nov 20^th, 2003, 11:24am

Hello everybody

My name is Magnus and i recently found my future home.. thanks to you gyes :-)
I have a question i want to ask .

My moms sister has a daughter and she is Mental!!
(is this the right word?) Well, crazy!! ist a bad word but you know what i mean now i think!! :-) and has been all her life. She is very difficult to handle and on top of that she gets these constant headackes too.
The doctors never talk about it as a ch. maby they dont connect it to ch!
Well, she /my moms sister) is writing a book about these years with her daughter and how this has affected their life.
and my Mom read this yesterday in the first draft of the book. That what she does when the pain is absolutely unbareable for her daughter. She warms up a small amount of Palma Cristi (Oleum risin) in a bowl and rubs it on her head were the pain is to soothen it and she says it works wonders for her.
The pain usually goes away pretty soon.
Has anybody heard of this or maby there is no connection at all.
Would love to hear if anybody has heard of this or tried.

Magnus

Title: Re: Palma Cristi - Oleum Risin
Post by thomas on Nov 20^th, 2003, 11:47am

Nope, never head of it ;)

Title: Re: Palma Cristi - Oleum Risin
Post by floridian on Nov 20^th, 2003, 12:05pm

The english name is castor oil. Used internally, it is a strong laxative. Castor beans contain a strong poison, but this is not in the oil.

Title: Re: Palma Cristi - Oleum Risin
Post by floridian on Nov 20^th, 2003, 12:16pm

If it is a tension headache, then rubbing any type of oil on the head might help - it would improve the circulation of blood, relax the muscles, etc. Not sure if there are any chemicals in castor oil that might help with other types of headaches.