TTC? The Ancient Castor Oil Ritual That Has Supported Womb Healing for Over 4,000 Years
Trying to conceive often feels like you're carrying hope in one hand and heartbreak in the other. You track your ovulation, adjust your diet, take supplements, try to stay positive - but deep down, you can feel when something in your cycle is still out of balance.
When your body isn’t ovulating regularly…
When your lining feels “off”…
When the labs aren’t making sense and no one fully explains why…
When you feel like you’re doing everything right yet nothing is changing…
There is often a deeper layer of support your womb is quietly asking for.
One of the oldest womb-healing tools in the world — used long before fertility clinics, hormone injections, or even modern medicine — is castor oil.
This warm, nourishing, circulation-boosting plant medicine has been used for over 4,000 years to support menstrual balance, detoxification, pelvic circulation, and reproductive health.
And today, it remains one of the most powerful (yet gentle) ways to support women who are TTC, navigating hormonal imbalance, or healing fibroids, cysts, and stagnation in the pelvis.
Let’s take a journey into the history of castor oil, how different cultures used it, and how this ancient remedy can support your fertility journey today.
The Ancient History of Castor Oil for Womb Healing
The healing lineage of castor oil runs deep. Across continents, cultures, and thousands of years, women and healers recognized the way warmth + oil + consistent ritual helped restore balance in the womb.
Below are the main traditions where castor oil — or therapeutic warm oil womb treatments — played an essential role in reproductive health.
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1. Ancient Egypt (c. 1550 BCE and earlier)
The earliest recorded use of castor oil appears in the Ebers Papyrus, one of the oldest medical texts in history. Egyptians used castor oil for:
menstrual pain
inflammation
abdominal congestion
postpartum care
digestive cleansing
Egyptian midwives often applied warm oils to the belly to soften tissues, improve circulation, and ease menstrual or fertility-related discomfort — practices strikingly similar to modern castor oil packs.
2. Ayurvedic Medicine (India — 2,000–3,000 years)
In Ayurveda, castor oil is known as Eranda, a warming, detoxifying plant used to:
balance Vata
soothe the womb
reduce stagnation
soften scar tissue
calm inflammation
support fertility and cycle health
Ayurvedic midwives used warm oils around the abdominal and pelvic region to prepare the womb and support circulation — which mirrors the modern use of castor oil packs beautifully.
3. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM — 2,000+ years)
Though castor oil itself wasn't native to China, treatments with similar energetic actions were used to:
move Qi and blood
warm the womb
clear stagnation
support menstrual flow
reduce pain and inflammation
TCM has long recognized the concept of “cold womb”, a pattern where the uterus lacks the warmth and circulation needed for conception. Castor oil packs directly counter this pattern by increasing localized warmth and blood flow.
4. Indigenous Central & South American Midwives (Mayan, Yucatán, Caribbean)
This tradition directly mirrors the lineage in which I was trained, blending ancient wisdom with modern therapeutic approaches.
Mayan midwives and healers used warm oils and abdominal massage to:
soften uterine ligaments
promote pelvic circulation
reduce congestion
prepare the womb for conception
support postpartum recovery
relieve period pain
encourage detoxification
This is deeply aligned with Mayan Abdominal Therapy, which forms the foundation of my hands-on fertility work today.
5. North American Folk Medicine (1800s–1900s)
Castor oil became a staple in early American holistic healing, used for:
pelvic congestion
digestive support
inflammation
menstrual irregularities
uterine healing
Edgar Cayce later popularized castor oil packs as a detoxification and fertility support tool, bridging ancient remedies into modern holistic care.
Why Castor Oil Supports Fertility: The Science Behind the Ritual
While ancient cultures didn’t use the words “lymphatic system” or “detox pathways,” they intuitively understood what warmth, circulation, and consistent nurturing could do for the womb.
Modern science now confirms what they always knew.
Castor oil supports fertility by:
✔ Improving lymphatic flow
Thanks to ricinoleic acid, castor oil helps clear stagnation and move fluid through the pelvis.
✔ Increasing pelvic blood circulation
Warmth opens blood vessels, bringing nourishment to the ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes.
✔ Supporting liver detoxification
A healthy liver breaks down excess estrogen, which is essential for cycle regularity, ovulation, and implantation.
✔ Reducing inflammation
Supports tissue healing, hormone balance, and pain reduction.
✔ Softening connective tissue
Helpful for scar tissue, surgical recovery, fibroids, and cysts.
This is why castor oil remains a profound womb-healing tool — especially when blended with steaming, Mercier, or Mayan Abdominal Therapy.
How Castor Oil Helps on a TTC Journey
Within my fertility practice, castor oil is rarely used alone. It becomes most powerful when integrated with:
Mercier Therapy
Mayan Abdominal Massage
Yoni Steaming
Hormone tracking
Nervous system regulation
Sound healing
Cycle alchemy work
Here are the ways castor oil supports TTC clients:
1. Fibroids & Cysts
softens dense or stagnant tissue
supports reabsorption of cysts
reduces inflammation
helps balance hormones connected to cyst formation
increases pelvic circulation
2. Hormone Imbalances
Castor oil indirectly supports hormone balance because it:
improves detoxification
supports liver pathways
reduces estrogen dominance
increases uterine blood flow
encourages ovulation patterns
3. Lymphatic Congestion
Warm castor oil packs help clear stagnation around:
uterus
ovaries
fallopian tubes
lower abdomen
This can support better cervical mucus, better ovulation quality, and improved cycle regularity.
4. Scar Tissue and Surgical History
Especially helpful after:
C-section
laparoscopy
pelvic surgery
Castor oil softens adhesions and restores mobility.
5. Miscarriage Healing (with timing guidance)
It supports tissue repair and emotional grounding when used at the right phase of healing.
A Real TTC Client Story (Why This Matters Even More Than You Think)
Before we go deeper, I want to share a story that beautifully illustrates how castor oil, steaming, and cycle literacy work together in real life — because nothing is more powerful than witnessing the body respond to consistent, intentional womb healing.
One of my clients used castor oil monthly while TTC along with Yoni Steaming. She came to me with her fertility labs. I showed her how to plug her lab results into my CD3 Tracker and she was shocked to see that her estrogen was extremely high. She later discovered she had a cyst on her ovary, which explained the imbalance.
She began receiving Mercier Therapy, doing castor oil packs, and continuing her steaming routine. She checked her hormones regularly and used Inito to track her levels at home. When she went back for her next round of fertility labs, she saw that her estrogen had returned to the healthy range needed for implantation.
She had physical proof that what she was doing was working — and that kind of empowerment is priceless.
Why this story matters
Because this is exactly what womb-centered fertility work does:
It reveals what your labs are actually trying to tell you
It gives you tools to help your body rebalance
It restores hope that hormones can and do change
It shifts you from “waiting and wishing” to empowered and proactive
And most importantly — it shows that ancient rituals, when used consistently and intentionally, work
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How to Use Castor Oil Safely for TTC
Use during:
Follicular phase (before ovulation)
Pre-conception preparation
IVF/IUI prep (month before fertility clinic)
Hormone balancing phases
Fibroid/cyst protocols
Cycle regulation
Avoid during:
Pregnancy
After ovulation, when TTC naturally
Menstruation
Immediately post-surgery
Over any open wound
How I Use Castor Oil in My Sacred Feminine Wellness Practice
In my practice, castor oil is woven into a full womb-healing system that includes:
Mayan Abdominal Therapy
Mercier Therapy
Yoni Steaming
Sound healing for emotional release
Cycle tracking & CD3 hormone interpretation
Nutrition & lifestyle alignment
Nervous system regulation
This combination creates a womb environment that is warm, nourished, aligned, and receptive - a space where conception becomes more possible.
Ready to weave castor oil into your TTC journey with confidence and safety?
Download my Free Castor Oil Fertility Guide — your step-by-step resource for using castor oil in a way that truly supports womb healing.
Inside, you’ll learn:
when to use castor oil
when to avoid it
timing for TTC + IVF
how to pair it with steaming & Mercier Therapy
how to support hormone balance holistically
Your womb is wise.
Your body is capable.
And you don’t have to do this journey alone.
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Pairing ritual with emotional support can be powerful — explore in this blog how to deepen your TTC process with mind–body–spirit practices.
