benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute
form as a disinfectant and antiseptic.

carbuncle
A painful localized bacterial infection of the skin that usually has
several openings discharging pus.

cardamom
Rhizomatous (horizontal, usually underground stem) Indian herb
(Elettaria cardamomum) having capsular fruits with aromatic seeds used
as a spice or condiment. Plants of the related genus Amomum, used as a
substitute for cardamom.

carminative
Inducing the expulsion of gas from the stomach and intestines.

cascara (See Rhamnus purshiana)
A buckthorn native to northwest North America; the bark yields cascara
sagrada.

cassia
Tropical or subtropical trees, shrubs, or herbs of the genus Cassia in
the pea family, having yellow flowers, and long, flat or cylindrical
pods. Tropical Asian evergreen tree (Cinnamomum cassia) having aromatic
bark used as a substitute for cinnamon.

Castile soap
Fine, hard, white, odorless soap made of olive oil and sodium hydroxide.

castor oil