Cells Vocabulary List & Definitions Term Definition Tissue The mass of like cells in an animal or plant body, esp. as they form a specific organ. Organ In a plant or animal, a specialized structure that performs a particular function, such as the heart. Organelle A specialized subunit within a cell that has a specific function, and is usually separately enclosed within its own membrane.
In the European folk medicine, castor oil pack is applied to the painful area to reduce the pain. For the treatment you will need good quality hexane-free castor oil, cotton flannel, a plastic wrap, a bath towel and heating pad or a hot water bottle. Castor oil stains cloth. Therefore use old clothes and towels.
Castor oil is used as a laxative for constipation, to start labor in pregnancy, and to start the flow of breast milk. Some people apply castor seed paste to the skin as a poultice for inflammatory skin disorders, boils, carbuncles, pockets of infection (abscesses), inflammation of the middle ear, and migraine headaches. Castor oil is used topically to soften skin, bunions and corns; and to dissolve cysts, growths, and warts. It is also applied to the skin for osteoarthritis. Some women put castor oil inside the vagina for birth control or to cause an abortion.