Herbal First Aid, Part 2

Cheryl — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:48:05 +0000

I love herbs! Clay’s hand is all healed and has just a thin tidy scar about 3 inches long. But no “railroad tracks” from stitches, no visit to ER, no $$. Just time and faith!

Once again – the cut was deep and long and in the palm of his hand – not a good place for a cut to be for an active guy! But we washed it with hydrogen peroxide (3%) and dusted it with slippery elm powder twice a day for two days then once a day till it stayed closed and dry. We packed it with sterile gauze and wrapped it with sticky ace type bandages.

Hope this gives you the confidence to try it at home! Use common sense though.

Herbal First Aid At Home

Cheryl — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:54:29 +0000

My son in law, Clay, was working with drills and metal and other dangerous stuff the other day. The short story is that he deeply cut into his left palm – 2 1/2 inches long and 1/4 inch at the deepest. This kind of nasty cut would normally have sent us to the ER for stitches. Well, they are not rich so I suggested that we clean it really well using 3% H2O2 (peroxide), dry it and pack it with slippery elm powder to aid the healing and dry up the oozing. He was amenable though sort of reticent. [Now we are talking a big, tough, country kid - he tolerates pain well, so he went with it.]

We wrapped it well and he went about his day. That night we washed it again with the H2O2, repacked it with slippery elm as they continued to do once or twice a day since. I forgot about it, frankly, as they took over the cleaning, packing etc. Last night I looked at it and WOW. The ends are all closed up neat and tidy. The middle half inch is closing up and has a nice scab. What a testimony to doing with God’s herbs! No stitches and ugly “railroad track” scaring. NO agonizing trip to the ER and long wait. no $$$!

Where did I get the idea of the slippery elm? Years ago I read “10 Essential Herbs” by Lalitha Thomas. One of my favorite beginner books on herbs.

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Herbal First Aid, Part 2

Herbal First Aid At Home