Category: wound healing

People’s Paste: First Aid for Minor Cuts, Burns, Insect Bites, and Rashes

Follow the “Herbal First Aid Kit”series here. In this series, we look at natural alternatives to modern first aid kits, which usually consist of medications made from synthetic chemicals. If you’re looking for natural solutions for acute conditions, these herbs are safe, effective, and easily available. My first experience with people’s paste was when a mountain lion…


People’s Paste: Herbal First Aid for Minor Cuts, Burns, Insect Bites, and Rashes

Follow the “Herbal First Aid Kit”series here. In this series, we look at natural alternatives to modern first aid kits, which usually consist of medications made from synthetic chemicals. If you’re looking for natural solutions for acute conditions, these herbs are safe, effective, and easily available. My first experience with people’s paste was when a mountain lion…


Dragon’s Blood: One of the Most Potent Sources of Antioxidants on the Planet

Out of 3,100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs, and supplements used worldwide, dragon’s blood is the highest-known antioxidant tested according to a study published in Nutrition Journal. This dark-red tree resin has been used as a medicine for more than 1,000 years by many ancient civilizations including the Greeks and Romans and has been used in many traditional medicine systems…


5 Science-Backed Wound Healers Found in Nature

The natural biological process that occurs in your body to heal a wound is as incredible as it is complex. Four precise phases—hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling—must occur in the proper sequence and with the correct timing for the wound to heal successfully. Unfortunately, many factors may interfere with this process, so impaired wound healing…