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Thanks, Karen,

 

Unrefined safflower oil seems to be available as an art supply (for oil

painting), but I'd be afraid to recommend something not produced for internal

consumption.

 

I'll keep in mind that citrus addition to castor oil--certainly nice to move the

qi in such circumstances. Having personally drunk a sufficient quantity of

castor oil to kick start a stalled labor I'm not sure how much more palatable it

would make it. I was advised by my midwife to make a castor oil cocktail with

very cold vodka and juice, I think, but my memory of that labor is quite blurry!

 

I had told my patient that safflower cooking oil might be useful (and at worst

would upset her stomach), but that I was doing some more research. She has had

her baby. Not sure though if she did end up trying it.

 

--Sarah

 

 

 

, creationsgarden1 wrote:

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> I have personally experimented with castor oil internally, and found that a

> little essential oil of citrus helps it go down- the lemon verbena would

> certainly have a similar effect. As for the carthamus, one could infuse

> hong hua in oil to make it more moving. I don't find unrefined safflower oil

> available and doubt that culinary oil would be effective..

>

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