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Dear Pharmacist, I've had monthly cramps for years so I take lots of Motrin and Midol. My mom came over and put an old-fashioned castor oil pack on me. It worked like magic. Can I apply it regularly?

Your earliest memory of castor oil is probably from seeing it in your parents’ or grandparents’ medicine cabinet. It has long been a part of traditional remedies, used in both oral and topical ...