Superpurgation. Poison in seeds. Diluents, demulcents, stomach pump,
laxatives if necessary.
An overdose of castor oil may kill by gastro-intestinal congestion and
superpurgation. Apart from the oil however the seeds contain a very
active poison, which has been fatally ingested by horses with grain or
otherwise. Five and a half ounces of the seeds have proved fatal.
(Pelletier. Wende).
The _symptoms_ are those of acute colic and gastro-enteritis. The
indications are to wash out the stomach by abundant demulcents and the
stomach pump, and if necessary to hasten the expulsion of the offensive
matters by bland laxatives (olive oil, Glauber salts).