Castor oil also known as divela is one of the best ayurvedic herbs to get rid of many of the diseases because of imbalanced vata in your body. Castor oil consumed with boiled dry ginger water will help to get rid of vata diseases.
Characteristics of Castor Oil as per Ayurveda
Castor oil is bitter and sweet in taste, and sweet destroys the vata from your body. It is hot in potency and heavy to digest. It has the capability to enter minute channels of the body, so it will clean up the arteries and blood vessels.
Castor oil for Skin: Castor oil is very good for the health of your skin. If taken orally or massaging over the skin will make your skin smooth, clean and pretty.
Castor oil will help man to improve sperm count due to its vrushya nature. Intake of castor oil will improve your physical health. Daily intake of the castor oil will rejuvenate you and one can always feel and look younger always.
Castor oil can be beneficial to manage the below diseases:
Vata Rog (Diseases): waist pain, back pain, leg pain, knee swelling and pain, sciatica pain, Arthritis, paralysis, asthma
Kapha Rog (Diseases): asthma, heavy weight, low appetite, dysentery (atisar).
According to your body type (vata, pitta and kapha), castor oil can be taken with dry ginger decoction, cow urine (ark), milk, tea, vitex negundo leaves decoction (nagod leaves), rasnadi kwath, boiled moong water, triphala kwath (bibhitaki, amalki & haritaki).
Castor oil is strictly prohibited in the pregnant ladies orally or external use as well.