Last week I scraped my shin, which resulted in two small, shallow cuts. They scabbed over quickly, but I accidentally knocked those scabs off twice (once drying off after a shower, once hitting my shin on the bed frame in the middle of the night).
I kept the area clean and moist, but yesterday I noticed that one of the cuts had a red ring around its edges. It didn't hurt, but sure looked irritated. Looking for a solution, I turned to the internet to find out what to do. I learned that there are quite a few natural remedies-honey, chamomile, aloe vera, garlic, coconut oil, and tumeric paste. I didn't have most of them in the house, but the spice cabinet did have a jar of tumeric. I decided to give it a try.
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This morning the area looked a little less red. I repeated the process, and
after lunch it was even less red. I'm optimistic that if I continue for the
recommended three days my shin will be completely healed.
Hope it works well -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteKeep the bandage on it too! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteGood luck with that.
ReplyDelete" 20% of the population has a serious aversion to the word moist."
ReplyDeleteDid you know that? 😄 Here's the article where that quote came from. https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/why-do-people-hate-the-word-moist
I began seeing articles about moist a few years back. I think in most of the articles, moist was the number one hated word.
How do you find these offbeat facts?
DeleteHi Kathy - really interesting to read about ... I'll definitely remember ... and a fascinating remedy - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThat's a new to me use for turmeric. I have a friend who takes it orally for her arthritis. I use oregano oil capsules for the same issue, but since she raved about turmeric, I decided to try it one time. Ok, this is where it gets a bit personal, but I couldn't keep taking it as it made my urine burn when passed. I had never thought of using it on the exterior.
ReplyDeleteI guess just like any drug, spices and herbs can have side effects.
DeleteThat's interesting. I never knew that.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I scheduled a blog post to go up toward the end of the month about my mother's accident where she ripped a portion of the skin on her arm. The ER nurse used sodium chloride which is basically saline liquid to clean it and bandage it. I thought she would use hydrogen peroxide, but no.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter pulled a muscle in her back and had to go to a physica therapist for several months. He prescribed Turmeric in a suspension for pain. She let me try it for my neuropathy and I found it to be effective. You can buy capsules OTC and I now take it daily along with my regimen of supplements and vitamins. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteInteresting!
DeleteI think I might try that. I have a wart on my leg that i keep rubbing and it scabs over but never really goes.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
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