Frostbite
Keep your diet fresh and wholesome, rejecting all processed and junk like foods. Include plenty of foods to boost circulation such as onions, garlic, chilli, ginger, mustard, radish etc. Foods that are rich in vitamin C help to speed up the healing process and also help heal the damaged blood vessels too. Fresh blackcurrants, kiwis, oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit etc. could be consumed daily in a freshly squeezed juice until full healing has taken place. Avoid smoking and alcohol as these both lessen blood circulation. Many foods are also good at healing skin when made into a poultice. Uncooked cucumber, potato and radish can be blended or mashed into a paste and applied to the skin to help heal the frostbitten skin. Bathe the affected parts in a warm tea of comfrey leaf, myrrh and horsetail for their potent tissue healing action. Use a teaspoon of each in a mug of boiling water and when cool enough, apply liberally to the skin with cotton wool or a soft cloth A tea consisting of rosehips, nettle, sage, chamomile, peppermint and a pinch of cayenne will provide many helpful nutrients and promote effective blood circulation. Use equal parts of the dried herbs (except the cayenne) and drink up to 3 cups daily. Don't scrimp on the cayenne though as this will get serious bloodflow to where its needed. Make a paste to apply to the skin using a handful of mullein flowers and boiled marshmallow root with some olive oil. Simmer the marshmallow root for 10 minutes to soften it then whizz both in a blender or mash in a pestle and mortar. Make into a paste consistency and apply twice daily to the affected skin parts. Marshmallow root is a very efficient healer of skin and tissue that has been damaged by freezing or cold. Fresh or high quality shop bought aloe vera gel is excellent at healing and preventing infection. If the healing process produces nerve pain then drink st johns wort tea 3 times a day, a teaspoon per cup.General characteristics
General characteristics
Diet and lifestyle
Diet and lifestyle
Useful herbs
Useful herbs
Natural healing
Natural healing
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