Herbs for burns by Victoria Marie Ann Leggett & by Karlyn Rayne

[Dept of PMM Artists & things]

Ok so  know we all know we get burned every now and then, doing cooking, lighting ritual candles, etc.

Here are some things I learned from my herbal medicine books.

1st cold water should be applied, 2nd Witch Hazel, 3rd Marigold or St. John's Wort.

Now I don't know how much is supposed to be used but I usually use just enough to cover the burned area.

 

I can't use any antibiotics including topical. So aloe is my best bet. Long ago they used butter but that just adds flames to the fire and the burn worsen. Cool mudd is also good if you have nothing else like on a camping trip.

also If you have skin that has been sunbburnt, then after a cleansing bath, wipe off your
affected skin with a face-cloth moistened in Rooibos tea; press gently to dry.
Alternatively, you can also add a few Rooibos tea bags to your bath water to
sooth your skin.


Here is a recipe for sun burn lotion

Orange Flower Body Lotion for sunburn

An easy recipe that is especially good for soothing sun burnt skin.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons glycerine
1/3 cup orange flower water

Directions:
Whisk orange flower water and glycerine together in a small bowl, pour into
a small bottle, seal. Shake well before using.


also one for spray

After-Sun Healing Spray
½ cup distilled water
¼ cup aloe vera gel
8 drops of Lavender essential oil
2 drops of Roman Chamomile essential oil
2 drops Geranium essential oil

Blend together and pour into a 12-16 ounce fine mist
spray bottle. Spray skin if you have been over exposed to
the sun. This is very healing and soothing to sunburned
skin. Do not get any in eyes.

And this one

ALOE SPRAY FOR BURNS

One of the best ways to apply a burn remedy is to spray it on. (The
spray can also be gently dabbed on very minor burns.) In this way,
you don't have to touch sensitive, burned skin. Also, a spray feels
cool on a burn.

4 oz. aloe juice
1/2 tsp viamin E oil (or 2, 400-I.U.capsules)
1/8 tsp lavender essential oil
Combine ingredients and pour into a spritzer bottle (which can be
found at most drugstores). Shake well. Spray on burn as needed. The
vitamin E will promote healing. Make sure that you use aloe vera
juice, not gel, which will clog the sprayer.

This spray is good for sunburn or almost any type of minor burn

Diluted Rose petal vinegar is amazing for sunburns, clearing the heat from the skin and relieving a great percentag of the pain.

You can apply a salve of calenula flowers and St Johnswort to badly burned areas. These two herbs have antiseptic properties, also act as a painkiller and will promote helaing.

There is an herbal bath that will help minimize the stinging and pain of sunburns. Add 6 cups of chamomile tea or 6 drops of chamomile oil to lukewarm tub full of water. Soak in the bath for about 30 minutes.

Lavender oil is also said to be good and can be used in place of the chamomile oil if you don't have any.

You can make a large pot of comfrey or gotu kola tea and let it cool. Soak sterile cotton gauze in the tea to make a compress and apply it to the affected areas. Leave the compress in place for up to 30 minutes.

For tissue repair, horsetail is a good source of silica. . You can also dissolve 1 pound of baking soda in a tubful of cool water and soak in the bath for about 30 minutes.


Aloe vera is an effective treatment for most type's of burn and has been used in some burn units of hospitals. Gently apply a thin layer of aloe vera gel tot he sunburned area. Repeat it every hour until the pain is gone. If you use a commercial aloe product, make sure it is one that doesn't have mineral oil, paraffin waxes, alcohol, or coloring.

[WarMouse -Manager-]

Ooo Thanks for posting! I only knew of aloe for burns.