Physical Injury

USE THIS REMEDY IF:

you get a fall, to the body, or physical shock. This remedy helps reduce the swelling and bruising. You can also use this remedy after a serious accident in place of FIRST AID, page 141, if you wish.

You can use the remedy before and after surgery, including dental surgery, to speed your recovery. And it's great for children's everyday injuries.

Remember that it deals with the physical aspects of an injury. You may still want another remedy to heal the psychological trauma that inevitably accompanies any shock to the body. TRAUMATIC EVENTS, page 297, should be considered.

If you overexert or pull a muscle, this is the remedy to use. After the injury begins to heal, you may need to change to SPORTS INJURIES, page 249, to finish the job.

This remedy also helps heal the physical trauma that accompanies drug abuse. Use it after ADDICTIVE HABITS, page 77.

SPECIAL INDICATORS: (You may have one or more of these)

Injuries to muscle tissue
Sore, lame or bruised feeling in any muscle
Limbs and body ache as if beaten
Muscle strains
Pain worse by touch or motion

HOW TO USE THIS REMEDY:

The day of your injury make and drink this remedy once or twice every 15 minutes until you feel better. After that use this remedy 3 to 6 times per day until the swelling subsides.

Stop using the remedy when you feel restored and your injured part feels to you like it's on the mend, even if the tissue is not completely healed.

If you experience no improvement after 3 glasses of this remedy, switch to the most appropriate among the alternative remedies listed below, or use the RESISTANCE, page 229.

ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO CONSIDER:

First Aid, page 141
Traumatic Events, page 297
Sport Injuries, page 249
Pain, page 197
Ache, page 73
The following remedies can help deal with the psychological effect (shock or trauma) that usually accompany a physical injury:
First Aid, page 141
(if you also feel afraid) Fearfulness, page 133
Traumatic Events, page 297
Moodiness, page 185
If, after suffering physical trauma, you feel emotionally upset but can't express it, use RESISTANCE, page 229, 3 times in succession.

If, as a result of an injury, you are facing a long or difficult recuperation, consider using the remedy STIMULATING YOUR HEALING RESPONSE, page 253.

Before undergoing surgery you might want to use INNER STRENGTH, page 165, in addition to this remedy.

MEDICAL ALERT:

Blows to the body or head from any cause, including falling, can be serious medical emergencies. If the person exhibits confusion, has dilated pupils or is unconscious, even briefly, get medical help first. Make and drink this remedy while you wait for help to arrive.

The Well Adult: see page 461 and 468 for a good discussion of physical injuries.

Physical Injury

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