How to Treat Burns

How to Treat Burns

A burn is an injury on the skin and flesh resulting from application of heat, radiation, friction and electricity.

Skin Burn Treatment Using Water
 
Soak burn area in cold water immediately. Soak for 10 minutes to relieve pain.

If there are blisters, do not puncture the blisters. Keep dry and clean. Keep from flies and dust. Cover the burn area with a clean piece of cloth. Iron cloth before using it to cover the burn area.

If the burn involves a large area of the body, bring the patient to the nearest hospital. Do not do anything to the patient. Let him lie down and cover him with clean sheet to keep him warm.

If the burn area involves a small area, soak in warm salt solution for 20 minutes after 24 hours. Formula for warm salt solution: 1/2 cup of salt in a basin of warm water, or 1/2 cup in a pail of water. Soak once a day for 3 days or until burn dries up.

Herbal Medications Skin Burn Treatment
 
Sabila leaves ( english: Aloe Vera )

1. Wash leaves with soap and water. 
2. Pound the leaves and extract juice. 
3. Apply juice on the burn area after soaking in warm salt solution, once a day.

Atsuete leaves ( english: Annatto )

1. Wash leaves with soap and water. 
2. Boil ten leaves in 5 glasses of water. 
3. Let it cool. Soak the burn area for 10 minutes, once a day.

How to Stop a Wound from Bleeding

How to Stop a Wound from Bleeding

A wound is a cut or break in the skin and flesh resulting from injury.

First Aid
 
Get a piece of clean cloth and apply pressure directly over the wound for 10 minutes. If the bleeding does not stop after 10 minutes of manual pressure, reinforce the cloth with a thicker piece of material and apply more pressure over the wound. Bandage snugly but not too tight. Let the patient lie down and bring him immediately to the nearest hospital or clnic if the wound is big and will need suturing. Observe for numbness and discoloration of the toes or fingers. If there is numbness and discoloration of the toes or fingers, the bangdage is too tight. Loosen but don’t remove it.

Wound Treatments and Herbal Medications for Mild Bleeding

• Young banana leaves

1. Pound young leaves until soft and juicy. 
2. Drop the juice over he wound. 
3. Apply with pressure the pounded leaves over the wound. 
4. Bandage snugly but not too tight. 
5. If bleeding does not stop after 15 minutes, bring the patient to the nearest hospital or clinic for proper treatment.

• Mayana leaves ( scientific name: Coeus blumei Benth )       

1. Wash the young leaves. 
2. Crush and extract the juice from the leaves. 
3. Drop a few drops of the juice directly on the wound. 
4. Apply the crushed leaves as poultice. 
5. Bandage snugly but not too tightly to interfere with circulation.

Treatment for Bee Sting

Treatment for Bee Sting

Bee and wasp stings could be very painful; the pain could last for several months. Below are treatment for a wasp or bee sting which you can apply.

Treatment for a Wasp or Bee Sting
 
Do any of the following for bee sting first aid:

• Immediately rub the bitten area with vinegar or kalamansi juice until the pain subsides.
• Rub the bitten area with any wet toilet soap. Don’t rinse the soap with water; leave it until dry.Rub bitten area with moist baking soda for 5 minutes. Repeat after 2 hours
•  if still itchy and painful.

Home Remedies for Athletes Foot

Home Remedies for Athletes Feet

 

Athlete’s foot ( alipunga or dermatophytosis ) is an eruption on the skin characterized by the formation of itchy small vesicles with cracking and scaling on the hands and feet, especially between toes. Below are some remedies to cure athletes foot.

 

Ways to Prevent Athletes Foot

 

1.Keep feet and toes always clean and dry.

2.Always wear clean and dry socks and shoes.

3.Don’t wear others’ slippers, sneakers, socks and shoes. Don’t let others wear your footwear.

4.Don’t go barefoot in the bathroom. Wear your own rubber slippers in public bathrooms, swimming pools and river beds.

5.If your feet are infected, put your slippers and shoes under the sun for one hour everyday for one week when not in use.

 

Treatments for Athletes Foot Using Herbal Decoctions

 

1.Makabuhay vine hot foot bath. ( scientific name: Tinospora rumphii Boerl )

 

Chopped a one-foot long portion of the vine and boil in 5 glasses of water for 15 minutes.

 

Soak the infected foot in the hot decoction for 15 minutes or as can be tolerated. While foot is soaked, rub between the toes with cotton applicators, removing the dead skin and pricking the vesicles. Soak for 10 more minutes after the removal of the dead skin. Soak foot 2 time s a day for severe infections; otherwise, soak once a day only.

 

Precautions: Athlete’s foot is very contagious. It can infect the fingers and the other foot.

 

The towel used for drying the feet and toes should not be used to dry other parts of the body. Use cotton applicatiors to remove dead skin. Wash very well thebasin used for soaking.

2.Akapulko leaves ( english: Ring worm bush or shrub )

Crush young leaves and extract juice. Apply the juice directly between the toes and the other affected areas after the hot foot bath in the Makabuhay decoction.

3.Kamantigui flower poultice ( english: Touch me not balsam ) ◦Chop flowers. Apply as poultice on infected part after hot foot bath in the Makabuhay decoction.

4.Balanoy leaves ( english: Sweet basil ) ◦Chop leaves and extract juice. Apply the juice directly on the affected part after hot foot bath in the Makabuhay decoction.

5.Kanya Pistula (Golden Showers) leaves ( english: Golden shower, Pudding pipe tree ) ◦Crush young leaves and extract juice. Apply on the affected part after hot foot bath in the Makabuhay decoction.

6.Labanos tubers ( english: Radish ) ◦Chop tubers and extract juice. Apply juice on the affected parts, 2 times a day.

7.Bawang ( for itchiness ) ( english: Garlic ) ◦Peel one clove and chop. Rub on the itchy areas, 2 times a day.

Natural Cure for Chronic Cystitis

Natural Cure for Chronic Cystitis

 

Cystitis, inflammation of the urinary bladder, usually from bacterial infection originating in the urethra, vagina, or, in more complicated cases, the kidneys. Cystitis may also be caused by irritation from crystalline deposits in the urine, or from any condition or urologic abnormality that interferes with normal bladder function.

 

Symptoms include painful or difficult urination, urinary urgency, and, in some cases, cloudy or bloody urine. Treatment is primarily with antibiotics, by drinking large amounts of fluids, or by acidifying the urine (for example, by drinking cranberry juice) to inhibit bacteria.

 

Water Treatments

 

1.Hot sitz for 20 – 30 minutes, 2 times a day.

2.Drink at least one glass of water every hour during waking time.

 

Herbal Medications

 

1.Sambong leaves poultice ( english: Elumea, Ngaicamphor ) 

Boil a cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.

 

Dosage:
 Adults: 1/2 cup, 3 times a day.
 Children: (2-6 yrs.) 2 tablespoons, 3 times a day.
 (7-12 yrs.) 1/4 cup, 3 times a day.

 

2.Pandan leaves poultice ( english: Fragrant screwpine ) 

 

Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.

 

Dosage:
 Adults: 1 cup, 3 times a day.
 Children: (2-6 yrs.) 1/4 cup, 3 times a day.
 (7-12 yrs.) 1/2 cup, 3 times a day.

3.Papaya leaves and green fruit

 

Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves in 1 cup chopped green fruit in 4 glasses of water for 15 minutes.

 

Dosage:
 Adults: 1 cup, 3 times a day.
 Children: (2-6 yrs.) 1/4 cup, 3 times a day.
 (7-12 yrs.) 1/2 cup, 3 times a day.

4.Mais hair ( english: Corn) 

 

Boil 2 cups of chopped fresh young hairs in 4 glasses of water for 15 minutes.

 

Dosage:
 Adults: 1 glass, 3 times a day.
 Children: (2-6 yrs.) 1/2 cup, 3 times a day.
 (7-12 yrs.) 1 cup, 3 times a day.

Home Remedy for Boils & Abscess

Home Remedy for Boils & Abscess

 

Abscess, collection of pus, a thick, yellowish fluid caused by bacterial, protozoan, or fungal invasion of body tissues. Abscesses can occur in the skin, in the gums, in bone, and in body organs, such as the liver, the lungs, and even the brain. The area surrounding the abscess becomes red and swollen; sensations of pain and localized heat are common. If the inflamed tissue encompassing the infected cavity thins out sufficiently, the abscess may rupture.

 

Boils, or furuncles, small inflamed pus-filled swellings (abscesses) in a hair follicle or break in the skin. The symptoms include redness, swelling, and pain, and often the appearance of a yellow head. A sty is a boil in an eyelash follicle. A carbuncle is a multiple boil involving a number of adjacent hair follicles. Boils are, however, commonest on the areas of the body exposed to friction, such as the back of the neck.

 

Water Treatments

 

1.Hot compress for 30 minutes, 2 times a day until the abscess or boil has ripened.

 

2.Hot sitz bath for 30 minutes, 2 times a day if abscess or boil is on or around the rectal and perineal area.

 

Herbal Medications

 

1.Alugbati leaves poultice ( english: Malabar Night Shade ) ◦Crush 2 leaves. Apply as poultice, 2 times a day

 

2.Amarillo leaves poultice ( english: Marigold ) ◦Crush 3leaves and two flowers. Apply as poultice, 2 times a day

 

 

 

3.Gumamela leaves and flowers poultice ( english: China Rose, Hibiscus) ◦Chop 5 leaves and 2 flowers. Apply directly on abscess or boil as poultice, 2 times a day.

 

4.Langka juice or sap ( milky juice from the tree trunk ) compress ( english: Jackfruit) ◦Get the milky juice from the trunk and mix with little vinegar. Warm the mixture and use it for hot compress. Use small pieces of clean cloth or gauze as compress. Apply for 20 minutes, 2 time a day.

 

5.Sambong poultice ( english: Elumea, Ngaicamphor) ◦Chop 5 fresh leaves. Apply directly as poultice on abscess or boil, 2 times a day.

 

 

 6.Charcoal poultice ◦Chop or powder charcoal, then wet with water and wrap in a handkerchief or a clean piece of cloth. Apply directly as poultice, 2 times a day.

 

Uses of Herbal Plants as Alternative Medicine

Uses of Herbal Plants as Alternative Medicine

 

 

The use of organic healing is very much in need in our modern society because of the common use of drugs for our healing. Since most of the drugs manufactured cost high even in generic form, the availability is not always assured. We need practical remedies that can be found directly in our garden or backyard. Common practices of herbal healing are boiling of fruits and flowers, extraction of juices from leaves and poultices from barks and roots.
 

Below are  certain kinds of illness with corresponding herbal treatments.

•Home Remedy for Boils
•Natural Cure for Chronic Cystitis
•Natural Asthma Treatment
•Home Remedies for Athletes Feet
•Treatment for Bee Sting
•How to Stop a Wound from Bleeding
•How to Treat Burns
•Treatment for Chicken Pox
•Home Remedies for Constipation
•Home Remedy for Cough
•Home Remedies for Dandruff
•Home Remedies for Diarrhea
•Home Remedies for Eczema
•First Aid for Fainting
•Home Remedies For Fever
•Herbal Remedy for Flatulence
•First Aid Treatment for Fractures
•Home Remedies for Sinusitis
•Home Treatment of Hemorrhoids
•Herbal Treatments for Herpes
•Home Remedies for Hyper-acidity
•Home Remedies for Indigestion
•Home Remedy for Head Lice
•Home Remedy for Skin Rashes
•Home Remedy for Mosquito Bites
•Treatment For The Mumps
•Acne Home Remedies
•Herbal Treatment for Arthritis
•Home Treatment for Ringworm
•Scabies Home Treatment
•Dermatitis Treatment
•Home Remedies Dry Itchy Skin
•First Aid for Snake Bites
•How To Get Rid of a Sore Throat
•Treatment for Ankle Sprain | Wrist Sprain
•Home Remedy for Sunburn | Prickly Heat Treatment
•Stomatitis Treatment | Healing Sore Gum
•Home Remedies for a Toothache
•Home Remedies for Body Odor
•Home Remedies for Human Worm Infestation