Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Hi, You could try a comfrey poultice. Get the root (I think the leaf would work too) and grind it up, mix with aloe vera and pack into the wound gently. Change daily, rinsing out the wound. Good luck, Sean _____ shannahickle [shannahickle] Thursday, July 15, 2004 12:21 AM road rash Hi everyone I have a patient who hit a deer on his motorcycle 5 days ago and luckily, got off with mostly road rashes. Some areas, however, are pretty severe down to tendon and bone. He is trying to avoid skin grafting and the PA who is treating him is going along with it. They are debriding the wound, applying topical antibiotics and he is on an oral antibiotic as well as pain killers. Does anyone have any suggestions as to herbal poultices and specifically their preparation and application and internal herbal decoctions? He's about 54 years old and, though I've never treated him, I've advised him and looked at him as he's a friend. He's usually got a fairly red tongue with a thick yellow coat in back. He experiences prostate difficulty for which he takes Saw Palmetto regularly. I always wanted to try Zhi Bai Di Huang Tang and acu for him but he's a " tough guy " and pretty cheap about spending money for treatments. He seems basically Yin xu, very small guy, quite wiry though highly intelligent and probably just from small people. He's had some brushes with squamous cell skin cancer but says his skin heals rather quickly in general. He uses that something-U-Dex stuff on any cancers he suspects which turns his skin purple, then uses aloe vera to heal afterward. So, any suggestions for road rash? Thanks, Shanna Chinese Herbal Medicine offers various professional services, including board approved continuing education classes, an annual conference and a free discussion forum in Chinese Herbal Medicine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Raw Aloe, both eaten and as a salve can be a help acupuncture , " shannahickle " <shannahickle> wrote: > Hi everyone > > I have a patient who hit a deer on his motorcycle 5 days ago and > luckily, got off with mostly road rashes. Some areas, however, are > pretty severe down to tendon and bone. He is trying to avoid skin > grafting and the PA who is treating him is going along with it. They > are debriding the wound, applying topical antibiotics and he is on > an oral antibiotic as well as pain killers. Does anyone have any > suggestions as to herbal poultices and specifically their > preparation and application and internal herbal decoctions? He's > about 54 years old and, though I've never treated him, I've advised > him and looked at him as he's a friend. He's usually got a fairly > red tongue with a thick yellow coat in back. He experiences prostate > difficulty for which he takes Saw Palmetto regularly. I always > wanted to try Zhi Bai Di Huang Tang and acu for him but he's > a " tough guy " and pretty cheap about spending money for treatments. > He seems basically Yin xu, very small guy, quite wiry though highly > intelligent and probably just from small people. He's had some > brushes with squamous cell skin cancer but says his skin heals > rather quickly in general. He uses that something-U-Dex stuff on any > cancers he suspects which turns his skin purple, then uses aloe vera > to heal afterward. So, any suggestions for road rash? > > Thanks, Shanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Hello, I'm not an expert at all, but I've read that Yunnan Paiyao may be used externally to help heal wounds. In a message dated 7/15/2004 12:19:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, " shannahickle " <shannahickle writes: >Hi everyone > >I have a patient who hit a deer on his motorcycle 5 days ago and >luckily, got off with mostly road rashes. Some areas, however, are >pretty severe down to tendon and bone. He is trying to avoid skin >grafting and the PA who is treating him is going along with it. They >are debriding the wound, applying topical antibiotics and he is on >an oral antibiotic as well as pain killers. Does anyone have any >suggestions as to herbal poultices and specifically their >preparation and application and internal herbal decoctions? He's >about 54 years old and, though I've never treated him, I've advised >him and looked at him as he's a friend. He's usually got a fairly >red tongue with a thick yellow coat in back. He experiences prostate >difficulty for which he takes Saw Palmetto regularly. I always >wanted to try Zhi Bai Di Huang Tang and acu for him but he's >a " tough guy " and pretty cheap about spending money for treatments. >He seems basically Yin xu, very small guy, quite wiry though highly >intelligent and probably just from small people. He's had some >brushes with squamous cell skin cancer but says his skin heals >rather quickly in general. He uses that something-U-Dex stuff on any >cancers he suspects which turns his skin purple, then uses aloe vera >to heal afterward. So, any suggestions for road rash? > >Thanks, Shanna > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Dear All, I am Samuel. I am new here. I'd like to ask something, perhaps you can help me: In Chinese concept, if spleen-stomach (SP-ST) strong, then you muscle will be strong, that's mean you will be eager to eat more and more, then you will get fat and fat. What's wrong in my statement above? Somebody can help me? I am already overweight, should I strong my SP and ST? Or I just need to weaken my LI? Please enlight me. Thank you. Regards, Samuel Surya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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