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Castor oil is growing in popularity as a natural remedy that holds surprising health benefits! Does this miracle oil really improve constipation, skin health and more? In this episode, I’ll break down the best uses of castor oil - all backed by the latest research!
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📉Castor Oil: National Library of Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551626/
📉Preparation of Ricinoleic Acid from Castor Oil: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jos/71/6/71_ess21226/_pdf/-char/en
📉Castor oil and diclofenac sodium in patients with osteoarthritis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19288533/
📉Castor Oil in Bowel Preparation Regimens for Colon Capsule Endoscopy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36428855/
📉Efficacy in bowel movement and change of gut microbiota on adult functional constipation patients treated with probiotics-containing products: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38238054/
📉Efficacy and Safety of Over-the-Counter Therapies for Chronic Constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33767108/
📉Antimicrobial action of sodium hypochlorite and castor oil solutions for denture cleaning - in vitro evaluation:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26313346/
📉Efficacy of castor oil cream in treating infraorbital hyperpigmentation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37927123/
📉Low-concentration homogenized castor oil eye drops for noninflamed obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12414410/
📉Effect of castor oil emulsion eyedrops on tear film composition and stability: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19963428/
📉Topical periocular castor oil treatment for blepharitis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32422285/
📉Role and Mechanisms of Phytochemicals in Hair Growth and Health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37259355/
📉Effect of Castor Oil on Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35837141/
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0:00.0 | Welcome to Dr. Rucho Radio, providing practical and science-based solutions to feeling your best. |
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0:23.2 | visit Dr.ruciot.com. Hey, everyone. Welcome back. Let's discuss the two best uses of cassero oil, |
0:30.0 | which is a anti-inflammatory antioxidant and antimicrobial fatty acid. And anytime we can use |
0:36.5 | something natural to improve our health, that's a huge |
0:38.6 | win. |
0:39.6 | But also, in my work as a researcher and an adjunct professor, I think it's important to cross-reference |
0:44.3 | anecdotal claims about a thing, in this case, castor oil, with what's been published |
0:49.1 | in the scientific research to give us the most precise perspective on how to use a given |
0:53.4 | tool. So let's discuss castor oil |
0:56.1 | through that frame. Firstly, what is castor oil? Well, it's a vegetable oil made from the castor bean |
1:04.1 | plant, and it's been used for thousands of years going all the way back to ancient Egypt and ancient |
1:10.1 | Greece. The mono-unsaturated fatty acid |
1:13.8 | that seems to offer most of the medicinal benefit in casseroil is known as ricinoic acid. |
1:21.0 | And the mechanisms here in part are anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, so it can fight things like bacteria and fungus, |
1:29.8 | and also laxation or helping to aid movement of the bowels. |
1:34.6 | So then this brings us to what I feel is the first of two uses for cast oil, |
1:41.4 | the best uses. |
1:42.8 | And this was surprising to me, but coming across a 2009 randomized control trial, |
1:49.0 | demonstrating benefit for joint pain. |
1:52.0 | 100 subjects who had joint pain, knee pain specifically as osteoarthritis, |
1:58.0 | were given castor oil as capsules compared to a non-steroidal |
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