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The Cayce Herbal
 A Comprehensive Guide to the 
Botanical Medicine of Edgar Cayce
   
Herbal Remedy 745-1: Olive Oil Taken Internally in Small Doses
 
DESCRIPTION
    Olive oil taken internally in small doses was recommended by Edgar Cayce in many cases involving problems with assimilation and elimination.  It was also regularly recommended after certain therapeutic interventions such as castor oil packs and the three day apple fast.  The action of olive oil was described as:

    "The [olive] oil adds to the elasticity of the functioning of the intestinal tract, acting also as a food value to the system itself."  (4510-1)

    For intestinal healing, olive oil was often used in conjunction with similar therapies such as yellow saffron tea and slippery elm bark water.

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
    Unknown.

INDICATIONS AND USAGE
    As an intestinal healer and cleanser following abdominal castor oil pack series or apple diet.  May be helpful for diarrhea, leaky gut syndrome manifesting as psoriasis.

CONTRAINDICATIONS
    No known contraindications.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
    A quarter to half a teaspoonful every three or four hours during the waking period. Take for three or four days and rest for three or four days before beginning again.

HOW SUPPLIED
    Retail, various quantities.



CAYCE QUOTE ON HERBAL REMEDY 745-1
 
"... the circulation is carrying poisons that are as seepages from the conditions we have indicated in the lower portion of the duodenum and upper portion of the jejunum...
    Also we would take internally very small quantities or doses of Olive Oil, taken often, for period of three or four days; then leave off for three or four days, then begin again.  A quarter to half a teaspoonful every three or four hours during the waking period."
 
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