-IBIS-1.7.6-
tx
cutaneous system
burn
Nutrition

dietary guidelines

therapeutic foods:
• foods rich in Vitamins A, E and C
• foods rich in Silicon (Jensen)
• for serious burns, add fresh vegetable and fruit juices or other foods rich in electrolytes: Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Phosphorous

specific remedies:
• apply honey topically to minor burns
• mix 2 oz. beancurd and l oz. raw brown sugar and apply topically to minor burns (Butt and Bloomfield, 124.)
• apply raw potato juice to affected parts (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, 14.)
• drink the liquid obtained by steaming fresh yellow soybeans (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, 71.)


supplements

Vitamin C, 1,000-2,000 mg, three times per day, to enhance tissue healing and support immune function
• Vitamin B-complex
• Vitamin A 50,000 IU per day
Beta-carotene, 100,000 IU per day, to enhance tissue healing and support immune function
Vitamin E, 1200 IU d-alpha tocopherols, three times daily, for anti-oxidant function and to reduce scarring; it is important to use the tocopherol form of vitamin E when treating burns topically as it is immediately available.
• Potassium and other electrolytes
Zinc, 30 mg, twice daily, to enhance tissue healing and support immune function
Bromelain, 250 to 500 mg, four times daily, to decrease inflammation.
• Essential fatty acids, safflower oil 2 Tbsp per day
• L-glutamine, 4-10 g, three times daily, provides amino acid to nourish intestinal mucosa and protect against damage secondary to severe burns.

» drug interaction:
• Iron, Sodium, Calcium, carotene, Vitamin B12, fat, protein, cholesterol and neomycin (Mycifradin, Neobiotic): neomycin damages the intestinal villi and precipitates bile salts in the lumen; this leads to malabsorption of the enumerated nutrients
• Vitamin K and cephalosporins [cefuroxime (Ceftin), cephalexin (Cefanex, Keflet, Keflex, Keftab), cefixime (Suprax), cephadroxil (Duricef, Ultracef), cephaclor (Ceclor)]:
- cephalosporins interfere with Vitamin K metabolism, sometimes leading to hemmorhage
- cephalosporins reduce Vitamin K synthesis by destroying the colonic bacteria responsible for that process


footnotes