Punishment
Some parents punished children with a dose of castor oil. Physicians recommended against the practice because they did not want medicines associated with punishment.A heavy dose of castor oil could be used as a humiliating punishment for adults. Colonial officials used it in the British Raj (India) to deal with recalcitrant servants. Belgian military officials prescribed heavy doses of castor oil in Belgian Congo as a punishment for being too sick to work.The most famous use as punishment came in Fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini. It was a favorite tool used by the Blackshirts to intimidate and humiliate their opponents. Political dissidents were force-fed large quantities of castor oil by Fascist squads. This technique was said to have been originated by Gabriele DAnnunzio or Italo Balbo. Victims of this treatment did sometimes die, as the dehydrating effects of the oil-induced diarrhea often complicated their recovery from the nightstick beatings they also received along with the castor oil; however, even those victims who survived had to bear the humiliation of the laxative effects resulting from excessive consumption of the oil. Safety
The castor seed contains ricin, a toxic lectin. Heating during the oil extraction process denatures and deactivates the lectin. Harvesting castor beans, though, may not be without risk. The International Castor Oil Association FAQ document states that castor beans contain an allergenic compound called CB1A. This chemical is described as being virtually nontoxic, but has the capacity to affect people with hypersensitivity. The allergen may be neutralized by treatment with a variety of alkaline agents.
Alli is a surname and a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname
Antero Alli (born 1952), astrologer
Darogha Ubbas Alli (19th century), Indian engineer and photographer
Dele Alli (born 1996), professional footballer
Waheed Alli, Baron Alli (born 1964), British media entrepreneur and politician and notable gay Muslim
Yusuf Alli (born 1960), retired Nigerian long jumper

Given name
Male
Alli Abrew (born 1974), American football player
Alli Austria (born 1990), Filipino basketball player
Alli Muhammad (born 1968), African-American doctor
Alli NDri (born 1984), Ivorian footballer

Female
Alli Lahtinen (1926–1976), Finnish politician
Alli Mauzey, American actress
Alli Nissinen (1866–1926), Finnish educator
Alli Owens (born 1988), American racing driver
Alli Paasikivi (1879–1960), First Lady of Finland (1946–1956)
Alli Webb, American author

Fictional characters
Alli Bhandari, in the Canadian television drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, played by Melinda Shankar

See also
Ali (disambiguation)
"Alli", a brand name for the medication Orlistat
Alli (film), a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film
Alli, Iran, a village
Allie (disambiguation)
Ally (disambiguation)
Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)