Haldi is the classical wound powder — but on a clean, closed wound, not an open one, where the loose powder can carry dirt in. Wash first, then a thin paste, then cover.
Traditional
CautionThe amount used in cooking is safe. In tablet or extract form it does not go with blood-thinning medicines. Avoid larger amounts if you have gallstones. Stop before surgery.
शहद · Honey
Hospitals dress wounds with medical-grade honey; the kitchen jar is not that and is not sterile. Keep it for eating unless a doctor says otherwise.
Traditional
CautionNever give honey to a baby under one year — the risk is infant botulism. This rule has no exceptions.
घी · Ghee
A teaspoon in food gives the body what it builds new tissue from. On the wound itself, only once it has closed — grease over an open wound holds infection in.
Traditional
तिल का तेल · Sesame oil
Warm til oil, massaged into the affected part with the palm and left for twenty minutes before a warm bath.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Wash with plain cool water; short periods of sun and air speed healing.
Mud pack around, never on, an open wound.
Classical Formulations
कैशोर गुग्गुलु · Kaishore Guggulu
Dose: 2–4 tablets (500 mg) · Warm water after food
Bhojanveda
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