Other names for Wounds and Sores

Cuts, abrasions, and ulcers
Open skin lesions
Skin tissue damage

Synopsis of Wounds and Sores

Wounds and sores refer to areas where the skin or underlying tissue has been damaged due to injury, pressure, infection, or disease. Wounds include cuts, abrasions, punctures, and surgical incisions, while sores may be open lesions caused by infection, pressure, or chronic conditions such as diabetes or vascular disease. Proper healing requires a cascade of immune, circulatory, and tissue-regenerative processes. Minor wounds generally heal on their own with basic care, but deeper, infected, or slow-healing sores require medical attention to prevent complications such as cellulitis, necrosis, or systemic infection.

Types:

• Acute wounds: Result from trauma (e.g., cuts, burns, surgery) and typically heal in a predictable timeframe

• Chronic wounds: Heal slowly due to underlying issues like diabetes, poor circulation, or immune dysfunction

• Pressure sores: Result from prolonged pressure, especially in bedridden individuals

• Infected wounds: Show signs of pus, odor, or spreading redness

• Ulcerated sores: Deeper tissue loss, often in feet or lower legs due to vascular issues

Common Causes:

• Accidental cuts, abrasions, burns, or trauma

• Poor blood circulation (e.g., venous or arterial insufficiency)

• Diabetes or impaired immune response

• Bacterial, viral, or fungal infections

• Nutrient deficiencies (e.g., protein, vitamin C, zinc)

• Prolonged pressure on the skin

• Repeated friction or irritation

Severity Causes:

• Deep or large wound surface area

• Infection or poor hygiene

• Underlying chronic illness (e.g., diabetes, autoimmune disease)

• Delayed or improper wound care

• Compromised immune or circulatory function

When to See a Doctor:

• Signs of infection (redness, swelling, warmth, pus, or odor)

• Wound won’t heal after 1–2 weeks

• Fever, chills, or spreading redness

• Deep puncture wounds or animal bites

• Wounds in people with diabetes or circulatory disorders

• Excessive bleeding or gaping wounds

Natural remedies for Wounds and Sores

Aloe vera: Soothes inflamed tissue and accelerates wound closure through hydration and antimicrobial activity when applied topically.

Vitamin C: Essential for collagen formation, immune defense, and tissue repair. Helps reduce healing time and strengthens skin integrity.

Zinc: Promotes cell regeneration, reduces inflammation, and prevents infection. Often deficient in individuals with chronic or slow-healing wounds.

Magnesium: Supports tissue repair, reduces cramping or spasms near wounds, and assists in enzyme function for skin regeneration.

Probiotics: Enhance immune function and reduce systemic inflammation, especially helpful when wounds are slow to heal due to poor gut or immune health.

Keep wounds clean and moist: Gently wash with saline, apply healing ointments or hydrogel dressings, and cover with sterile bandages to optimize healing.

Avoid irritants: Refrain from using hydrogen peroxide or alcohol on open wounds as they can delay healing by damaging healthy tissue.

Good nutrition: Protein-rich, anti-inflammatory foods support overall skin repair and immune function.

Ingredients

These raw ingredients are often used in alternative medicine to treat Wounds and Sores

10-Hydroxy-2-Decanoic Acid
3-Phenyllactic Acid
7-Hydroxyfrullanolide
Abalone
Abies spectabilis
Abrus
Abuta
Acacia
Acemannan
Acer truncatum
Achyranthes
Actaea spicata
Activated charcoal
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Aerva lanata
Aescin
Agastache
Agave
Agonandra
Agrimonia pilosa
Agrimony
Ajoene
Ajuga
Akebia
Alantolactone
Albizia
Albumin
Alchemilla
Alchornea
Alfalfa
Algae
Alkanet
Alkanna
Alkylglycerols
Allantoin
Alliin
Allium tuberosum
Allspice
Aloe vera
Alpha hydroxy acids
Alpha polylactate
alpha-humulene
alpha-pinene
alpha-terpineol
Alseodaphne andersonii
Alstonia macrophylla
Alstonia scholaris
amaranth
amber
American Liverleaf
American Pawpaw
Amor seco
Ampelopsis
ananain
Andrographis
andrographolide
Anemone
Angelica
angel\'s trumpet
Angostura
animal protein
animal Tissue
anise
Aniseed myrtle
annatto
Anserina
anthocyanidins
anthocyanins
Antirrhinum majus
antler
apple cider vinegar
apricot
Aquilegia formosa
Aquilegia viridiflora
arachidonic acid
Aralia
Arani
Ardisia
Areca
argan nut oil
Arginine alpha-ketoisocaproate
Arisaema
arjun tree
Arjunolic acid
arnica
arrowroot
Artepillin C
asafoetida
Asam gelugor
asarabacca
Asarum sieboldii
Asclepias cordifolia
Ascophyllum nodosum
Ashoka
ashwagandha
asiaticoside
asparagus
aspen
assam indigo
aster root
astragalin
astragaloside
astragalus
atractylodes
aucubin
Auricularia
Autumn elaeagnus
Autumn Olive
avocado
babassu
babchi
Baccharis dracunculifolia
Bacillus
bacillus subtilis
Backhousia citriodora
bacoside
bael
bai ji
baicalin
Baikal Skullcap
Baliospermum
balloon flower
banyan
baobab
Baphicacanthus cusia
barbary matrimony vine
barberry
Basidiomycota
Bauhinia
bayberry
bee pollen
beech
Beef Protein
Begonia fimbristipula
Belamcanda
belleric myrobalan
benegut perilla (proprietary)
bentonite
benzoin
Berberis (unspecified)
Bergenia
bergenin
beta-glucan
beta-pinene
betel
bethroot
betony
betuligneol
big quaking grass
bindweed
Biopeptide
biota seed
birch
bird\'s nest
bisabolene
bistort
bitter principals
bittersweet
black garlic
Black Hellebore
black locust
black pepper
black poplar
black root
black salt
Black spruce
black walnut
Black willow
black-eyed Susan
blackbrush
blackthorn
bleeding heart
Blepharis
Bletilla
bloodroot
blubber oil
blue flag
Blue-Green Alage
bogbean
bone marrow
bone protein
boneset
borage
borage oil
boron
Boston Ivy
Boswellia
Boswellic Acid
bottle gourd
Bougainvillea
bovine
bovine protein
boxthorne
boxwood
Brassaiopsis glomerulata
Brassica
Brazilian peppertree
breadnut
Bridges\' penstemon
bromelain
brown\'s larkspur
Bryonia
Buddha\'s hand
buffalo
bugbane
bulbous buttercup
Bulnesia sarmientoi
Bupleurum
burning bush
Bush Monkey Flower
butter
butternut
butyrate triglyceride
C-phycocyanin
cabbage leaf
cade juniper
California False Hellebore
California pitcher plant
California redbud
Calochortus
Calycophyllum
Calyptridium umbellatum
camphor oil
Campsiandra angustifolia
Campsis tagliabuana
Campylandra fimbriata
camu camu
candleberry
cape aloe
Carlina
carrapichinho
Casearia esculenta
Casearia sylvestris
catechu
catlaw buttercup
cattail
Ceanothus integerrimus
cedar
Cedrus libani
celandine
Celastrus
celery
centaury
Centella asiatica
Centella triterpenes
cereal grass
Ceylon leadwort
Chaenomeles lagenaria
chaff flower
chaga mushroom
chaparral
chard
Chekiang Fritillary
Chenopodium
cherimoya
chervil
chestnut
chickweed
chinatree
Chinese fleeceflower
Chinese mountain ant
Chinese pond turtle
Chinese thoroughwax
Chiococca alba
chitin
chive
chlorella
chlorophyll
chuchuhuasi
chymotrypsin
cichoric acid
Cinidium
cinnamic acid
Cirsium oligophyllum
Cissus quadrangularis
cistanche
Cistus
citrus sinensis (proprietary)
Cladonia rangiferina
Clary sage
cleavers
clematis
clementine
Clerodendrum phlomidis
cloudberry
Cnidium
coca
cocklebur
cod liver oil
Codonopsis
Coin-leaf desmodium
cola nut
collagen
collard
Collinsonia
colombo
colostrum
columbine
comfrey
common eelgrass
common thatching grass
common zinnia
Connective tissue growth factor
copper
Corallina officinalis
cordyceps
coriander
corktree
cornflower
cosmos
cowslip
cranesbill
croton seeds
cubeb
cucumber
Cucurbita
culvers Root
cumin
cupuacu
curcumin
currant
cutch
cyanidin
cyanobacteria
Cyanthillium cinereum
cyclodextrin
Cymbidium goeringii
Cymbopogon martini
Cynanchum
Cynodon dactylon
Cynoglossum grande
Cynomorium
cypress
d-alpha tocopherol
Damulin A
daphne
date
Davilla rugosa
deer root
deer velvet
deerbrush
dehydroabietic acid
dense fruit dittany
Desmodium
devil\'s club
dialyzable leukocyte extract
dianthrone
Didymocarpus
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
Dipsacus
dismutase
DNA
dodeca-2E, 4E-dienoic acid isobutylamide
dog rose
dong quai root
dragon\'s blood
Drynaria
dulse leaf
Dumontiaceae
dwarf morning glory
Dwarf Nettle
dyer\'s broom
dyer’s woad root
echinacea purpurea
Echinodorus
Echium
Egg protein
Elaeagnus glabra
Elder
elecampane
elemi
elephant vine
eleuthero
elk antler
elkweed
emu oil
English elm
English horsemint
enzyme blend
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid)
epicatechin
Epifagus virginiana
Erigeron
Erythrina
Erythronium purpurascens
Erythropalum scandens
escin
Eupatorium
European field elm
European hazel
Eustephia
exopeptidase
Eyebright
false calumba
farnesol
fat liver oil
fenugreek
fenuside
fernbush
fibrinase
ficin
fiesta flower
fig
figwort
finger-leaf morning glory
fir
fireweed
flavones
flaxseed
fleabane
Flemingia philippinensis
flowering quince
Formosan sweet-gum
four-leaved grass
fragrant rosewood
frankincense
fringed pink
fringetree
Fumaria parviflora
fumitory
fungal protease
Galbanum
Galium
Gambir
garden cress
garden forget-me-not
Gardenia jasminoides
Garrya
Genipa americana
genipap
Gentiana macrophylla
geranial
geraniol
ghatti
giant trillium
Gigartina
Gleditsia
Glehnia littoralis
Glucanase
Gluconic acid
Glutamine
Glycerite
glyceryl monolaurate
Glycine
Glycolic acid
Glycosaminoglycans
Glycosaponin
Glycyrrhetinic acid
Glycyrrhizin
goji berry
golden eye-grass
golden ragwort
golden shower tree
Golden Willow
goldenrod
goldenseal
goldthread
gotu kola
Guaco
Guazuma ulmifolia
guelder rose
Gugambilla
Gumweed
hairy arnica
haliotis
hartstongue
Heartsease
heartwood
heather
Hedychium spicatum
Heliopsis
Hemidesmus
Hempnettle
hericium mushroom
Himalayan salt
Histidine
Homalomena
honeysuckle
horehound
horse gram
horsetail
hound\'s tongue
Houttuynia
hyaluronic acid
Hyaluronidase
hydroxycinnamic acid
hydroxyproline
Hypericin
Hypericum
Hyperoside
hyssop
Immortelle
impatiens
Indian gum arabic tree
Indian nightshade
Indian pipe
Indian sarsparilla
iodine
Iporuru
isobutylamides
isovitexin
Ivy
Japanese kadsura
Japanese sophora
Japanese thistle
Japanese waxtree
Japecanga
Jatoba
Jessica\'s sticktight
Jewelweed
joe-pye
jojoba oil
juglans cinerea
jujube
juniper berries
Kachnar
Kaempferol
Kalanchoe pinnatum
kale
Kamala
Kefiran
Kelloggii's Monkey-flower
keratin
Kigelia africana
knotgrass
knotweed
Kochia
L-alanyl-L-glutamine
L-arginine
L-carnosine
L-cysteine
L-histidine
L-ornithine
L-proline
L-threonine
Labdanum
lac resin
lacquertree
lactic acid
lactiplantibacillus plantarum
Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus plantarum
Lactobacillus salivarius
Lactococcus lactis
Lactococcus rhamnosus
Lactoperoxidase
Lady's Mantle
Laminaria
Lantana camara
Larch
Large-leaved linden
lauric acid
Lavandin
lavender
Leptospermum scoparium
Levant cotton
lilac
Lilium polyphyllum
lime
limonene
linden
Lindera
linseed oil
liquid liver fractions
Liquidambar taiwaniana
Lithothamnion
liverwort
Lomatium
Lophira lanceolata
Loranthus
luteolin
Lygodium
Lysimachia
lysophosphatidic acid
mace
madder
magnesium
Mahonia
Malay bush
Manchurian thorn
mandarin
mandrake
manganese
mango
mangostanol
mangosteen
mangostene xanthone
mannans
manzanita
Marine protein
Maritime Dock
Marjoram
Marking Nut Tree
Marsh Tea
Marshmallow
Matico
Maytenus krukovii
Meadow sage
Meadowsweet
melaleuca alternifolia
Melon
Mesua
Methoxy-substituted benzoquinones
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)
Mezoneuron benthamianum
Microtea debilis
Milkweed
Mimosa
Mistletoe
Monardella odoratissima
Monkey flower
Moss
Mountain bluebells
Mountain horopito
Mountain pride
Mucilage
Mucin
Mucopolysaccharide
Mulberry
Mullein
Mung bean
Myrcene
N-acetyl-glucosamine
Nardostachys
Nasturtium
Neem tree
Niacinamide (vitamin B3)
Night jessamine
noni
Oak
Ocotillo
Oldenlandia diffusa
omega-6 fatty acids
Omphalia
ophiopogon root
orchid
oriental arborvitae
ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate
Osthole
Ovate Buchu
oxidase
Oxymatrine
Oxypregnane glycoside
Oxytropis falcata
Pacific madrone
paederia foetida
Palo Azul
Panthenol
papain
Pareira
parthenium
Pasuchaca
Pata de Vaca
Patchouli oil
pau d'arco
peacock\'s tail
Pedra hume
Pelargonium
Pellitory
Pelvetia canaliculata
Pentatropis capensis
Pepper Bark Tree
Peppermint
Peptidase
Peptidohydrolase
Peroxidase
Persimmon
Phaeophyceae
Phlebodium decumanum
Phlomis umbrosa
phospholipids
Phragmites
Phycocyanin
Phytoecdysteroid
Pimpinella
pine bark
Pink Root
Piper chaba
Piper retrofractum
Pipsissewa
pistacia integerrima gall
Plumeria lancifolia
pogoda tree
Pokeweed
Polydatin
Polygodial
Polypodium
polyporous mushroom
Polyporus
poplar
Potentilla
Povidone
prickly ash
Prickly Pear Cactus
privet
Prosopis
protease
proteolytic enzymes
Psacalium peltatum
Pterocarposide
Pterospermum
pumpkin
Purple Avens
purple loosestrife
Purple milkweed
purple Tephrosia
purslane
pussywillow
Pyrola
quail egg
queen of the meadow
Queen's Delight
quince
radish
ravinsara
red alder
red root
red soapwort
red spiderling
Rhododendron
Rhodymenia
Rhus coraria
Rhus coriaria
Rhus glabra
Robinia pseudoacacia
Rosa californica
Rosa laevigata
Rosa roxburghii
Rosabin
rose
rose oil
Rosmanol
Rosy conk
rubber rabbitbrush
Rumex acetosa
Rupturewort
Ruscus
sage
Salicin
Sambucus nigra
Samphire
Sandy Everlasting
Sangre de Grado
Sanicle
Sapindus mukorossi
saponins
Sarcandra glabra
Sargassum
Sargentodoxa
Sarivan
sarsaparilla
Sassafras
Savory
Scarlet Paintbrush
Sciadopitys
Scirpus
Sclerotium
Scoparia dulcis
Scotch Broom
Scythian Lamb
sea salt
Selaginella
Semecarpus anacardium
Semiaquilegia
Sericin
serratiopeptidase
Servicetree
Sesquiterpenic Acid
Shark oil
Shataverins
sheep's sorrel
shepherd's purse
Shikonin
Shilajit
Siberian Elm
Sichuan pepper
Sida cordifolia
silicon
Silk protein
silk tree
Silkmoth
Silverweed
Simaruba
Sinapis arvensis
Skunkvine
slippery elm bark
Smilagenin
smilax
Smoketree
Smooth Alder
Snakeroot
Soapberry
Soft rush
Solanum anguivi
solomon's seal
Southernwood
Spatholobus
Speedwell
Speranskia terburculata
Spikenard
Spilanthes
spinach
Spiny Restharrow
Spiraea
spirulina
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
star of Bethlehem
Stemona
Stephania root
Stillingia
Stone Root
Storax
strawberry
Streptomyces
suma
sunflower
Sunflower oil
Sweet Clover
Sweet Woodruff
sweetgums
Takuna
Tannins
Tansy
Tara
Taraxacum
Taraxol
tartarian aster
Tasmannia lanceolata
Taxillus chinensis
Tea Tree Oil
Terpinen-4-ol
Terpinolene
Teucrium marum
Thuja
Thymol
Tillandsia
Toadflax
Trailing Arbutus
Traveler's Joy
Tree of heaven
Tremella
Tridax
Triplaris peruviana
Tropical jewel hisbiscus
Trumpet Vine
Trypsin
Tubbeflower
Turkey tail mushroom
Turmerones
Turtle Head
Tynanthus elegans
Ulmus
Umckaloabo
Uraria picta
Verbascoside
Verbena
Veronica
Viburnum
vitamin A
vitamin C
vitamin D3
Walnut
Waltheria ovata
Watercress
Waterhyssop
Weak Jumby Pepper
Western Buttercup
Wheat
wheat germ
wheat grass
Whey protein
White Dead Nettle Flower
White Heather
White oak
White Poplar
white willow
Whiteweed
Wild Daisy
Willow
Willow Bracket
Wintergreen
Witch Hazel
Withanolides
Wood betony
Woodwardia
Wrightia tinctoria
Xanthoparmelia
Xanthorrhizol
Yarrow
Yeast
Yellow Dock
Yellow Nut Sedge
Yellow root
Yellow-Fruit Nightshade
Yerba Mansa
Yuzu
zhejiang fritillary
Zinc
Zingibain