Talk:Castor oil

gopher repellent
you guys should mention that castor oil is used to repel gophers.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CAO3XNA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:302:D173:BAA0:A5D5:6E9D:E4BE:A612 (talk) 20:46, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

This is supposed to be about castor oil, not about standing up for The White Man
I have removed the assertion that the use of castor oil as a punishment by colonial officials in the British Raj "replac[ed] more inhumane local punishments", since the quoted source does not indicate anything of the kind.

The assertion was added on on 20 Nov 2019 by the anonymous user at 213.205.240.150. From a quick look at his/her contribution history, he/she seems to be very fond of adding his/her own opinions to Wikipedia articles, with no attempt to back them up with evidence.

This particular statement is typical of the kind of evidence-free claims made by those who seek to defend the more violent actions of the British Empire on the grounds that "the natives" were far worse before "we" turned up and "civilised" them. Even if that were true in this particular case (and, as mentioned, no evidence has been presented to suggest that it is), I don't see how it contributes to the reader's understanding of the subject of castor oil.

HairyDan (talk) 19:13, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Castor Oil in Popular Culture
Should there be a section about castor oil in popular culture? It was referenced in Mary Poppins (in the song Perfect Nanny). It's the only reference I can think of, so maybe not significant enough to be worth noting. But maybe someone else can think of other references? Samsmachado (talk) 18:47, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Me again, just wanted to add that castor oil is also referenced in Act II, Scene 8 of E. E. Cummings' play Him and in the article cummings wrote for Vanity Fair called "How I Do Not Love Italy" Samsmachado (talk) 00:38, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Advertisement?
In the Etymology section there is a link reading CASTOR SEED to a site selling them. I don't really know the rules about this sort of thing, but it seems like borderline advertisements wouldn't be permitted. Torowam (talk) 23:59, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

Castor oil for labor inducement
I'm wondering if the sentence indicating that Castor oil has not been shown to be effective for labor inducement is accurate. I see research out there that supports the use of Castor oil, e.g.: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14767058.2017.1336223. I'm not qualified to adjudicate the disagreement, though. Perhaps the section should be more qualified? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seaucre (talk • contribs) 20:01, 10 January 2022 (UTC)