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Castor Oil for Cysts

Karen (San Francisco, Ca) on 06/07/2017
5 out of 5 stars

I had a painful cyst between the skin and muscle on my hip, about the size of a grape. My doctor said that it was unlikely to go away, and that I should consider surgery. Instead I consulted Earth Clinic and tried the castor oil suggestion. I rubbed the oil onto the skin over the cyst a few times a day. When I had time, I used a heating pad after application. Day 2 and the cyst was the size of a lentil. By Day 3 it was nearly gone. Gone on Day 4. Miraculous, really.

Told my daughter about my experience. She is a gymnast and has always had large marble-sized ganglion cysts on her wrists. They are painful and inhibit movement. She has been using the castor oil for a few days (only 1-2 times a day), and the cyst is nearly gone! Truly amazing.

Replied by Karen from San Francisco, Ca on 06/13/2017

Update on my daughter's ganglion cyst. In a week, the cyst (which she had had for over a year) was completely gone. She also had a bump on her achilles from gymnastics strain, and after a few days of castor oil application, that is also gone.

Replied by Randle from Sacramento on 05/27/2023

I have a tarlov cyst on S3 and was considering castor oil. I just read your thread and will indeed give it a try.

Replied by Rsh from Iowa on 02/21/2024

Did you have any success treating your tarlov cyst with castor oil? I also have a tarlov cyst at S3. Really trying to avoid surgery for this thing.

Replied by k9luv4 from Florida on 06/16/2025

Me as well. Did you have any success?