This article aims to help the reader in the rapid identification of natural remedies useful in the treatment of various symptoms, disorders and pathologies. For some of the listed remedies, this utility may not have been confirmed by sufficient experimental tests conducted with a scientific method. Furthermore, any natural remedy presents potential risks and contraindications.
If available, we therefore recommend that you click on the link corresponding to the individual remedy to learn more about the topic. In any case, we remind you of the importance of avoiding self-treatment and to consult your doctor beforehand to ascertain the absence of contraindications and drug interactions.
The burn is a skin lesion caused by the local action of heat, cold, particular chemical substances (caustic) or physical agents (different types of radiation).
Burns are commonly classified according to the severity of the injuries; in the milder ones, called first degree, the damage only affects the superficial layers of the skin (it is called sunburn), while in the third degree burns, the most serious, the deeper layers and possibly the underlying tissues are damaged .
Herbal medicine offers numerous plants useful in the presence of first-degree burns (which manifest themselves with a little painful skin reddening), and second-degree with limited extension, which must undergo a specialist medical examination and are typically associated with filittene (vesicles). stuffed with a clear liquid).
PLEASE NOTE: immediately after a thermal burn from heat, it is advisable to run cold water (8-22 ° C) on the burned area, in order to cool it and limit tissue damage. The cooling operation must be carried out promptly and last from 15 to 60 minutes. For more details on first aid operations to be implemented in the event of burns, see the dedicated article.
Medicinal plants and supplements useful for burns and burns
Calendula, Aloe gel, Bromelaina, Hypericum oil, Echinacea, Centella, Arnica.
