Castor oil

q)i ma IMG:p96_2.png:Chinese characters liicimis communis. The plant, which was introduced from Tartary, is chiefly cultivated on the borders of fields, partly to prevent cattle straying into them and partly from considerations of economy. The crushed seeds are used in Chinese medicine as an outward application in a large number of diseases, combined "wiUi the oil, or the pulp is taken internally. The oil, strange to say, was not used especially in medicine apart from its pulp; its special use is for mixing the colours for Chinese seals.