Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 > I keep remembering someone mention something that when > applied topically, dissolves the granulations, and helps > the lymph to flow normally... was I don't know about this being mentioned here before but I use castor oil packs topically to help my lymph fluids flow easier. I have no idea if it would work or be dangerous to a horse. Castor oil is cheap when you buy it by the gallon. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT. You will need plastic sheeting to place over the packs (white flannel soaked damp in oil) and a large heating pad to warm it while applied to the horse. If a heating pad is not possable perhaps you can put the horse in the sun or exercise him with a blanket. If the pack works the horse will have an urgent elimination and may herx. Keep in mind that I am not a doctor and have no idea how this will work on others or horses, only my self expermentation. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 > place south of here so I can do body work on several horses... two of > them have very swollen lymph glands, and I help them when I'm there, but > I keep remembering someone mention something that when applied topically, Using rosemary oil straight to massage lymphs is one of the more effective methods, in humans anyway - I don't know about horses. Rosemary straight is too irritating to some, and it can be diluted in castor oil. turf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Dear Pete, This sounds interesting. Could you give a few more details about how you do this with humans? The general idea is clear, but further description would be helpful if you don't mind. Thanks, Re: lymph > I keep remembering someone mention something that when > applied topically, dissolves the granulations, and helps > the lymph to flow normally... was I don't know about this being mentioned here before but I use castor oil packs topically to help my lymph fluids flow easier. I have no idea if it would work or be dangerous to a horse. Castor oil is cheap when you buy it by the gallon. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT. You will need plastic sheeting to place over the packs (white flannel soaked damp in oil) and a large heating pad to warm it while applied to the horse. If a heating pad is not possable perhaps you can put the horse in the sun or exercise him with a blanket. If the pack works the horse will have an urgent elimination and may herx. Keep in mind that I am not a doctor and have no idea how this will work on others or horses, only my self expermentation. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Aloha , I have been using Castor Oil packs on myself for several years with what is in my opinion success. The procedure is simple. Use some old cotton cloth. You can use broadcloth or even an old thin towel. It doesn't matter except that it must hold the oil and be colorfast or the oil will make the dye bleed into tbe skin. I always use white cotton. You can buy ready to use castor oil packs that are made from some kind of paper with a thin plastic coating on the non-skin side. Barr Products www.baar.com sells them and the oil by the gallon. It is who I buy from. Soak the cloth in the oil and ring it out so it is damp but not drippy. It doesn't matter if it is drippy but it will waste oil and make a mess. Once the cloth is soaked it is called a pack. I normally buy a shower curtain from the dollar store and put it on my bed. Drop cloths from the paint store also work. I put the pack on my skin where I want its effect. I normally use a large trash bag over the pack and a heating pad on top of it all. The heating pad should be warm enought to drive the oil but not so hot as to be uncomfortable. I always set out to try to use the pack for 3 hours but normally it doesn't take more than 1 hour. On the other-hand, I am not horse sized! When I am done I put the pack in a plastic food bag and put it in the fridge for reuse later. Everything else goes in the trash. Don't use the castor oil pack more than 3 times unless you wash it out because the oil will become rancid. After I use the pack I am normally too tired to take a shower so I towel the oil off and go to bed. I find the oil has a nice smell. I wouldn't use it for aftershave but I don't find it objectionable. The oil comes off easily if you dissolve baking soda in water and wash down with it. After using the baking soda water normal soap will remove any remainder. By the way, all oils degrade in sunlight so if you do decide this is something you want to do to the horse you may want to cover the pack with a blanket prior to letting the horse outside. Again, I have no idea what effect this will have on a horse or anyone except myself. Castor Oil packs were highly recommended by Edgar Cayce. I have found that several of Cayce's recommendations worked for me. You might be able to learn more using a search engine with the key words, " castor oil pack " and Cayce. You might even add the key word horse. I am not sure if this answers all of your questions. Let me know if you want to know anything else. Pete > Dear Pete, > > This sounds interesting. Could you give a few more details about how > you do this with humans? The general idea is clear, but further description > would be helpful if you don't mind. > > Thanks, > > Re: lymph > > > > I keep remembering someone mention something that when > > applied topically, dissolves the granulations, and helps > > the lymph to flow normally... was > > I don't know about this being mentioned here before but I use castor > oil packs topically to help my lymph fluids flow easier. I have no > idea if it would work or be dangerous to a horse. Castor oil is > cheap when you buy it by the gallon. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT. > You will need plastic sheeting to place over the packs (white > flannel soaked damp in oil) and a large heating pad to warm it > while applied to the horse. If a heating pad is not possable perhaps > you can put the horse in the sun or exercise him with a blanket. If > the pack works the horse will have an urgent elimination and may > herx. > > Keep in mind that I am not a doctor and have no idea how this will > work on others or horses, only my self expermentation. > > Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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