Oles Castor Oil Trends In Pusar Can Make Your Stomach Flat, Really?

Illustration of castor oil (Freepik)

JAKARTA - Recently there has been a trend on TikTok showing the use of oil castors or distance oil in the navel before bed. Various uploads state that the use of oil castors is beneficial for health, ranging from reducing distended stomachs to eliminating cramps during menstruation.

One of them is like uploading an Instagram account @np.miranda, which shows he is distributing an oil cassor to the navel. He said the use of oil castors helps digestion and flattens the stomach.

"Pov: you're starting to apply oil castors to help your digestion and stomach are never in this fiber," he wrote in the video quoted on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

However, even though many people have tried to use oil cassor, in fact the results obtained by each person are different. So, is it true that using an oil cap on the navel can help flatten your stomach?

Launching from Women's Health, the use of oil castors in the stomach is part of the Ayurveda tradition of India. Melinda Ring, as Director of Integrative Health at the Northwestern University Osher Center, said the use of oil castors is a therapeutic approach to restore health through insults (twisted), which is considered an important marma point ( vital energy).

"In Ayurveda, distance oil is often used to treat constipation, facilitate bowel movements, to detox the body," said Melinda Ring.

However, it should be noted that no research has yet tested the success of using oil castors that can help facilitate digestion and make the stomach flat. The oil is only commonly used because it is based on tradition.

In addition, although oil castors contain antioxidants and are anti-inflammatory, oil castors cannot reach the organs in the body if applied only on the navel. In other words, the use of oil castors is only beneficial for external use.