This is why I switched gears in school from medicine to hard sciences (physics). I got into the kung fu community and had my eyes opened. I'll never forget my first "herbal healing" experience. I'd had my forearms rubbed down to blood and covered in deep contusions. It looked like I'd been in a car accident. My Sifu sent me down to the Chinese herbalist with a recipe. They whipped up the recipe. They called it "Tee-da" (healing hand). I applied to my arms, and the next day they were better. Just a couple of scabs left and all contusions completely healed. My allopathic mind was blown. I wish I still had that recipe, but I've been a hippy ever since.
Did you ever use Dit Da Jow (various spellings)? DH has a big jar of he made, he got the herbs from a Kung Fu quy years ago. It cannot be applied to broken skin, but any other injury, rubbed in. It is mind boggling. (PM me if interested in getting some.)
I’ve done things like dropped an iron frying pan on my big toenail, pain like nothing else, rubbed it on, next day nothing. No bruise, mark, pain, etc. DH uses it for numerous injuries.
Good Nat health thread topic here...
Interesting. Back in the day, I had a water build up in my left elbow right at the joint on the out side. That sac got to be pretty big and was more of an annoyance than pain. A bowler friend told me not to do anything until I see him the following week.
He brought me a large can of some kind of powder. I was told to make a paste, encase my elbow in it and wrap it up tight and do it for 3 days. I did and it was gone.
Have no idea what it was. He got it from a German Apothecary shop in a German neighborhood in Chicago.