Diabetes. Rapid healing of infected wound

This 55 y.o. non-insulin dependent diabetic female suffered a severe injury to her knee. The wound required 26 sutures (stitches), but it soon became infected and re-opened because the stitches couldn’t hold the wound edges together. Two weeks later, most of the sutures had ruptured and the patient was in severe pain. (Fig. 1.).

After the wound was cleansed, only wheatgrass extract was applied on alternate days only and antibiotics were not requuired.  

14 March 2018. Infected knee injury in middle aged female. Note wound infection - pus oozing from wound. At this stage the wound was two weeks old. Originally heavily sutured, the wound has re-opened.
Fig. 1. 2 weeks after infection of knee injury in middle aged female. Note pus oozing from infected wound. Originally heavily sutured, the wound has re-opened. Wheatgrass extract applied three times weekly.
2 weeks later. Wheatgrass extract has been applied three times weekly. Wound has dried, and surface is beginning to heal. No sign of infection - pus and bleeding has been eliminated.
Fig. 2. Two weeks later, the wound has dried, and surface is beginning to heal with no sign of infection.
5 weeks after commencement of wheatgrass extract. Wound is quite clean & healing well.
Fig. 3. At 5 weeks, the wound is quite clean & healing well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 2 months from beginning of wheatgrass treatment, the wound has completely healed and the patient is pain-free and fully mobile.
Fig. 4. At 2 months from commencement of wheatgrass extract, the wound has completely healed and the patient is pain-free and fully mobile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This case demonstrates how effective wheatgrass extract can be for healing infected wounds aggravated by diabetes – a condition that often slows the healing process and predisposes the patient to infection. Also, no antibiotics were required to heal this patient’s wound which suggests that other (natural) healing forces appear to be at work thanks to wheatgrass.

Dr. Chris Reynolds.