Article: Castor oil: a great home remedy for bumps, bruises & cuts.

A few days ago, I opened a window and smashed my finger in the process. It hurt!!! It throbbed and began to get more and more painful. I went to the bathroom, put some castor oil on a piece of cotton and wrapped it around my finger, holding it in place with a piece of Scotch tape. Within a minute, the pain stopped although it continued to throb a little bit. Ah relief!!

I worked in the garden for the next few hours, wearing a glove over my bandaged finger. When I came in I removed the cotton and castor oil to wash my hands. I thought the pain had stopped. Within a few minutes of washing my hands, it started to hurt again, so I re-bandaged it with the cotton and ...

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