Wheatgrass Extract Healing A Medical Doctor's Guide
Dr. Chris Reynolds, Australia
A difficult, complicated wound-healing challenge This 55 y.o. non-insulin dependent diabetic female suffered a severe injury to her knee. After closure with 26 sutures (stitches), the wound soon became infected and re-opened as shown in the top photo. After two weeks’ standard treatment, most of the sutures had ruptured causing severe…
What is gangrene? Gangrene, (necrosis, or death of tissue short of death of the patient) usually develops from bacterial infection or obstruction of blood flow to various areas – particularly the hands and feet. If blood supply is cut off, the tissue becomes “necrotic” i.e. some of the tissue dies…
Exudate consists of fluid that leaks out of blood vessels into nearby tissues. The fluid is made of cells, proteins, and solid materials. Exudate may ooze from cuts or from areas of infection or inflammation. It is called pus. Also, if allowed to dry, the wound will adhere to the…
When I look back, I wonder how I ever managed to practice medicine without wheatgrass extract. As a general practitioner, there are so many ways it can be put to use. For instance, wound healing, burns and soft tissue injuries, earache and high fever in children. Side effects are rare….
An accidental burn at work A young waitress ran in to my surgery screaming with pain, having just spilled boiling hot soup over her hand her restaurant. The burn was quite severe and affecting a large area of her palm, which was bright red, swollen and already beginning to blister….
Clinical experiences with chlorophyll preparations with particular reference to chronic osteomyelitis and chronic ulcers. Carpenter B. 1949 Am. J. Surg. 77(2):167-171 Background: The author of this article points out the qualities of an “ideal” healing agent as an introduction to the properties of chlorophyll-containing solutions. Dr. Carpenter describes the ideal…
Effect of Triticum aestivum juice on wound healing in rats. Singh, J., Sethi, J. Yadav, M., Sood, S., Gupta, V. Intl. J. Nat. Prod. Sci. 2011; 1: 15-20. Background: We might not think much about the process that takes place when we have a small cut or burn. A healthy…
The effect of the topical application of several substances on the healing of experimental cutaneous wounds. Brush, B., Lamb, C. 1942. Surgery. 12:355-363 Wounds made on the abdominal wall of guinea pigs were treated with various substances, including chloramines, urea crystals and chlorophyll ointment. None were found to consistently exert an accelerating effect on…
Chlorophyll. An experimental study of its water soluble derivatives in wound healing. Smith L, Livingston A. Chlorophyll. Am. J. Surg. 1943. 62:358-369 Wound healing involves an inflammatory (exudative) phase and a proliferative tissue growth and repair phase that presumably involves growth stimulating factors. This study tested various water soluble chlorophyll preparations…