Re gamekeepers thumb aka skiers thumb. It is an injury to the wrist and thumb caused by over-extending, like a fall. For me, it was from repeatedly (over days / weeks) pouring a gallon jug of water into my Birkey - reaching over my head. My old bones can’t work like they used to.
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Thank you so much. I will try it.
I assume castor oil is available at drug stores, right? I’ve never bought or used it in my life.
You are a wealth of information. Have you written any books?
Any drug store will have castor oil. I always have a bottle or two of castor oil on hand. Castor oil is interesting stuff, made from castor beans, which ricin is also made from. It is extremely viscous and not like other oils, it is almost impossible to wash off. Everyone knows the purgative effect of castor oil (not personally, shudder...) but if a strong purgative is needed, a spoonful of castor oil will do the trick.
Castor oil was made popular for external use in the 19th century, I think maybe Edgar Cayce recommended it, but it was known to the ancients, and has been used in Ayurveda for uncountable years, usually mixed with sesame oil, herbal extracts and essential oils. I have some of that therapeutic oil on hand, it’s called Mahanarayan oil, works very well for all kinds of joint and soft tissue pain, just rubbed in well, without the need for the flannel/etc wrapping.
But with just plain castor oil, the pack is the best method.
No books written, I just glean from many sources and try stuff on myself and anyone else who will hold still!
I guess in my decades of study I’ve probably gone through at least 75 books (??) on natural healing, and kept maybe 40. I haven’t counted. I keep my favorites.
Is your Berky up high? Maybe you could put it lower so it isn’t so hard to pour water into?