Castor Oil for Joint Swelling

[angelface]

If somebody else had posted this, I likely would believe it!

I bought some Castor Oil for the Health Food Shop, for $2.47. I have a number of knuckles closest to the nail that are swollen and sore from osteo I'm assuming. Two are next to each other. For the last day and a half, I've put this oil onto one of the two fingers, and today I can hardly believe my eyes. The swelling has shrunk probably by about a third.

Anybody tried this at all?