29 Proven Home Remedies for Faster Wound Healing

Do you have wounds that need a quick fix? Do you frequently end up getting hurt, and the wounds take time to heal? Well, fret not! The solution has finally arrived! This post deals with a number of simple home remedies that can cure your wounds faster than you would have imagined! Want to check out what they are? Go ahead and give a read!

Let’s have a look at the 29 effective home remedies for wounds:

1. Stop The Blood Flow:

If an object causes your finger to bleed, the first thing you do is to pull out that object.

• Take for an example, a glass piece causes your finger to bleed. Take out the glass piece.
• Let the blood ooze out for 5 minutes.
• If the bleeding continues, you must stop it. Take a clean cotton cloth. Cover the wound/cut with it.
• Press the cloth hard against the bleeding area.

You may also turn your wound upwards, in the opposite direction of the blood flow. It helps in stopping the bleeding.

2. Clean The Wound:

• Wash the wound with clean soap water.
• After you clean it, wide it gently with cotton.
• You can also use saline water to clean the wound. To prepare the solution, take 1 liter of water. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of salt to this water.
• After the salty water cools down, use it to wash the wound.

3. Use Antibiotics:

A wound or cut on your body needs an antibiotic to keep it safe from being infected with germs and bacteria.

• You may ask your doctor for which antiseptic to use. Bactine and polysporin are two antiseptics that do not need a doctor’s prescription. (1), (2)

4. Use Garlic:

This isn’t just meant for warding off vampires and butter garlic prawns! It has immense healing powers. All you have to do is crush a garlic clove and apply to the cut. It instantly stops the bleeding and gives relief from the pain. Another method is as follows:

• Take a bit of wine. Blend garlic and wine in a mixer.
• Strain the liquid.
• Now, wash the cut with this garlic and wine liquid.
• Repeat the process twice a day till your cut heals.

Warning: Do not leave it on for more than 20 minutes because it can damage skin.

5. Apply Onion:

• In the case of a sore, take an onion.
• Grind it in a mixer.
• Add a bit of honey to it.
• Now, apply the paste to the sore.
• Keep it for not more than an hour.

6. Apply Aloe Vera Gel:

This plant is a type of cactus and is an amazing skin care household remedy. One of its most important features is that it regenerates really fast! It is also known for its excellent anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial characteristics. It can be used on cuts, bruises, scrapes and all kinds of wounds. It effectively protects the skin and speeds up the recovery process.

• Take an Aloe Vera leaf.
• Extract the gel from it.
• Apply it on the wound or cut.

If you have a surgical wound, do not use this gel. It slows down the healing process.

7. Rub Turmeric:

It is a handy household item which can also be used to stop a cut from bleeding and for other healing purposes. It is well known that turmeric is an antiseptic.

• Apply turmeric on the wound or the cut.
• It stops the flow of blood.

Turmeric also works as a pain killer.

8. Apply Coffee Powder:

It is a very popular beverage, and most of us need it to keep awake and stay alert during the day, but did you know it’s also a ‘home cure’? To stop a minor cut from bleeding,

• Apply coffee powder on the wound thrice a day.
• It clots the blood and effectively stops the bleeding.
• Coffee has antiseptic properties. It stops the blood flow.

It is also anti-bacterial.

9. Clove And Clove Oil:

This wonder spice can protect skin and enhance its healing. It is known for its wonderful antiseptic, antimicrobial and antifungal characteristics and is extremely rich in vitamins and minerals. Clove oil speeds up the recovery process immensely, gives immediate relief when in pain and can also prevent infections from taking effect.

To stop bleeding and alleviate pain in the case of minor wounds:

• Sprinkle ground cloves on the cut.
• Watch it heal after a few days.

Another way of using clove:

• Apply clove oil on the sore.
• You can also crush the cloves. Sprinkle the powder on the wound.

Warning: Clove oil can be directly applied to wounds, but should always be diluted to prevent any damage to the skin.

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