What was used to cure constipatio in the late 1800s? its now used to soak tired muscles in.?

Question

What was used to cure constipatio in the late 1800s? its now used to soak tired muscles in.?

Answer 1

Castor oil has been known to treat constipation, as well as a rub for aches and pain.

Here are two excerpts from Wikipedia:

1) "The use of cold pressed castor oil in folk medicine predates government regulations. Cold pressed castor oil is tasteless and odorless when pure. Uses include skin problems, burns, sunburns, skin disorders, skin cuts, and abrasions. Castor oil can also be used to draw out styes in the eye by pouring a small amount into the eye and allowing it to circulate around the inside of the eyelid. The oil is also used as a rub or pack for various ailments, including abdominal complaints, headaches, muscle pains, inflammatory conditions, skin eruptions, lesions, and sinusitis. A castor oil pack is made by soaking a piece of flannel in castor oil, then putting it on the area of complaint and placing a heat source, such as a hot water bottle, on top of it. This remedy was often suggested by the American Healing Psychic, Edgar Cayce, given in many healing readings in the early mid-1900s."

2) "The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has categorized castor oil as "generally recognized as safe and effective" (GRASE) for over-the-counter use as a laxative, with its major site of action the small intestine"

Answer 2

Epsom Salts

Answer 3

Epson Salts

Answer 4

Epsom salts comes to mind.