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Herbalist's tip for cuts

 
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As usual, I cut myself using a very sharp knife when distracted. I don't wear gloves. No big deal, even though this was a fairly good cut or two.
Herbalist tip: Have crystalized pine pitch on hand to stop bleeding, help prevent infection and speed healing for even deep cuts.
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That's an interesting tip.  I haven't looked into that but I think that I will to get some details.  Thank you for taking the time to post about it.
 
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al aric wrote:That's an interesting tip.  I haven't looked into that but I think that I will to get some details.  Thank you for taking the time to post about it.


No problem - my article on pine is still here on Permies, maybe a year back
 
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Yikes,  Judson! Heal fast!
 
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Raw honey for flesh wounds externally, and eat lots of Russian penicillin (Garlic) to help prevent infection.
 
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I keep tea bags handy for cuts.  A suggestion we learned from our dentist.

Flour is another good thing to grab.  Learned this one from our vet.

I would have to drive from West Texas to East Texas to find pine tar so tea bags and flour will have to do.
 
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Ted Abbey wrote:Raw honey for flesh wounds externally, and eat lots of Russian penicillin (Garlic) to help prevent infection.



Always - I LOVE garlic!
 
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Anne Miller wrote:I keep tea bags handy for cuts.  A suggestion we learned from our dentist.

Flour is another good thing to grab.  Learned this one from our vet.

I would have to drive from West Texas to East Texas to find pine tar so tea bags and flour will have to do.



Another great herb to use is cayenne pepper.  That is Doc Jones' favorite styptic.
 
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And, as always, yarrow - powdered is best.
 
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Carla Burke wrote:And, as always, yarrow - powdered is best.



I agree.  I find a combo of pine pitch or cayenne with a compress of either yarrow flowers or powdered yarrow works for even serious wounds.  You get the combo of styptic with astringent.
 
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Cuts heal up quickly using herbs
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Hi Judson!

Do you have any tips on harvesting and drying the pine pitch (how would it be smart to do and into what kind of vessel)? This stuff is sticky!
 
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Saana Jalimauchi wrote:Hi Judson!

Do you have any tips on harvesting and drying the pine pitch (how would it be smart to do and into what kind of vessel)? This stuff is sticky!



When it is dry and crystalized I just chip it or break it off.  When it is still sticky, I scrape it off with a popsicle stick or something similar.  I store it in old vitamin bottles.
 
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Thanks for the tip.  Although it is very unlikely for me to have pine pitch handy, it's a good thing to know.  I love learning new stuff.

When I was in India some 50 years ago, my ex mother in law would use turmeric for many, many ailments (long before it became the western miracle remedy!).  So I guess when I cut myself, out of pure habit, I just chuck some powdered turmeric on the wound.  If I have more time I make a paste with water, and as long as you don't mind the yellow staining, it really is a miracle cure - well, it works for me anyway, and I always have some in the kitchen.

I have done the same with golden seal at time.
 
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