Concussion expert and alumnus Michael Micky Collins, Ph.D. '91 recently returned to the University of Southern Maine (USM) to give a lecture on sports-related concussions.
Castor works well as a toenail fungus treatment. For the same reason it helps fight acne, castor oil can get rid of persistent fungal infections, moles and cysts. Traditionally, the method used was to apply a small amount of castor oil with a pinch of baking soda to the infected area.
1 Rarely, castor oil was to be taken internally as a purgative. 2  Warm castor oil packs applied to the abdomen was the most widely recommended use for castor oil. 3  Castor oil packs were given for a variety of complaints, from breaking up abdominal adhesions, to loosening locked bowels.