A Natural Antibacterial Bandage, that's Wooly Lambs Ear.
Wooly Lamb’s Ear has been used for centuries as a wound dressing on battlefields. Not only do the soft, fuzzy leaves absorb blood and help it to clot more quickly, they also contain antibacterial, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Wooly Lamb’s Ear has been used for centuries as a wound dressing on battlefields. Not only do the soft, fuzzy leaves absorb blood and help it to clot more quickly, they also contain antibacterial, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Wooly Lamb’s Ear actually has many medicinal uses. You can heat a few bruised leaves in a pot of simmering water, and use the cooled liquid as an eyewash to treat pinkeye and sties.
Drink a tea made from young, dried Wooly Lamb’s Ear leaves to help with fevers, diarrhea, sore mouth and throat, internal bleeding, and weaknesses of the liver and heart.
You can bruise the leaves so that the juices are released, and put them on bee stings or other insect bites to help reduce the swelling. The same effect can be seen when used for even treating hemorrhoids.
Speaking of which, The softness and size of Lamb’s Ear leaves make it a perfect toilet paper.
The scientific information as to the abilities of S. byzantina, also called Lamb’s Tongue because of its leaves softness, antimicrobial properties confirms that it is a safe, effective alternative bandage for minor scrapes and scratches. Crushed and rubbed on an insect sting or bite Lamb’s Ear may reduce the swelling, irritation and discomfort.
Historically, Lambs Ear herb was used to help reduce swelling of injured or inflamed joints and muscles and was gathered when the plant was in flower and dried for later use. This plant was often transported from home to home traveling across the country with the early settlers and pioneers. It is sometimes found growing wild in places where log cabins used to stand.
The healing and effectiveness of plants including Lambs Ear herb is a subject that should be explored as an alternative for synthesized pharmaceuticals especially since bacterial and viral agents are becoming resistant to the man-made drugs designed to kill them.
Historically, Lambs Ear herb was used to help reduce swelling of injured or inflamed joints and muscles and was gathered when the plant was in flower and dried for later use. This plant was often transported from home to home traveling across the country with the early settlers and pioneers. It is sometimes found growing wild in places where log cabins used to stand.
The healing and effectiveness of plants including Lambs Ear herb is a subject that should be explored as an alternative for synthesized pharmaceuticals especially since bacterial and viral agents are becoming resistant to the man-made drugs designed to kill them.
