Castor Oil Packs - to reduce period pain and stagnation

What is castor oil? What are the benefits of castor oil? How to make and use a castor oil pack

Menstruation pain during bleeding or ovulation is a sign of stagnation. A castor oil pack over the painful area will ease the pain and reduce the stagnation which causes the pain. Castor oil penetrates deeply, soothes the nervous system, calms vata, breaks up stagnation and restores proper flow.

Castor oil packs are very useful for regulating menstruation, reducing heavy bleeding and clots, shrinking masses such as fibroids and cysts.

Castor oil can also be used to massage the breasts to reduce fibrocystic breast tissue and promote good circulation.

As a women it’s extremely important that our hormones are balanced: PMS is often the first sign from our body that we need to look at our diet, digestion and our stress levels.

What is Castor Oil?

Castor oil is a vegetable oil derived from the castor bean seed

What are the benefits of Castor Oil?

·       Reduces stagnation

·       Restore proper flow

·       Reduce heavy bleeding

·       Helps to detoxify the body

·       Reduces inflammation

·       Enhance circulation in the womb

·       Promotes relaxation and reduce tension in the body

 

How to make and use a Castor Oil Pack?

What you’ll need:

  • Good quality castor oil (ideally organic, cold-pressed and hexane free)

  • Hot water bottle

  • Face Washer or clean undyed wool or flannel (large enough to cover your womb area from underneath your navel to just above your pubic mound. (this can be reused up to 30 times). You can purchase this from any fabric store or find some prepared squares online.

  • 2 old towels; one for covering the hot water bottle and one to sit/lay on top of to catch any drops of castor oil.

  • An old set of clothes that you don’t mind getting stained or oily 

  • A warm blanket to keep you warm while relaxing with the castor oil pack

  • Glass jar with lid to store the oily flannel between uses

Instructions

1.     Heat hot water in kettle and pour into the hot water thermal.

2.     Drizzle castor oil on the flannel cloth. Coat it enough to make it wet, but not so much it oozes everywhere.

3.     Lay down on top of old towel in case the castor oil drips off your skin.

4.     Place the flannel cloth directly onto your low belly on lower right side of abdomen and low belly.

5.     Place hot water thermal on top of castor oil.

6.     Try and lay down for at least 30 minutes ideally 60-90 minutes. You can read, watch a fun tv show, just relax.

7. Repeat daily, weekly or as directed.  Never use during menstruation as this may cause excessive bleeding!

8. Store the oily cloth for reuse by keeping it in a glass  jar.  Use this cloth up to 30 times and then replace as needed. 

Cautions

Avoid castor oil packs if you are menstruating, pregnant, or breastfeeding or if you have diarrhea or any infections in the pelvic region. DM if you have any questions.

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