One of the most common and most frequent situations that can happen at home are injuries and accidental cuts .
The first thing to assess is certainly the severity of the damage present and then decide how to intervene in the specific situation. In case of deep wounds it will be necessary to go to the first hospital emergency department; if the severity of the cut or wound is of medium or slight size it will be possible to intervene with the use of natural remedies .
The first operation on a wound is to wash the damaged area with fresh water, but be careful that the pressure of the water jet is not too strong so as not to impact the damaged fabric.
Afterwards it will be careful to disinfect the wound and help the healing process with natural products .
Honey for wounds
Honey has been used since ancient times to heal wounds and help healing in the event of cuts . Both in the Middle Ages during the chivalrous games and in the real battles, both during the wars of ancient and modern times, there are references to the use of honey to help the rapprochement of wound edges.
In fact, honey is able to unite the tissues and enter the cut thanks to an enzymatic reaction produced by the simple sugars contained. The innumerable substances found in honey, including propolis percentages, have different functions useful for the healing of damaged tissues and in particular have a very effective antibacterial action .
The technique of using honey is simple: just spread it on the wound and cover the entire depth of the cut to then bandage the area to keep it clean and protected.
Aloe vera: heals and heals wounds
The gel of the aloe vera plant is one of the best natural products to help cure wounds, cuts or scratches as well as redness and other skin problems.
There are many products that contain aloe and the best are those in which the percentage of extract is as close as possible to 100% of the plant and without the addition of other substances and excipients. The best is always the choice of aloe in gel extracted from plants cultivated under organic farming, both for the highest control and for the best quality of the extracted product.
It is also possible to take aloe directly from the plant grown at home or in the garden; to do this it will be sufficient to cut a leaf, wash it thoroughly, remove the outer part and collect the gel inside.
The aloe gel can be applied directly on the wound and thanks to its healing and soothing properties it will allow a faster healing of epithelial tissues.
The aloe gel finally releases a pleasant sensation of freshness indicated on damaged, inflamed tissues or in the case of wounds due to burns.
Healing herbs, what they are and how to use them
Natural mucilage for helping healing
There are plants such as plantain, mallow, altea and lin which contain natural substances such as mucilage and which were used as a natural remedy for immediate first aid in ancient times.
These plants were part of the traditional peasant remedies in case of small wounds or cuts that could happen during work or in other situations, It was enough to collect these herbs that grew wild on the edges of cultivated fields; once prepared, they were applied to wounds to aid healing .
The extraction of the mucilage could be extemporaneous and in this case the fresh leaf was crushed and applied at the time or subsequently the mucilages were extracted through maceration in water and applied with a cloth on the injured area.
The mucilage are able to create a protective film on the tissue that acts as a barrier in order to prevent external substances from worsening the conditions and also have mechanical anti-inflammatory properties because they soften, soothe and help the regeneration of epithelial cells.
After the green first aid: bandage or no bandage?
Finally it is good practice not to bandage the wound but to leave the wound exposed to the air to aid healing . This is only possible in a clean environment, while if we need to leave the home for work or other reasons it is better to bandage the wound to reduce the risk of infections.
In the case of humidity and environmental conditions such as those in tropical countries, the risk of infection also increases considerably due to the dilation of the blood vessels produced by the high temperature.
In these climatic conditions where humidity is also very high, it is therefore necessary to avoid direct exposure of the wound to the air and it is recommended to use strongly healing and disinfectant products from the earliest moments of the damage. One of the most widely used natural powders in these tropical areas is turmeric powder.
This plant that grows naturally in these areas has an excellent anti-inflammatory and healing power and is indicated in these parts of the world with a humid and warm climate.
