Castor oil pack

“Castor oil (Ricinus communis). Popular, Jamaican uses not detailed in the notes. Castor oil to start labour is midwife territory only. Nausea and vomiting are common.”

“Women's health. Ginger for menstrual cramps, search-mi-heart for cramps (tradition, from secondary sources), vervain for menstrual complaints (abortive), dog blood bush for fertility (tradition). Pregnancy: TRAMIL rules out cerasee, guinea hen weed and leaf of life in pregnancy and breastfeeding and has no data for fever grass. Also out: vervain, aloe by mouth, sarsaparilla, moringa root, turmeric supplements, garlic and Ceylon cinnamon beyond food amounts. Ginger for morning sickness and castor oil for labour belong with the midwife.”

“Castor. Castor oil was a purgative. The Ebers papyrus also has a paste of castor beans in oil rubbed into the scalp against baldness. The bean is poisonous if eaten.”

“The answer of the papyri: clearing. If rot from the belly blocks the channels, the belly must be cleared. Purging was central. The Ebers papyrus names castor oil, colocynth and senna as purgatives. Amara tells this as history and stops there. Two of the three are dangerous in a kitchen today: colocynth is handal, which can kill and is banned in Dutch herbal preparations, and senna is a strong laxative with firm limits. "The old healers purged. I do not. A canal is cleared gently."”

“Castor oil packs are old-school and they work. Put the pack over your liver before bed, add heat, and let it work for an hour. It's moving your lymph, supporting your liver, and reducing inflammation. Cost: almost nothing. Risk: almost nothing. Do it 3-5 times a week during a detox protocol.”

“Apply castor oil to flannel cloth or use a castor oil pack wrap (Queen of the Thrones)”