Castor oil packs are a popular natural technique of liver detox and kidney stones. These oils are extracted from castor bean. These packs have been used for a number of centuries, both topically and internally. Castor oil is infamous as a laxative, but it is a unique vegetable oil and it has various health benefits.
Castor oil packs are usually used topically for promoting elimination and healing of damaged tissues and for increasing circulation. Moreover, these packs are used for reducing inflammation, pain relief, and improving digestion. Other health issues which can be treated with castor oil packs are arthritis, appendicitis, congestion, constipation, epilepsy, inflammation, neuritis, pelvic and kidney disorders, scleroderma, and toxemia. According to a study from 2009, castor oil is particularly powerful in relieving arthritis symptoms.
Castor Oil for Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are composed of calcium or another acidic salts which accumulate in the body. It is very painful when the kidney stone is passing. Approximately 80% of the kidney stones occur due to calcium accumulation. Stones are formed when normal calcium from the body combines with carbonate, oxalate or phosphate.
Poor diet, diet high in oxalates, overuse of calcium supplements, allergies, dehydration, obesity, an offset pH balance, inactivity, obesity and mineral deficiencies are the main causes of kidney stones.
Castor oil packs have anti-inflammatory properties which relieve the pain when passing a kidney stone. These packs stimulate toxins elimination and drainage of lymph nodes. In cases like these castor oil can be applied topically. What you need to do is put a homemade compress on the skin over the kidneys, leave the oil so that the skin can absorb it.
Make Castor Oil Packs Like This
There are castor oil packs which can be bought, but making them at home will save you some money. In order to make these packs you need there layers of pure cotton which is large enough to cover the area which is affected, plastic wrap, castor oil, sealed container, an old towel and a bottle of hot water. Make sure to put on some old clothes and use old sheets since the oil is probably going to drip when you lie down.
Fold the cotton. It needs to have four layers. The castor oil should soak through the first three layers. It should not be dripping. Next, put the cotton directly on your affected area. Use plastic wrap to cover the cotton. Use the bottle with hot water so as to open the pores. In this way, the oil can dissolve in your skin.
When you remove the pack, use a dilute solution of water and baking soda. Use one teaspoon of baking soda for 4 gills of water. These packs can be used for up to 30 times every day. The pack needs to be stored somewhere dry and cool so as not to become rancid.
Be careful when you purchase the castor oil. Some oils are extracted from castor seeds which have been chemically processes, deodorized, extracted from hexane or sprayed with pesticides.
