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it may also be used in topical remedies for skin disorders, including minor burns, cuts, and scratches, stings and bites, and viral and bacterial infections like acne and cold sores. Clove: The essential oil made from dried clove buds has long been used as an antiseptic pain-relieving remedy in dentistry. On the home front, it
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can be used topically to stimulate circulation and relieve muscular pains, bruising and osteoarthritis, and in inhalations to ease chesty coughs and open the airways. Chickweed: The dainty flowers of chickweed are a traditional herbal remedy for burns, mild sunburn, rashes, and irritated skin. A gentle healer, chickweed is mild enough for babies and the most sensitive skin types. Make a compress by soaking a cloth in a 1:5 ratio of witch hazel and cooled strained tea made from dried chickweed; apply the compress three to four times a day. To ease burns, rashes, cuts and scrapes, apply a chickweed-based cream. Calendula: This herb has significant wound healing and anti-inflammatory properties. To help heal minor wounds, cuts, grazes, or burns, apply calendula topically in the form of an ointment, cream or lotion. Calendula’s slight astringency helps to keep the site free from infection and it also works as a topical antifungal agent for some skin conditions. Cooled, boiled, strained calendula tea is an effective mouthwash against gum infections and mouth ulcers. Aloe vera: Not only does the cooling gel from the aloe vera plant’s leaves soothe the painof burns, it also reduces inflammation and encourages the skin’s collagen to repair itself more rapidly. Plus, it contains a chemical called bradykininase which is thought to act as a topical painkiller to ease itching and irritation. This means that burns, sunburn and other kinds of skin wounds may heal faster when a product containing aloe vera is used. Arnica: For external use only, arnica is extremely
effective for muscle soreness, bruises and sprains – keep it handy for any sort of minor accident or sports injury. It is thought to improve circulation, which speeds the removal of certain by-products of injury, like lactic acid. It has even received the stamp of approval from Germany’s Commission E – widely regarded as the world’s leading authority on herbal medicines – as a treatment for muscle pain and strains. Capsaicin: This is the substance that gives chillies their ‘heat’; it is also the active ingredient used in natural products designed to counter joint pain. Applied to the skin, capsaicin reduces transmission of pain sensations from nerves to the brain. Emu oil: This is naturally high in anti- inflammatory omega-3, -6 and -9 essential fatty acids, making it very helpful for all types of muscle and joint pain, including osteoarthritis.
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