Wounds & cuts

Skin

Wounds & cuts (Trouble)

Body system: Skin

Breaks in the skin needing healing and protection.

Try one plant that eases this trouble — and tell a neighbor what worked.

Plants that help with Wounds & cuts (7)

Calendula

Calendula

Pot Marigold

Calendula officinalis

Fire·Leo+House 5·Fixed

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Bitter; PungentEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Skin inflammation & rash, Wounds & cuts, Minor burns

Comfrey

Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Earth·Capricorn+House 10·Cardinal

Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Sprains & strains, Bruises, Wounds & cuts, Muscle & joint pain

Echinacea

Echinacea

Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable·Hasta

Pacifies Kapha & PittaTaste: Pungent; BitterEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Cold & flu, Infection, Wounds & cuts, Swollen lymph

Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Earth·Capricorn+House 10·Cardinal

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; Bitter; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Brittle nails & hair, Urinary irritation, Wounds & cuts

Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla vulgaris

Air·Libra+House 7·Cardinal

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Bitter; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Heavy menstruation, Wounds & cuts, Diarrhea

St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort

Hypericum perforatum

Fire·Leo+House 5·Fixed

Pacifies Vata; balances PittaTaste: Bitter; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Low mood, Nerve pain, Wounds & cuts, Anxiety & stress

Yarrow

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable·Chitra

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Bitter; Pungent; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Wounds & cuts, Fever, Heavy menstruation, Cold & flu

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