Some Old Wives’ Tales originated from fact. That may be the case with Castor Oil, an incredible (although hardly edible) magic potion – available at your local pharmacy.
The irony of my admiration for this natural curative might surprise you. My mother was one of those pregnant women who took Castor oil to induce labor. And it worked. I was born the next day.
So I shouldn’t have been surprised when Dr. Brooks told me to rub a dab of oil over the areas where she treated my spider veins.
“It moves things along.”
Well, we know it cleared out the intestines if you swallowed it. And my mother had experience with its womb-expelling properties.
In this case, it would encouraged the blood pooling in the treated area to move along. Apparently, it doesn’t taste all that great even to blood cells.
The biggest shock of all came when I checked the World Wide Web to verify this use. I discovered this nasty-tasting oil has a plethora of medical uses. Aside from its gastrointestinal uses, it can be used as an antimicrobial (kills germs), anti-inflammatory and an analgesic.
Topical uses
This is how I used the magic potion: put it on a cotton ball and swabbed it over the treated areas on my ankles and legs.
It tingled slightly on one of my ankles, but did nothing on the other areas. The next morning, all four areas looked less red and the hard bump on my calf was gone.
Other uses:
- Soothe eyes
- Relieve dry and itchy scalp
- Repair split ends
- Relieve pain and swelling of calluses and corns
- Relieve sore muscles or arthritis pain
- Remove warts
- Stimulate hair and nail growth
- Insomnia
- Treat acne
To learn more about actually medical studies, click here.
For the complete list of HOW to use it for the list of items mentioned above, click here.
Another great article on the various uses of Castor oil: 30 Outstanding Castor Oil Uses and Benefits
Castor oil not to be confused with Castrol oil
If you have mole trouble (in your yard, not on your skin), you can drive those pests away with a mixture of 1/2 cup of Castor oil and two gallons of water. Just pour it into the molehills.
No, it won’t kill the buggers. But they don’t like the stinky stuff any more than you did when your grandmother tried to get you to swallow it. Those moles head for the hills when they get a whiff of the magic oil.
What other things is Castor oil used for? Have you ever swallowed the stuff?
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OK, isn’t it false advertising if the bottle says “tasteless”?? 🙂 Maybe if you’ve lost your sense of taste, but really? Glad to hear it helped! I’m checking out your links.