Ashtangasamgraha 6.97

6.97

satiktoṣaṇamairaṇḍaṃ tailaṃ svādu saraṃ guru |

vardhmagulmānilakaphānudaraṃ viṣamajvaram ||

Castor oil is slightly bitter and pungent, sweet, laxative, and heavy; / [it cures] hernia, abdominal swelling, vāta, kapha, abdominal enlargement, and irregular fever;