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cutaneous system
laceration
botanicals

primary herbs

Arnica montana (toxic): dilute 1 tbsp. to 1 pint water, use fomentation, for indolent wounds with a sticky deposit at the base and poor granulation (Weiss, p. 342)
Calendula officinalis: dilute tincture, use to cleanse open wound, helps prevent keloids when used locally (Mitchell, p. 79)
Digitalis purpurea (toxic): topically; dilute, indolent wounds with a dirty deposit, and that have persisted for a long time (Weiss, p. 342)
Echinacea angustifolia: topically; very obstinate and heal slowly (Harper-Shove, p. 156)
Erigeron canadensis: bleeding (Harper-Shove, p. 156)
Hypericum perforatum: nerve injury; oil: for small circumscribed wounds (Weiss, p. 343)
Symphytum officinale (toxic): allantoin, topically: ulcerous and obstinate (Harper-Shove, p. 156)
Thuja occidentalis: topically: dilute (Ellingwood, p. 393)


complementary herbs

suppurating wounds: Trigonella foenum-graecum + Lobelia inflata (toxic) + Ulmus fulva + Echinacea spp. (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 217)


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