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Thu, Jun 29, 06 at 15:24
| I stepped on a wicked burr a few days ago and I feel like the sticker is still in there. I tried digging it out, soaking in salty water, etc.
Any ideas out there? |
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- Posted by daisyduckworth Aust (My Page) on Thu, Jun 29, 06 at 18:51
| Combine a teaspoon Slippery Elm powder with enough tincture of Myrrh, or tincture of Calendula, or tincture of Echinacea to make a thick paste. Apply to affected area and bandage. Leave for 1-2 hours, then remove bandage. This acts as a 'drawing ointment'. Bandage a piece of fresh Onion or Tomato over the splinter, or cover the area with honey and bandage, to bring the splinter to the surface. A piece of raw, fat bacon bandaged over a splinter or boil or an embedded piece of glass, will draw it out, usually overnight. Sometimes, if you rub lightly over the area with some iodine, the splinter/thorn/burr will darken, making it easier to locate and remove. Only do this if you are not allergic to iodine, of course. |
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