🩹 Medicinal Plants for Wounds
For small, superficial wounds herbal practice has a long tradition: tannins draw the tissue together, allantoin encourages new cell growth, and some plants are mildly antiseptic besides. Anything beyond that needs proper care: deep, heavily bleeding or dirty wounds, bites and anything that becomes inflamed belong with a doctor.
40 plants from our database are traditionally associated with Wounds – each with a profile, active compounds, safety notes and sources. Poisonous and legally controlled species are deliberately left out of this list; they remain reachable through the search and the plant index.
These plants are traditionally used for the listed conditions. Not medical advice — consult a doctor or pharmacist for persistent symptoms.
Arnica tincture (1:10 in 70 % ethanol), diluted 1:3 to 1:10 with water, applied as a moist compress to bruises, contusions, sprains and blunt injur…
Compresses with rhizome decoction or extract were used in folk medicine for wounds, burns, skin infections, and inflammatory skin conditions.
Folk-medicine wound compress for minor bleeding cuts and abrasions, nosebleeds (tampon), hemorrhoidal bleeding and superficial skin injuries — hemo…
Fresh leaf juice or halved succulent leaves are applied directly to minor wounds, burns, insect stings, and sunburn.
In folk medicine, capsaicin-rich Habanero or Scotch Bonnet fruits are used similarly to cayenne (C.
Compresses soaked in a strong tea from the flowering herb were applied externally to wounds, ulcers, eczema, and skin infections (impetigo).
Traditional moist compress to support the treatment of minor skin inflammation (e.g.
Traditional external use to support wound healing and for minor skin inflammation.
Traditional witch hazel leaf compress (EMA-recognised) for minor skin inflammations, bruises and small wounds — astringent action via tannins.
Resin compresses from pine resin (Resina Pini) are used in folk medicine for wounds, furuncles, and skin infections.
Compresses with cooled great burnet root decoction for burns, wounds, boils, and inflamed skin areas.
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest (Salish, Okanagan, Stl'atl'imx, Nlaka'pamux) historically used crushed berries and bark decoctions exte…
Cooled infusion as a moist compress for skin irritations, eczema, minor wounds and abrasions.
Moist compress for small superficial skin wounds.
Compress with the astringent infusion as supportive care for minor, slow-healing wounds and bruises; an antibacterial effect of extracts has been d…
Traditional topical use for minor wounds and small boils (skin sores).
External salve or cream with expressed juice for superficial wounds, abrasions and mild skin inflammation — EMA traditional use.
External bath for superficial, poorly healing wounds.
Fresh or steamed ash leaves were applied as moist compresses in folk medicine to poorly healing wounds, ulcers, and skin complaints.
Cooled infusion or freshly crushed herb as a moist compress for small wounds, skin irritation, and minor burns.
Blue chamomile essential oil (rich in chamazulene and alpha-bisabolol oxides) — anti-inflammatory and skin-soothing externally; Kommission E positi…
Bruised or powdered herb was applied as a compress for ulcers and wounds.
External use for chronic skin conditions and poorly healing wounds.
Classic home-remedy salve for bruises and minor wounds — the gentler sister of arnica, traditionally also used for children.
Hornbeam bark was used in folk medicine as a decoction for compresses and wound washes for poorly healing wounds and skin irritations.
Bark extract for circulatory and skin problems: the bark contains high levels of hydrolyzable tannins (ellagitannins: castalagin, vescalagin) with…
Loss of appetite and dyspeptic complaints (bloating, flatulence, mild digestive weakness) and as adjuvant in disturbances of bile flow - bitter the…
Turmeric paste applied externally — folk remedy for skin inflammations, eczema and minor wounds in Ayurveda and Asian folk medicine.
In Aztec folk medicine (Nahuatl: Cuetlaxochitl), the milky latex was applied to burns and inflammatory skin irritations.
In Southeast Asia, the milky sap of the rubber plant is traditionally applied externally to skin wounds and inflammatory skin conditions.
Fresh plant juice or a poultice of the bruised herb was traditionally applied to wounds, minor burns, and skin inflammations.
Compresses soaked in root decoction for haemorrhoids, eczema and poorly healing wounds.
Traditional external use as red oil for minor skin inflammations (sunburn) and minor wounds.
Bay laurel oil (expressed from fruits and leaves) for external massage in rheumatic complaints, bruises, and sprains.
Spruce resin salve: the resin (pitch) is dissolved in fat or oil and used as a wound salve, furuncle poultice, or rubefacient for back and joint pain.
Folk medicine first-aid remedy: ribwort plantain grows on almost every roadside and provides an instant natural plaster.
In African folk medicine, fresh leaves are crushed and applied as a poultice to wounds, ulcers, and skin infections.
Fresh crushed lungwort leaves were applied as compresses in folk medicine to slow-healing wounds, ulcers, and eczema.
Traditional folk-medicinal use as astringent and antimicrobial compress for poorly healing wounds, mild skin inflammations, insect bites and weepin…
Crushed fresh leaves applied as a poultice on minor wounds, skin blemishes, and insect stings.
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