Hematomas are among the most common painful injuries of everyday life. One clumsy moment and your skin turns colored! Bruises are most often benign even if they can sometimes indicate the presence of a more serious health problem, but their painful and unsightly side means that we would be fine without them. Here are the best natural grandmother’s remedies for bruises.
Remedies are good, but how can you prevent bruises?
Although bruises are sometimes unavoidable, especially after a blow or a bad fall, certain actions can help to prevent their occurrence or limit their extent. These preventive actions are also easy to integrate into a daily routine to better protect the skin and muscles from trauma.
For example, it is important toavoid certain vitamin deficiencies through a balanced diet rich in green vegetables, fruits, and lean proteins. A diet rich in vitamin C and flavonoids in particular strengthens blood capillaries, which makes the vessels more resistant to shock. Regularly consuming citrus fruits, berries, peppers or even broccoli can help prevent the formation of bruises. Vitamin Kfound in green leafy vegetables like spinach or cabbage, also plays an important role in blood clotting, helping to minimize bruising.
For people prone to falls or injuries, it is also essential to practice muscle strengthening and balance exercises. This actually helps stabilize the body, particularly in older people. During risky activities, wear protective clothing (like knee pads or elbow pads) is also a simple but effective measure to prevent hematomas and contusions in the event of an impact.
If all that wasn’t enough, here are some natural remedies to try!
Time for anti-bruise remedies
1) Arnica, one of the best remedies for bruises
It is the most classic and best known, particularly in ointment or gel based on arnica tincture. Its reputation in this field has not been stolen when we know its richness in active molecules, its strong anti-inflammatory power which stops pain in less than two and its effective in quickly resolving bruises. This plant is also known for its blood circulation stimulating properties, making it a must for athletes and people prone to bruises.
How to benefit from its medicinal properties? You can make a homemade lotion with 2 g of dried flowers infused for 5 to 10 minutes in 100 ml of water. Apply this natural remedy several times a day using a compress. Arnica montana in gel or granulesapplied as soon as possible, also helps prevent hematomas or accelerate their healing.
2) Ice cream
In the event of a blow, acting quickly is essential to avoid the appearance of a hematoma. Immediately applying ice to the affected area helps reduce inflammation and limit the spread of blood under the skin by helping you the vasoconstrictor effect of ice. For a natural solution, wrap ice cubes in a cloth or towel, or use a bag of frozen peas, and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes, several times during the day. Ideally, you can renew it every hour. This will also have the effect of stopping the pain.
3) Garlic or onion
Onion contains alliinase, a compound that not only makes us cry, but also has anti-bruise properties ! In fact, they allow stimulate blood circulation and since the blood cannot accumulate, the blue does not have the opportunity to appear. To do this, you just have to apply the freshly cut onion very quickly after the injury to the hematoma. Garlic being an antioxidant, it helps tissues to regenerate, improves blood circulation and therefore facilitates the treatment of bruises. Eat it raw or apply fresh garlic juice directly to the skin.
4) Fresh parsley
Parsley has valuable analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties against bruises. It can be cut and applied directly to the bruise or chopped and mixed with a little sweet almond oil to make a poultice under a compress for half an hour.
5) Salt
It has good absorption power on the intracellular fluid and it can help relieve inflammation while promoting the disappearance of blue. It is possible to apply a layer on the bruise and leave it to act for a few minutes or to heat the salt in a pan before slipping it into a stocking that you will tie and apply to the hematoma for 15 minutes.
6) Potato
It may be surprising to imagine that this good old potato can help against bruises! In fact, its catalase acts positively on cells by strengthening them, which allows them to reduce pain and inflammation.
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