Eight Natural Remedies to Speed Bruise Healing

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When you get a bruise, in addition to applying a cold compress (like

an icepack or a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a towel) to the area for

about 20 minutes to reduce the swelling, you can also use natural

remedies to help speed up the healing.

 

Bear in mind that these are all for external use, so don't drink or

swallow these mixtures.

 

* Aloe Vera: Use the fresh juice from the fleshy inner part of the

leaf and apply. Aloe has many healing properties, such as preventing

infection, so you can apply it to minor skin irritations and small

wounds to speed up healing.

 

* Cabbage: For facial bruises, take the large outer leaves of

white cabbage, break the ridges of the leaves and dip them into very

hot water. Then apply to the bruise (but make sure they're not

scalding hot as you put them on your face).

 

* Calendula: To make a salve, boil one ounce of dried calendula

flowers or leaves (or 1/4 teaspoon of fresh juice from the herb) with

one ounce of lard. Once the mixture has cooled, apply it to the

bruise. This mixture is also good for sprains, pulled muscles, sores

and boils.

 

* Fenugreek: To make a poultice, put 1/2 ounce of crushed

fenugreek seeds in a small cloth bag and boil it in water for a few

minutes. Remove the bag and apply the " tea water " to the area. Make it

as hot as you can stand it (but make sure it's not scalding the skin).

 

Sheena Judd