Healing herbs for wounds. Forest first aid kit
Knowledge of how plants can be used in certain life situations, can help us a lot. For example, in the forest there is not always a first aid kit at hand when it is necessary to provide first aid: whether someone has rubbed their leg or injured themselves. However, often everything you need is under your feet; you just need to reach out and choose the appropriate leaf or flower.
Many people know big plantain- this assistant to travelers grows along roads almost everywhere. Plantain seeds stick to a person's shoes and thus spread throughout the world. Therefore, the Indians gave this plant the name “white man’s footprint,” since it was with him that it came to America. If you apply a plantain leaf to the rubbed area, the pain and discomfort will gradually decrease, and after a while you will completely forget about your problem. Fresh plantain leaves will also help in other situations: with burns, cuts and insect bites.
The list of plants with healing properties is very wide. Let's get to know them.
A widespread plant, classified as a weed by gardeners. It is distinguished by its unusual triangular-shaped seed pods, reminiscent of small handbags, for which the plant got its name. Shepherd's purse leaves, both fresh and dry, will help provide first aid - they stop bleeding well.
Occurs less frequently than shepherd's purse. Grows near streams, rivers, and ditches. The stems turn red in autumn. The fruits of water pepper have a sharp, hot taste, reminiscent of red pepper, which, together with its habitat, determined the name of this plant. In order to stop the bleeding, leaves are used, which must be mashed until cell juice appears and pressed onto the wound. In addition to the fact that this plant helps blood clot faster, it also has excellent bactericidal properties. Water pepper can be prepared for future use and used for the same purposes in the form of a decoction. Collection time is usually in June.
Common lilac is also a good wound healing agent. For these purposes, use fresh leaves of the plant, having previously crushed them. During war years, during periods of shortage medicines, this property of lilac was actively used by military doctors.
Cattail angustifolia(swamp high herbaceous plant with velvety dark brown inflorescences-cobs, often mistakenly called reeds). When burns, wounds, or abrasions occur, crushed leaves of this plant are applied - this promotes healing.
Yarrow. Folk names This plant speaks for itself: cut-grass, bloodgrass, soldier's grass. Yarrow was awarded such epithets due to the fact that it very quickly stops bleeding, increasing blood clotting, and also helps speed up the healing of wounds. In addition, the use of this plant can prevent the occurrence of suppuration, even if the wound cannot be treated properly. If necessary, pick off the yarrow leaves, remember them with your fingers until the juice is released, squeeze it directly onto the wound, and apply the remaining herb pulp on top. For better effect This compress needs to be changed approximately every two hours.
Other plants can be used using the same method: wild strawberry leaves, horse sorrel, stinging nettle, lungwort, burdock, coltsfoot, common goldenrod, woodland grass, knotweed, speedwell, greater burdock(burdock, young leaves are best), depending on who is familiar with which plant. Sphagnum moss- an excellent dressing material available in the forest, which proved to be excellent during military operations of the past, when the delivery of medical materials for some reason was impossible. Suitable moss must be moistened and wrung out, in which case it will absorb blood or pus well. Sphagnum grows in marshy areas, close to cranberries and cloudberries.
It's a solid list, isn't it? With a high degree of probability, during the summer season, you can find the weed you need in difficult times anywhere. So that you have natural remedies at hand even in winter, you can collect them yourself during the warm season. You can prepare in advance and use as powders for sprinkling wounds, for example, following plants:Calamus marsh (root), leaves of fireweed, lungwort, strawberry and blueberry leaves, mullein flowers.
Be healthy!
Sources of information:
- Akhmedov, R.B. Plants are your friends and foes. – Ufa: Kitap, 2006. - 127 p..
- Verzilin, N.M. Hospital in the forest. – M.-L., Detgiz, 1943. - 45 p.
- Akhmedov, R.B. Overcome grass. – Ufa: Kitap, 1999. - 309 p.
Not a single person on earth is immune from injuries and injuries. Something bad can always happen - we can get scratched, fall or get burned. It is important to know how to properly treat a wound and what to use for this. They can be purulent, weeping and non-healing. Damage to the dermis, characterized by the release of pus, swelling and tissue necrosis, is called a purulent wound.
As for a weeping wound, it is an abrasion with a wet surface from which liquid is released. Unhealed wounds– this is most often a consequence of improper therapy. Treatment of the disease folk remedies– an effective addition to traditional therapy prescribed by a specialist.
The appearance of a weeping wound can be caused by a burn, trophic ulcer, or dermatitis. They are accompanied by wetting of the surface, and then the release of liquid. There are three stages of weeping damage: inflammatory process, regeneration and scarring.
Healing wounds using folk remedies is not a simple process, but it is effective. Preparations from plants and others natural ingredients will help speed up your “recovery”. The main thing is to use them with the knowledge of a specialist.
Non-healing: therapy with herbal medicines
Wound therapy using folk remedies involves the use various decoctions and infusions from medicinal herbs for washing, as well as ointments that promote their healing.
Application natural antiseptic– birch ash. Burn the bark of the plant and then cover the wound with the ash.
Application healing ointment. Combine chopped spruce needles with onions - five heads, melted butter- 200 grams, powder copper sulfate– 75 grams and resin powder – 100 g. Boil the mixture, and then simmer for about five minutes. Use the cooled product to treat the affected area.
An effective ointment will speed up wound healing. Mix in equal proportions spruce resin with melted pork fat And beeswax. Simmer the mixture over low heat and pour into a glass bottle. The ointment must be stored in the refrigerator. Lubricate the sore spot with it three times a day.
Birch buds in the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds. Mix fresh crushed plant buds with homemade butter. Treat the affected area with the resulting product twice a day.
Cabbage - effective medicine. Grind several washed cabbage leaves using a meat grinder. Mix raw materials with one egg white. Next, grind the dried plants to a powdery consistency: bedstraw, calamus and dandelion. Combine the cabbage mixture with herbal powder and treat the wound with the product.
Suppuration: treatment with folk remedies
As a rule, purulent wounds are the result of improperly treated injury: a scratch, burn, cut. Folk remedies are effective and will help in as soon as possible heal the damaged area. Effective recipes.
Take fresh lilac leaves and chop them. Extract the juice from the raw materials. Soak a gauze pad in the resulting liquid and apply to the affected area.
Grape leaves are no less effective in the fight against festering wounds. They have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and help stop bleeding. Grind the raw materials. Place the mixture on a linen napkin and apply to the wound. Secure with a bandage. Change the bandage three times a day.
If wound suppuration occurs, treatment with traditional medicine is sometimes the only possible option if there is no access to medical care. Sauerkraut and brine will help in eliminating pus and dried blood.
Take one radish, rinse and chop. Extract the juice from the raw materials. Soak a gauze pad in it and apply it to the wound. Change the dressing every three hours.
Brew crushed calendula flowers with boiled water - 200 ml. Place the product in a warm place for an hour. Use the infusion to treat the wound surface.
Treating wounds with folk remedies will help speed up their healing. But it’s still easier to prevent suppuration and weeping. To do this, it is enough to properly treat the wound surface. So, after receiving an abrasion, scratch, burn or cut, you must:
- wash the wound with hydrogen peroxide;
- treat the damaged area with an antiseptic;
- If wound surface contaminated with paint or oily liquid, use gasoline, thinner or kerosene to remove them (only around the wound);
- treat the dermis around the damage alcohol solution Yoda.
When treating a wound area, be as careful as possible, because the likelihood of infection in this case is quite high. For dressing, use exceptional sterile materials.
Sem. Willows (Salicaceae)
Botanical description.
White willow is a fairly large tree. Its height can reach 30 m. The bark of the tree is dark gray in color and looks very cracked. Young willow branches are pubescent, while old ones are bare. Landet-shaped willow leaves: with bottom side silvery, and smooth on the outside. Willow blooms in April - May. The flowers are very small, collected in earrings. The fruit is a capsule, the seeds are also very small and light. Willow seeds ripen in May - June.
White willow is found almost everywhere. It is absent, perhaps, only in the Far North. Willow grows along river banks and in river valleys, preferring waterlogged silty and sandy soils. In suitable conditions it forms thickets. Willow tolerates pruning well.
This tree has long been used for human economic needs. Firstly, willows can strengthen the banks of rivers and ravines. The wood is used to make furniture, containers and paper. Dye is obtained from willow for dyeing leather, silk and woolen fabrics yellow and red-brown.
Willow is a wonderful honey plant.
Rules for collection and storage.
Willow bark is used as medicine. It is harvested in early spring, when the juices begin to flow. The age of the trees is at least 6-7 years. The removed bark is cut into pieces, left in the sun to dry, then dried in a dryer at a temperature of +50+60 degrees. C. The readiness of the bark can be determined by how the bark breaks. If it breaks and does not bend, then the raw material is ready.
Store the finished bark for 4 years in a cardboard box.
Willow bark contains substances such as lignin, phenoglucosides (salicylin, flaginin, triandrin, salicortin, etc.), cellulose, carbohydrates, catechins and tannins, anthocyanins, leukoanthocyanins and higher fatty cells (linolenic and linoleic).
Willow bark has an astringent, disinfectant, antipyretic, hemostatic, diuretic and anti-inflammatory effect. Can you use willow bark and how? anthelmintic. At one time, willow bark was popular as antimalarial and could actually replace cinchona bark.
Decoctions, infusions and powder are prepared from willow bark. All these options for preparing the bark are used for inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and colon, for dysentery, to stop bleeding internal organs. Preparations from willow bark are used in the treatment of tuberculosis, women's diseases, typhoid, rheumatism.
Use the decoction externally to rinse the mouth, throat, foot baths at varicose veins veins, sweaty feet and skin diseases.
Willow bark powder is applied to bleeding wounds.
A decoction of willow bark is prepared as follows: 15 g of crushed bark is poured into 1 glass hot water and keep in a water bath for 30 minutes. Then filter hot through several layers of gauze and bring the volume to the original volume. Take 1 tablespoon of the decoction 3-4 times a day before meals.
For dandruff and itchy scalp, a decoction of willow bark is also used, but in combination with other herbal ingredients. Take equal parts of willow bark, burdock roots, nettle herb and nasturtium. All components are mixed. Take 4 tablespoons of the mixture and pour 1 liter of hot water, boil for 30 minutes and strain. Wash your hair with this decoction at night without wiping your hair dry. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.
Gray blackberry
Rubus caesium L.
Sem. Rosaceae
Botanical description.
Shrub up to 1.5 m high. Perennial rhizome. Biennial stems are covered with numerous thorns. The leaves are trifoliate, with thorns, located on the petioles. Among them there are serrated leaves covered with hairs. Blooms in June-July. Flowers are collected in sparse clusters. Fetus? complex, juicy drupe. Ripens in July-August.
Gray blackberries are distributed throughout Europe, Siberia, Central Asia, Crimea and the Caucasus. Grows in forest bushes, clearings, edges and rocky slopes.
The plant is cultivated.
The fruits are used fresh and dried for making juice, jam, marmalade, compote and confectionery. Blackberry juice is sometimes used to dye all types of fabrics purple and red-violet colors. Leaves are an excellent substitute Chinese tea.
Rules for collection and storage.
Medicinal raw materials young leaves and ripe fruits serve. They are collected all summer. Dry in the shade, under a canopy, in the attic or in an oven at temperatures up to 50 degrees. C. Dry leaves should be kept natural color.
Chemical composition and application.
Blackberries have anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, anti-putrefactive, bactericidal, diaphoretic, diuretic and soothing effects. It is used for illnesses gastrointestinal tract. An infusion of leaves is indicated for diarrhea, gastritis, stomach and intestinal bleeding as an additional treatment for dysentery and food poisoning, sometimes with gastric ulcer and duodenum. Ripe fruits are a mild laxative, unripe ones? have a fixing effect. An infusion of leaves is used as an expectorant and antitussive for diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
To prepare the infusion, pour 1 tablespoon of crushed leaves into 1 glass of boiling water and leave for 2-3 hours. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. For gastrointestinal and pulmonary hemorrhages The infusion is taken every 2 hours. If you are prone to swelling, it is better to use a decoction of the roots as a diuretic.
An infusion of blackberry leaves is used to rinse the mouth for bleeding gums, sore throats, inflammation of the pharynx, and for neuroses in women. menopause and for douching during prolonged and heavy menstruation. Along with improving general condition normalization of sleep and decreased excitability are observed. Infusion and steamed leaves help with chronic ulcers, fresh and purulent wounds, eczema and lichen.
The activity of blackberry leaves in diabetes was tested in a mixture with ash leaves, horsetail, stinging nettle and valerian roots, taken in equal parts. To prepare the infusion, pour 2 tablespoons of the mixture into 1 liter of boiling water and leave for 3 hours. Take 1/2 glass after meals every 4 hours.
Angelica officinalis
Archangelica officinalis Hoffm.
Sem. Celery (Apiaceae)
Botanical description.
Large biennial plant up to 2 meters high. The rhizome is short, thick, with numerous roots and an aromatic odor. The stem is erect, branched, hollow inside with a bluish coating. The leaves are large, alternate, glabrous, double- and triple-pinnate, with cylindrical petioles and swollen membranous sheaths. It blooms in the 2nd year of life, in June-August. The flowers are white, small, collected in a spherical umbrella. Fetus? dvosemyanka straw-yellow color.
Angelica officinalis is widespread in Europe, Western Siberia. Does it grow in damp places? in fields, along the banks of rivers, streams, lakes and forest edges.
Rules for collection and storage.
The medicinal raw materials are rhizomes with roots, which have a pleasant, refreshing odor. In the 1st year the plants are harvested in the fall, in the 2nd? early spring. They dig them out with shovels, shake them off the ground, and wash them. cold water and cut crosswise. Dry under a canopy, in the attic or in a dryer at a temperature of 35-40 degrees. C, unfolding thin layer. The raw material has an aromatic odor. Store in a well-closed wooden container for 3 years.
Chemical composition and application.
The rhizome and roots contain essential oil, furocoumarins, organic acids, phytosterols, tannins and resins.
Angelica preparations have anti-inflammatory, diuretic, diaphoretic and wound-healing effects. They promote relaxation smooth muscle internal organs, enhance the secretion of gastric and bronchial glands, have bactericidal effect, suppress fermentation processes in the intestines. Angelica has a tonic effect on the cardiovascular and central nervous system, increases bile secretion and pancreatic juice. For gout, rheumatism and lower back pain use alcohol tinctures for rubbing.
To prepare the decoction, place 3 tablespoons of raw materials in an enamel bowl, add 1 glass of hot water, boil over low heat for 30 minutes, cool at room temperature for 10 minutes and filter. Take hot, 1/2 cup 2-3 times a day after meals.
River gravity
Sem. Rosaceae
Botanical description.
A perennial herbaceous plant 25-75 cm high. The stem is powerful, straight, branched, covered with hairs. The rhizome is located at a shallow depth. The basal leaves are long-petioled, the middle leaves are short-petioled, tripartite, with large stipules. The upper leaves are simple. Blooms in May - June. The flowers are large, drooping, unopened, and consist of five purple sepals and five yellow petals with red veins. The fruit is an achene, ending in a hook.
River gravel is common in Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, and Central Asia. Grows near fences, in damp meadows, in forests, among bushes.
Rules for collection and storage.
The above-ground part of the plant is used. Salads, soups and purees are prepared from young leaves. The stems are readily eaten by goats and sheep, and to a lesser extent by horses and pigs. The plant is a good leather tanning agent. Has insecticidal properties.
Rhizomes serve as medicinal raw materials. They are dug up in early spring or late autumn, immediately washed with cold water, dried well in a draft and quickly dried in a dryer at a temperature of 40-50 degrees. C, stirring frequently so that the raw materials do not lose the aroma of cloves. Store in tightly closed glass containers for 1 year.
Chemical composition and application.
Decoction and powder of the rhizome have antiseptic, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, tonic, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, diarrheal and anti-acid effects. They are used for inflammation of the gastric mucosa with increased acidity, spastic conditions of the colon and constipation, excessive gas production and vomiting. Powder is sprinkled on purulent wounds and ulcers.
Rhizomes are used for inflammation of the kidneys, gall and bladder, How additional remedy in the treatment of tuberculosis, bronchial asthma and cough. For rickets in children and skin tuberculosis, the decoction is used for baths. Gravilat preparations are effective for neuroses, are a tonic, increase potency, relieve headaches, eliminate insomnia, and are useful for rheumatism and hemorrhoids. IN dental practice This plant is used for periodontal disease, ulcerative necrotic stomatitis and laryngitis.
Powder from the rhizomes of gravilat is prepared in a wooden mortar. Take it 0.05-0.1 g 3 times a day before meals, washed down with water, but without chewing. The course of treatment is 7-10 days.
To prepare a decoction, pour 6 g of rhizomes into 2 cups of hot water, boil in a closed enamel container in a water bath for 30 minutes, strain while hot, squeeze and adjust the volume boiled water to the original one. Take 2-3 tablespoons 3-4 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 7-14 days. Repeat it after 5-7 days.
An infusion of the above-ground part of the plant is prepared at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 2 cups of boiling water. Leave for 2 hours and filter. Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day before meals.
Knotweed or kidney grass
Polygonum persicaria L.
Sem. Grichishidae (Polygonaceae)
Botanical description.
An annual herbaceous plant 20-80 cm high. The stem is erect, branched. Leaves are lanceolate, long-pointed, almost sessile, without punctate glands on bottom surface. Blooms from July to September. The flowers are small, pinkish, less often whitish with a greenish tint, collected in a thick, short, dense raceme. The fruit is a broadly ovoid, convex, black, glossy nut. Ripens from July to autumn.
Prefers moist habitats, often found in vegetable gardens and orchards.
Rules for collection and storage.
The medicinal raw material is herbs. It is collected during flowering, cutting off the tops 10-25 cm long. The raw materials are cleaned of impurities, laid out in a thin layer and dried in a well-ventilated area, in the open air, in the shade or in a dryer at a temperature of about 50 degrees. C, stirring frequently. When dried in a thick layer, the grass turns black. Store in a closed container for 2 years.
For treatment, you cannot collect other types of knotweed - sorrel and rough.
Chemical composition and application.
Knotweed herb contains vitamin K, tannins, essential oil, acetic, butyric and ascorbic acid, flavonoids, mucus, sugars and pectin substances. It increases blood viscosity and coagulability, promotes contraction of the muscles of the uterus and intestines, has a laxative, diuretic and mild anti-inflammatory effect, and constricts blood vessels.
Polygonum preparations are used for hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding, to strengthen gums, treat atonic and spastic constipation, wounds, ulcers and rashes. Fresh plant juice is used externally.
The infusion is contraindicated when acute inflammation kidney
To prepare the infusion, pour 2 tablespoons of herbs into 1 glass of hot water, boil over low heat for 15 minutes, cool at room temperature for 45 minutes, filter and squeeze. Take warm, 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.
Sometimes we have to deal with ulcers and other skin sores. It happens that pharmaceutical products do not help. Traditional medicine in such cases turns to natural medicines, which are available to everyone. For example, many people grow Kalanchoe and aloe on the windowsill, carrots in the garden, and St. John's wort, meadowsweet, and tansy are found everywhere right under their feet. K.I. will tell you how to use them. Doronina.
Tansy is officially recognized
Old ulcers are often cured ordinary tansy. It’s not surprising, because the plant has strong bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties. recognized and official medicine. Scientists confirm that the infusion of its flower baskets even scars stomach and duodenal ulcers. The same antiulcer effect is observed when applied externally.
Infusion recipe: drink 1 tbsp. l. tansy flower baskets with 1 cup boiling water, leave for 4 hours and strain. Use for washing, compresses and lotions.
The infusion helps to cope not only with ulcers, abscesses, purulent wounds, but also with scrofulous scabs. It is also used to relieve sprains.
Tansy helps even with diabetic foot — dangerous complication diabetes mellitus, in which the toes darken and suffer terrible pain. But one plant is not enough here; complex treatment is necessary.
Meet: tuber-bearing zopnik
Both carrot tops and the root vegetable itself help, if you scrape it. Usually we grate carrots, but to treat it, it is advisable to scrape it with a stainless steel knife and apply the pulp to the sore spot. In the old days, bone or silver knives were used for this. And the wound suddenly healed right before our eyes, as Avicenna wrote about in the Canon of Medical Science.
And the Soviet herbalist N.G. Kovaleva in her book “Healing with Plants” talks about how Professor N.I. Pirogov, at a meeting of the Society of Russian Doctors, reported on the miraculous effect of the same remedy on cancerous ulcers. The patient had cancer on his lower lip, but the wound cleared and healed.
Carrots themselves and fresh juice from them have a beneficial effect on breast and rectal cancer. There are cases of complete healing of trophic ulcers.
Carrots can be replaced with beets, which are also better scraped.
Cases of miraculous healing
There was such a case. A very elderly woman was admitted to the hospital several times a year due to non-healing trophic ulcer shins. Nothing helped her.
The ulcer was festering and a greenish purulent fluid was leaking from the tissues.
Why not! One day, the granddaughter of that woman, who was once again discharged from the hospital with a weeping ulcer, approached the doctor and said: “Is there really nothing more that can be done? Help us, please, otherwise there is no one to look after the child.” This is such a pragmatic attitude, but the doctor decided to try folk remedies that he had heard about from his grandmother.
They applied it to the ulcer, but nothing helped. And when we started, things went smoothly.
Pour 1 tbsp. l. eucalyptus leaves with 1 cup of boiling water, boiled for 10 minutes, cooled and made bandages with the decoction. At first they were changed 5-6 times a day and left overnight. A week later they put on 2-3 compresses a day, then only 2 in the morning and evening until full recovery by the end of the fourth week.
In another case, too elderly woman the old one was completely cured with just fresh crushed ones. The crushed green mass was applied 4-5 times a day, covering it with whole leaves on top. Less than two weeks later, the wound healed.
So everyone has their own remedy, you just need to find it.
Summer "gifts"
In the summer, many grandparents look after their grandchildren. Their parents have to work, and their children relax in nature, where they play with cats and dogs and can catch ringworm . Infection is also possible from humans.
If you notice that your child is scratching his head, or has pimples or other rashes on his arms or legs, you should immediately contact a skin specialist. Or at least get to the nearest paramedic station. An experienced paramedic will figure out what happened. If this is not possible, then in case of unbearable itching, folk remedies can alleviate the condition.
At ringworm Often there are patches of baldness that are very itchy. Just don't confuse this with hormonal disorders. What can be done?
- Wash the affected areas with a decoction of burnet roots: 2 tbsp. l. pour 1 cup of boiling water, put on low heat for half an hour, and then, without waiting for complete cooling, strain. After use, do not wipe, let dry.
- After half an hour, wash the skin with the decoction horsetail. The proportions are the same, but keep in a low-boiling water bath for 10 minutes. After another half hour, make a stronger decoction: 4 tbsp. l. herbs for 1 cup of boiling water. Repeat the procedure.
- At the end, treat the skin with tincture of birch buds: 50 g per 250 ml of vodka, leave for 10 days, do not strain. Store in a tightly sealed container. This tincture should always be in your home medicine cabinet.
When the disease has just begun, it is easy to treat, but if you start it, you will have to work hard.
It can also be red pityriasis rosea . But among the people, all lichens are treated mainly with the same herbs. Often, cocklebur, goat willow, clematis, burdock, toadflax, calendula, tar, pumpkin, hops,. There are plants that help with almost any skin diseases, including lichens. For example, it is recommended to drink tea from strawberry leaves and flowers.
Why are cockleburs collected?
No one would think of collecting its inconspicuous inflorescences into bouquets. And if anyone takes it, it’s for treatment.
He reliable defender from any lichen, as well as from pemphigus. It grows near rivers, on cliffs above them, and is also found in wastelands.
- Most useful when skin diseases drink juice from fresh cocklebur 3 times a day, 1 tsp, diluting in 2 tbsp. l. water. For the winter, the juice is preserved by adding alcohol (1:10).
- The plant is also used externally: foci of lichen are rubbed with leaves crushed into a pulp along with the stems.
- In late autumn, cocklebur seeds are collected and a tincture is made: 1 part of the raw material is poured with 5 parts of vodka and infused for 3 weeks. Rub the areas of lichen 3-4 times a day.
By the way, cocklebur tincture is used for rubbing and muscle atrophy.
Don't throw smokeweed out of your garden
This small creeping plant is probably familiar to every gardener. IN folk medicine juice is used for many skin diseases fumaria officinalis and its fresh leaves.
- First the grass is washed in cold water, then scalded with boiling water, passed through a meat grinder and the juice is squeezed out. It is used to lubricate lichens, eczema, boils, acne and other rashes.
- If you dilute the juice by half with water and boil for 2 minutes, it will also be useful for digestion. This drug helps with edema in heart patients, bronchitis and pulmonary tuberculosis, cystitis and gallstones.
When it is not possible to use fresh juice, you can prepare other drugs.
- Infusion. Pour 1 tbsp. l. herbs with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for no more than 2 hours and strain. Take 2 tbsp. l. 3 times a day 5 minutes before meals and lubricate the affected areas of the skin.
- Ointment. Mix 1 tbsp. l. (with top) dried plant with 4 tbsp. l. Vaseline and put on water bath for half an hour. Bring to a boil over low heat, pour into jars, cool and lubricate the affected areas 3 times a day.
We prepare ointments ourselves
With great success in flower lichens. In some areas, this plant is called snapdragon, and the ointment from it is called gill ointment.
In such cases, ointments from Kalanchoe, eucalyptus, and poplar buds are also used. All recipes are quite simple:
- infuse crushed toadflax grass with flowers (2 parts) for 24 hours in 70% alcohol (1 part), add 10 parts pork visceral fat and simmer in a water bath until the alcohol evaporates completely. Then strain thoroughly, squeezing out the raw materials, through multi-layer gauze and cool. Lubricate the affected areas 3-4 times a day;
- squeeze 4 tbsp from Kalanchoe leaves. l. juice, mix with 10 tbsp. l. goose fat and place in a water bath over low heat. Simmer for 3 hours with the lid open. Strain, pour into jars, cool and use in the same way. Helps with keloid scars, purulent burn wounds;
- 4 tbsp. l. Grind dry eucalyptus leaves into powder and mix with 10 tbsp. l. pork gut fat. Prepare as in the previous recipe. The ointment is effective for lichen, ulcers, varicose veins;
- 6 tbsp. l. Mix poplar buds collected in early spring with 10 tbsp. l. lamp oil and wax (a piece from a matchbox). Place in a clay pot, close the lid and place in the oven for 2 hours. On the second and third days, repeat everything. Then strain and pour into jars. Use for lichen, burns, frostbite until the skin heals.
Exactly the same as from poplar buds, it is made and used. These remedies are effective even on old wounds.
Folk recipes
|
city "Healing letters" No. 16, 2017
Wounds are a phenomenon that occurs as a result of a violation of integrity skin or internal tissues. Their appearance is due to destructive mechanical impact in domestic, combat, industrial or criminal conditions, and in this regard it is closely related to the concept of “physical injury”.
Depending on the depth of penetration and, accordingly, the health hazard, various types wounds, the most critical of which are those that penetrate organ cavities.
In this article we will talk about folk remedies that can speed up the healing of non-fatal wounds associated with skin disorders.
Ointments and compresses based on herbal ingredients
Resin coniferous tree accelerates tissue regeneration Butter, when interacting with other components, accelerates wound healing
An ointment to accelerate tissue regeneration can be prepared as follows. Take the resin of some mature but strong coniferous tree, mix it, melt it, with the freshest butter in equal proportions. You can also add wax and honey. Apply this product to the damaged area twice a day. The method is especially suitable in cases of small but difficult to heal wounds.
You can also use willow bark to make ointments. For such wounds, you can also use willow bark, the powder from which is freely available.
Potentilla juice is used to treat festering wounds For festering wounds, you can use another special ointment, the preparation of which, however, will require patience. The main ingredient of this ointment is bloodroot juice: mix about a tablespoon of this juice with any animal fat, such as pork. Let the product sit, stirring regularly. The next stage of preparation is to add 1 teaspoon of wax (beeswax) and a small amount of propolis. Place the mixture on the fire, bring to a boil, then cool. After steeping the product for several hours, place it in the refrigerator, also stirring regularly until smooth. The ointment should be used to make compresses.
Burdock roots for making ointments For next remedy You will need fresh burdock roots - about 100 g. Mix them with 2/3 cup of vegetable oil and let it brew for 24 hours. Then boil the broth over low heat and strain after 20 minutes. It is recommended to use the ointment chilled.
Celandine flowers are used in making ointments in combination with burdock Burdock can be combined with celandine. Take about 30 g of burdock roots and a slightly smaller amount of celandine (also roots), mix with sunflower oil (100 ml) and, after boiling over low heat for a quarter of an hour, strain the product. Wounds should be treated in this way for at least 2 weeks.
If there is no time to prepare the ointment, you can use individual plants in pure form. For example, celandine: apply the leaves of the plant to the damaged area. Instead of fresh leaves Dry ones can be used, but they should first be steamed in a water bath and compresses made based on them.
Eucalyptus leaves are used to make a wound healing agent. A similar potion can be obtained if you take crushed eucalyptus leaves (50 g) as a basis. Fill them with half a liter of hot water and place on low heat. After a few minutes, strain and add a couple of tablespoons of honey. Used for lotions and baths.
To make an infusion, you can use white lily flowers A healthy infusion can also be prepared using white lily.. You will need the flowers of the plant: partially fill any container with them and fill with vodka in a ratio of 2:3. Close the container and let the product brew for 8-11 days. Apply the infusion to diseased areas, as well as scars.
Calamus root is often used to make tinctures and apply lotions. Instead of lily, you can take calamus root. In this case, 1 tablespoon of the plant’s rhizomes is filled with alcohol, then the product is infused for 2 weeks. Use for making lotions: avoid discomfort diluting the tincture in boiled water will help.
Fundamentally important stage Treatment of a wound is its primary disinfection. Aseptic, that is, conditionally “clean” wounds can only be considered those caused during surgical operations in a sterile environment. In all other cases, contamination of the wound is inevitable: infection can enter the affected area at the time of injury, and subsequently - from clothing, from the air, from the skin itself. Allowing a wound to become infected seriously complicates the process of rehabilitation of the victim, and also increases the risk of subsequent complications, such as necrosis and amputation of tissues and individual members of the body.
Other external wound healing agents
Here's how to prepare a healing balm for healing wounds. Take turpentine and juniper tar (about 100 g each), 2 fresh yolks and rose oil (1 tablespoon). Mix the oil with the yolks and add turpentine 1 teaspoon at a time, stirring. To top it off, add tar. Wipe the affected areas with the product.
Prepare rose oil It’s not difficult: pour about 600 g of rose petals into 300 ml. olive oil. Then close the container tightly and let it brew in a dark place.
Over the next 2 weeks, the product must be stirred regularly and filtered before use.
Very effective way– tincture of nettle leaves Nettle leaf tincture gives excellent results for fresh wounds.. Fill a half-liter container with them and fill them with alcohol and leave them in the sun. After a week, the drug can be filtered and used to prepare compresses.
Yarrow gives excellent results on fresh wounds Instead of nettle, you can also use yarrow.
Good compresses and tinctures can be made from sweet clover leaves. For purulent wounds, wormwood tincture will give noticeable results.
Compresses and lotions based on sweet clover leaves and wormwood juice give good results, especially with purulent wounds.
By the way, yarrow and sweet clover can be combined with St. John's wort to get very useful infusion. Mix a tablespoon of herbs from each plant and, pour them with water, boil. When half an hour has passed since the boil, let the broth brew and after 10 minutes prepare a compress based on it.
St. John's wort oil is no less effective for wounds. St. John's wort oil is no less effective for wounds.. You can prepare it by chopping about 150 g of plant shoots and placing them in a half-liter container. Add vegetable oil and heat in a water bath for half an hour. Let the product brew and after 3 days, drain the oil and squeeze out the herb. It is recommended to store the drug in the refrigerator.
Using vegetable oil, you can make an ointment based on parfolia, which has a good healing effect Using vegetable oil, you can make an ointment based on parfolia. Mix the crushed root of the plant with vegetable oil in equal proportions and apply to the sore spot.
Garlic and honey are an excellent remedy for dog bites Garlic lotions help with dog bites. Chop the garlic and mix with honey in equal quantities. Apply the product to a bandage or tampon and secure it to the bite site.
The roots of the Kupena plant will help with bruises For bruises, another plant will help - kupena. Grind the roots of the kupena and add half a liter of water in an amount of about 50 g. Place the mixture over low heat and bring to a boil. After 20 minutes, strain and use as intended - to prepare compresses and lotions.
Attention: kupena is poisonous; ingestion of the plant is absolutely prohibited.
An excellent remedy for wounds is onions. An excellent tool When wounded, the bow remains. Lotions based on it are easy to make: all you need to do is apply onion pulp to the sore spot.
