torn abdominals from birth question re Nyagroda bark

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Here is Michael's input FYI on this herb with a few notes in

perenthesis added:

 

Nyagrodha is banyan tree (use the bark)

 

Internal use:- antiinflammatory, vulnerary; internal.- constipative

(take care, postpartum moms easily constipate), antidysenteric,

aphrodisiac (means good for hormones, a plus), antiabortifacient,

antidiabetic, antipyretic, refrigerant (take care to balance,

postpartum moms easily chilled), ophthalmic, anodyne (pain),

vulnerary(wound healing), depurative, styptic (stops bleeding),

antiarthritic

 

external use:- latex on wounds, cracked soles, synovitis, arthritis,

symphadenitis, otorrhea, odontalgia, conjunctivitis, hemorrhoids,

sagging breasts, skin diseases, skin ulcers; int.- burning sensation,

thirst, wounds, erysipelas, uterine disorders-menorrhagia, diabetes,

diarrhea, acid indigestion, premature ejaculation, bleeding disorders

(sounds very valuable qualities for those with access!)

 

mike

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Some more inputs:

 

Topical application of honey has been used since antiquity to

accelerate skin wound healing[1] Honey has been shown to inhibit the

growth of several organisms responsible for wound infections[2,3,4]

In one preliminary study, nine infants with large, open infected

wounds that failed to heal with conventional treatment were treated

successfully with topical application of honey.[5] Fresh unprocessed

honey was applied to wounds in amounts of 5–10 ml twice daily for a

period of 21 days. All infants showed marked clinical improvement

after 5 days, and the wounds were closed and free of infection by 21

days. The use of honey most attractive, since honey headily available

everywhere, and is from patients's environment.

 

Comfrey has anti-inflammatory properties that may decrease bruising

when the herb is applied topically.[6]Comfrey is also widely used in

traditional medicine as a topical application to help heal wounds.[7]

 

Lastly, from author's practice, Jatyadi Ghrutam, or Tailam are

equally useful for local application, perhaps readily available

online from alayurveda.com but he would not recommend anything if

local herbs are available.

 

1. Forest RD. Development of wound therapy from Dark Ages to the

present. J Roy Soc Med 1982;75:268–73.

2. Cooper RA, Molan PC, Harding KG. Antibacterial activity of honey

against strains of Staphylococcus aureas from infected wounds. J R

Soc Med 1999;92:283–5.

3. Khristov G, Mladenov S. Honey in surgical practice: the

antibacterial properties of honey. Khirurgiya 1961;14:937–45.

4. Obasieki-Ebor EE, Afonya TC, Onyekweli AO. Preliminary report on

the antimicrobial activity of honey distillate. J Pharm Pharmacol

1983;35:748–9.

5. Vardi A, Barzilay Z, Linder N, et al. Local application of honey

for treatment of neonatal postoperative wound infection. Acta

Paediatr 1998;87:429–32.

 

6. Blumenthal M, Busse WR, Goldberg A, et al. The Complete German

Commission E Monographs. Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines.

Austin, Texas: American Botanical Council, 1998, 115–6.

7. Weiss R. Herbal Medicine. Gothenburg, Sweden: Ab Arcanum and

Beaconsfield, UK: Beaconsfield Publishers Ltd, 1988, 342.

 

ayurveda , " Ysha Oakes "

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> Here is Michael's input FYI on this herb with a few notes in

> perenthesis added:

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> Nyagrodha is banyan tree (use the bark)

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