2007-01-24 20:44:05 · 3 answers · asked by fortuneteller_13 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I have heard of turmeric being used on wounds. It is used in Indian Ayurvedic Medicine and also Chinese medicine for wound healing, amongst many other things. But it would be messy and stain clothing. It is great to take internally, as used in cooking or as a supplement.
See this for a pretty good article on Turmeric uses:
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsHerbs/Turmericch.html
Well!!! I have jsut read some of this Wikipedia History of saffron and apparently Alexander the great added it to his bathwater to aid wound healing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_saffron
Plus this page also lists it as part of Ayurvedic Medicine for wound healing.
http://www.royalsaffron.com/medicine.htm
So yes go ahead and use saffron if it is a wound. You may get some staining though so you need to cover well. You learn something new every day so thanks for that.
Best wishes
2007-01-25 00:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by ♥zene purrs♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol.. im not sure what saffron can do to your injury.. all i know is that saffron is a good brain food (accding to some studies).
2007-01-24 23:43:54 · answer #2 · answered by Niah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i prefer band-aid :) but iodine and gauze should do the trick!
2007-01-24 20:49:27 · answer #3 · answered by Dubaiyuki 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋