Will soon be facing an open draining wound from a necrotizing
(dying) squamous cell carcinoma tumor of the jaw. I am an LPN (inactive
status) and will be doing wound care on the site. It hasn't opened yet,
but I want to be prepared.
My objectives are simple: to keep the wound clean (free of
debris), free from infection, pain free, and to facilitate healing while
minimizing scaring. While I know that it would be difficult to heal
completely due to the nature of the beast - I want to optimize wound
management. While supplies such as bandages, tape, etc. are readily
available from local pharmacies. I need your help/experience in wound
management using herbal methods. Don't really want to go towards
'normal' pharmaceuticals i.e. Neosporine, etc. I believe once you begin
that route you end up in a circle of killing some organisms while
quietly growing another. I want to keep the wound clean from the get-go
and thus minimize the chance of infection and thus having the expense of
obtaining a wound culture & sensitivity (C&S).
Normal wound care involves cleansing/irrigating the wound with H2O2,
if debris is present, and then rinse with normal saline. I intend to
cleanse with Colloidal Silver, apply a herb based ointment/salve for
healing and to apply a Telfa (non-stick) type pad, and bandage as
appropriate.
My question is this: In reading through "NATURAL HEALING WITH
HERBS" by Humbart Santillo B.S., M.H. I've come across many various
herbs for wound care and need some guidance. Any sources on the web?
Thanks,
Carl
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