most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-23T15:31:23Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/15894 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment sean 2010-12-11T11:41:18Z 2012-01-02T01:35:08Z

<p>What is your wound treatment? Anything from a small cut to massive gash.</p> <hr> <p>Do you use topical triple-antibiotics or more natural, even paleo, treatments?</p> <p>I normally let small wounds heal themselves, but thats risky with larger wounds. Even the smallest wound is prone to infection when in the wild or certain climates like the tropics.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15898#15898 frankifries 2010-12-11T13:51:31Z 2010-12-11T13:51:31Z

<p>Im going to try <a href="http://redmoonherbs.com/products/oils_and_salves.php" rel="nofollow">green wonder salve</a> for my husband and 4 year old since they are more rough and tumble than me, but when i was younger, i used lavender oil for cuts and scrapes and it burned but it worked.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15902#15902 Vrimj 2010-12-11T14:11:06Z 2010-12-13T16:10:18Z

<p>I also use comfry for wounds. Not for paleo reasons but because triple antibiotic ointment makes ulcerates my skin, a bad reaction to one of the antibiotics.<br> I use vitamin e oil for scrapes, dry skin and the like.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15904#15904 Louisa 2010-12-11T14:21:21Z 2010-12-11T14:21:21Z

<p>dog-lick is good.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15908#15908 wjones3044 2010-12-11T15:02:24Z 2010-12-11T15:02:24Z

<ol> <li>Alcohol</li> <li>Bandage</li> </ol>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15911#15911 Kikilula 2010-12-11T15:21:51Z 2010-12-11T20:27:53Z

<p>Honey,<br> Coconut oil, Lavender oil (on minor burns)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15916#15916 Eva 2010-12-11T16:28:07Z 2010-12-11T16:28:07Z

<p>Some years ago, I heard of a very old recipe for antibiotic that came from before chemical drugs. The recipe was passed down through the generations of one family who refers to it as 'Schlemmer Salve' according to their family name. It has bees wax, sheep tallow, butter, and rosin, cooked up with a quick shot of gin. It is shelf stable for at least 20 years. Most of these items have known antibiotic qualities. For instance, rosin comes from pine sap which is a known antibiotic. This is what I use for a variety of things including dry cracked lips in the winter, any wounds which I want to heal quickly with minimal scars, and any wounds that resist healing. It's been said to be extremely effective for diabetic wounds that refuse to heal. I have experimented with my cuts and scrapes and found that putting it on my worst scrapes causes them to heal faster than the nearby less bad scrapes that I did not put it on. So it definitely does something! I once got a nasty 1 inch long deep cut on the bottom of my foot while on vacation hiking and search for jade. I was able to continue my jade hunt only by constantly applying this salve which kept the wound soft and happy even though I was walking on it for days (still kinda hurt but was tolerable). So I really like stuff, plus it does not smell bad nor sting when applied. I keep a small vial of it with me at all times in my purse. It's really amazing how fast things will heal with this stuff slathered on and then a bandaid on top to keep the stuff from rubbing back off. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15925#15925 Shebeeste 2010-12-11T18:14:40Z 2010-12-11T18:14:40Z

<p>Alcohol and air (no bandaid) if not too oozy. And/or commercial salve (Mountain Rose Herbs) based on either goldenseal &amp; myrrh or comfrey &amp; St. John's wort, depending on the severity, if I don't have any of my friend's excellent homemade salve. I've tried tea tree oil, but not sure how effective it actually was.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15926#15926 Katiemae 2010-12-11T18:18:03Z 2010-12-11T18:18:03Z

<p>Bag balm (the stuff in the green tin from Vermont) !!! That stuff heals anything. It's oils and herbs in a whipped petroleum base. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15934#15934 Dan 2010-12-11T19:48:06Z 2010-12-11T19:48:06Z

<p>There's a commercial skin product called <strong>Egyptian Magic</strong> (avail from Amazon) that's made from olive oil, beeswax, honey, bee pollen, royal jelly and bee propolis. Works great.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/15939#15939 Paleolady 2010-12-11T20:28:22Z 2010-12-11T20:28:22Z

<p>Honey! It has natural antibiotic properties. There is even a medical product that hospitals can buy that are basically bandages with honey.</p> <p>Although, to be honest, I don't put anything on my wounds, because I have a healthy immune system. I just wash it out and expose it to air, unless it is bleeding and needs a band-aid.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/87027#87027 coprophagous 2012-01-02T00:15:28Z 2012-01-02T00:15:28Z

<p>As a retired microbiologist i would suggest silver salve, the kind used for burns. no bacteria have ever developed resistance. is it toxic? hell yes it kills doesn't it? so use common sense.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/87034#87034 Nance 2012-01-02T00:45:14Z 2012-01-02T00:45:14Z

<p>I use 3 things: bacon fat, honey and yogurt.</p> <p>I come from a racetrack (horses) family. Most of my time was spent around Thoroughbreds but there was a 2-year stint with harness horses. When horses would get chafed, we used bacon fat to heal them because the hair would re-grow the original color rather than white (modern salves.) So I've smeared bacon fat on sores a few times and they always healed great (and smelled good too.)</p> <p>Like Paleolady, I don't always put anything on small cuts and scrapes but if I do it's honey. If I have a place showing signs of prickly heat or yeast infection I smear on a little home-made yogurt.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15894/wound-treatment/87036#87036 syrahna 2012-01-02T01:35:08Z 2012-01-02T01:35:08Z

<p>Manuka honey. I try to keep it moist with some oil based ointment (lately, using homemade calendula/sea buckthorn berry oil salve). </p>