Historical information

Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant and is an age-old remedy that has been in and out of the spotlight for thousands of years.
Castor oil has had many varied uses including as a medicine.Mothers used to feed it to their children as a relief for tummy aches. When taken orally, castor oil was reported helped ease the pain of constipation and mild diarrhea.

Significance

This item reflects an era when almost every home had a bottle of castor oil in the medicine cabinet.

Physical description

Tall blue castor oil bottle still with black and white label and screw top metal lid. Half full.
On the label are dosage instructions and contents.

Inscriptions & markings

Front- label "Iona Products Co Pty Ltd Melb"
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