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tx
cutaneous system
skin ulcer
nutrition
dietary guidelines
therapeutic foods:
foods rich in Vitamins A, B-complex, C and E, Zinc
foods rich in Silicon (Jensen)
black bass, rye, avocados, sea vegetables, whey, apple, cucumbers, millet, rice polishings, rice bran, sprouts (Jensen, p. 63)
fresh juices:
carrot, celery, lemon (Jensen, p. 63)
cucumber, endive, pineapple (Jensen, p. 63)
carrot juice or carrot tea (Shefi)
» boils: swiss chard (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 42)
specific remedies:
apply mashed alfalfa sprouts and change poultice three times daily-four times per day (Ni, p. 27)
apply crushed, fresh dandelion leaves topically (Ni, p. 36)
apply mashed lettuce, changing poultice three times daily, and drink l cup of lukewarm lettuce juice three times daily (Ni, p. 39)
apply Vitamin E oil topically
apply honey topically (Shefi)
apply powdered sugar topically
simmer the crushed shell of a fresh coconut in water. Wash the affected areas with this liquid three times daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 87)
take 150 g of cherry pits, crush, simmer in liquid, strain and use liquid to wash the skin three times daily-four times per day (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 94)
apply crushed raw onion or onion juice to affected part (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 22)
» inflamed wounds, lymphadenitis: crushed fresh sweet potato and dandelion greens poultice to affected part (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 16)
» inflamed wounds, lymphadenitis: apply crushed eggplant to affected parts (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 61)
» inflamed wounds, lymphadenitis: simmer the stalk and leaves of a tomato plant in water. Wash the affected areas with the liquid (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 62)
» early stage boils: soak yellow soybeans in water until they swell up, crush into a paste and apply to affected area (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 71)
» painful boils and carbuncles: crush 100 g scallions and stir-fry with a little vinegar. While still hot, press to the affected parts and cover with bandage (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 85)
» painful boils and carbuncles: apply crushed garlic to affected part and cover (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 87)
avoid:
meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, coffee, caffeine, sweet foods and sugar, alcohol, cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, refined foods, processed foods
supplements
folic acid (Kopjas, 1968)
Vitamin C 2 g per day
Vitamin E (oral and topical) 400 IU per day
Zinc 60 mg per day
footnotes