tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post4007254135185027578..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Beautiful (and Potent!) Castor BeansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-65347957256313279212010-11-17T19:37:02.795-05:002010-11-17T19:37:02.795-05:00When my pregnant cousin's baby was overdue, he...When my pregnant cousin's baby was overdue, her mother persuaded her to drink a 50-50 mixture of orange juice and castor oil. Labor started the next day. This was only 32 years ago.<br /><br />Incidently, I understand that since the riacin attack on the Tokyo subway (which left a number of people dead) in the 1990s, ordering of large quantities of castor plants/seeds/beans is monitored.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-83353224608489070812010-11-17T18:10:05.517-05:002010-11-17T18:10:05.517-05:00After having been subjected to more than one colon...After having been subjected to more than one colonoscopy, I'll pass on <i>anything</i> that even remotely resembles a purge. :o)<br /><br />My father who was born at the turn of the century always used to tell my mother though, it worked for him when he was a boy, it should work for me too when I was 'out of sorts.'<br /><br />UGH. <br /><br />Thankfully, she smiled and patted him and left the bottle in the cupboard.<br /><br />And I'm not going to mention that since sex can induce or enhance labor, I'd much rather do that than castor oil, because...well...it's sex! ;o)nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-58755581958943136422010-11-17T16:13:23.675-05:002010-11-17T16:13:23.675-05:00Interesting blog that brought back memories. My gr...Interesting blog that brought back memories. My grand-dad claimed his mother dosed all her children with castor oil each April as a spring tonic. He said she'd chase them around with the bottle and spoon until they took it. That must have been about 1920 or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-5497102986089678672010-11-17T15:12:12.258-05:002010-11-17T15:12:12.258-05:00Holistic/traditional medicine still considers cast...Holistic/traditional medicine still considers castor oil as a way to induce labor. No sane doctor would recommend it, tho, since the mother would become so dehydrated from the diarreha. Can you imagine being in labor AND have severe diarreha?Miss Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690141344818238274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-15104463420772877662010-11-17T09:10:05.831-05:002010-11-17T09:10:05.831-05:00Castor oil was also used to induce labor if your b...Castor oil was also used to induce labor if your baby was taking its time coming into the world. My mother was born in 1920 and she still remembers doctors dispensing that advice.Aislinnhttp://www.aislinnmacnamara.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-72940368737445657552010-11-17T08:23:54.831-05:002010-11-17T08:23:54.831-05:00Love getting all this info about Colonial Williams...Love getting all this info about Colonial Williamsburg. My sister attended William & Mary and we visited several times before, during and after her studies there. Makes me want to visit soon! Thanks!Karin B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194475471155151662noreply@blogger.com