Injuries
Synopsis of Injuries
Injuries refer to any form of physical harm or tissue damage caused by an external force. They can be acute, resulting from sudden trauma, or chronic, developing over time due to overuse or repetitive stress. Injuries may affect skin, muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones, joints, or internal organs, and they vary widely in severity and recovery time.
Types of injuries include:
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Soft tissue injuries: Sprains, strains, contusions, and lacerations
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Musculoskeletal injuries: Fractures, dislocations, tendonitis
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Skin injuries: Cuts, abrasions, punctures, burns
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Internal injuries: Often caused by blunt force trauma (e.g., organ bruising)
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Overuse injuries: Tendonitis, bursitis, stress fractures
Symptoms depend on the injury but often include:
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Pain or tenderness
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Swelling and inflammation
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Bruising or discoloration
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Loss of function or range of motion
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Bleeding (in open wounds)
When to see a doctor:
If the injury involves severe pain, heavy bleeding, suspected fracture, head trauma, or impaired movement, seek immediate care. Chronic injuries that don’t resolve with rest also require professional evaluation.
Natural remedies for Injuries
R.I.C.E. Method: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation—ideal for sprains and strains.
Clean and Dress Wounds Properly: Prevents infection and promotes healing.
Apply Arnica or Cold Compresses: Reduces swelling and bruising.
Hydrate and Eat Protein-Rich Foods: Supports tissue repair.
Gentle Movement After Initial Healing: Encourages circulation and flexibility.
Ingredients
These raw ingredients are often used in alternative medicine to treat Injuries
aloe vera
amino acids
amylase
bamboo
bayberry
beeswax
Indian frankincense
bovine
bovine collagen
bromelain
chymotrypsin
collagen
Coptis chinensis
turmeric
dandelion
dog rose
dyer’s woad root
endo-peptidase
exo-peptidase
fungal protease
ginger
l-alanyl-l-glutamine
l-glutamine
l-proline
lactoperoxidase
LH01-myoviridae
licorice root
spruce
ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate
papain
protease
protein
purified silver
reishi mushroom
serratiopeptidase
serrazimes (proprietary)
silicon
trypsin
vitamin C
vitamin D
vitamin E
zinc
parthenium
chickweed
typhonium
clerodendrum indicum
hedychium spicatum
chaff flower
boxthorne
yarrow
moss
myrrh
solomon's seal
amber
sheep's sorrel
wintergreen
fungal enzymes blend (proprietary)
abies spectabilis
geranium
arnica
star of Bethlehem
red root
Aralia
Avens
Asclepias cordifolia
Achyranthes bidentata
Amber
akebia
Asoka
Abies alba
Animal Tissue
Aloe Polysaccharide
Aerva Lanta
Antler
Alpine Lily
Angel's Trumpet
Aquilegia viridiflora
Arisaema erubescens
Aliphatic alcohol
Alpha-Humulene
Asiaticoside
Aloe Polysaccharide
Amylase
Ardisia
Agave
Agrimony
Arnica
Aminopeptidase
Achyranthes
Anamu
Antler horn
Abrus
Arnica (unspecified)
Arum Lily
Asoka Tree
Albizia
Allspice
Aconite
Ajuga
Aucubin
Aloe vera
Anserina
Albumin
Amber resin
Annatto Oil
Alpha Hydroxy Acids
Akebia (unspecified)
American Liverleaf
Aquilegia formosa
Asam gelugor
Allantoin
Asiatic Dogwood
Alsonia scholaris
Ampelopsis
Avian (unspecified)
Actaea spicata
Agonandra
Agrimonia pilosa
Alchornea floribunda
Aresaema (unspecified)
Aloe
Acetoglyceride
Acemannan
Acetylsalicylic acid
Amino Acid Blend/Complex
Amylase (mixed amylase)
Alum
Antler Horn
Ant
Abuta
Alkanna
Alstonia macrophylla
American Bittersweet
American Chestnut
Amor seco
Arani
Ash (unspecified)
Assam Indigo
Australian Sandalwood
Animal protein
Bee Propolis
Betuligneol
Bovine Collagen
Butter
Brassaiopsis glomerulata
Beeswax
benzyl alcohol
Blue Flag
Bergenia Pacumbis
Boston Ivy
Biopeptide
Bai Ji
Baliospermum
Black spruce
Blackthorn
Bridges' Penstemon
Bulnesia sarmientoi
Blubber oil
Blepharis
Black-Eyed Susan
Bromelain
Boswellic Acid
Blackbrush
Bayberry
Beef Protein
Balsam Poplar
Boar
Bovine (unspecified)
Barleria
Beech
Bougainvillea
Bugbane
Bone Marrow
Bovine Protein
Benzoin
Blend (Mineral)
Begonia fimbristipula
Bindweed
Blue Wiss
Banyan
Bletilla
Boxwood
Burningbush
Black Alder
Benzoin siam
Bone marrow
Black root
Bovine (unspecified)
Beef Extract
Black Mustard
Beeswax
Bacillus pumilus
Brown's Larkspur
Beta-Sesquiphellandrene
Bone morphogenetic protein
Comfrey
Centella triterpenes
Cetyl myristate
Calendula
Casearia esculenta
Chestnut Rose
Common Monkey Flower
Common Eelgrass
Calotropis gigantea
Campsis tagliabuana
Caper spurge
Chenopodium Oil
Clerodendrum trichotomum
Colloid
Cinquefoil
Cyathula
Collagenase
Curcuma aromatica
Cornus sanguinea
Cabbage Rose
California Spikenard
Chokecherry
Common Zinnia
Castor
Copper
Chicken embryo protein
Clematis
Collagen (unspecified)
Ceylon Leadwort
Chinese rice paper plant
Cabbage palm (not specifed)
Cedar
Campylandra fimbriata
Chinese pond turtle
California Pitcher Plant
Centipeda
Centipeda minima
Clerodendron
Copper oxide
coconut oil
cypress
Crinum
Cranesbill
Collagen (mixed)
Chinese Thoroughwax
Carlina
Carrapichinho
Chinese Plumbago
Cedrus libani
Cynanchum otophyllum
Copper Alpha-Ketoglutarate
Clematis vibalba
Ceanothus integerrimus
Chinese Pine
Cosmos
Cyanthillium cinereum
Clay
Connective tissue growth factor
collagen (unknown source)
Cocklebur
Collinsonia
Collagen
Castor Oil
Canadian Goldenrod
Colocynth
Cherokee Rose
Calyptridium umbellatum
Casearia sylvestris
Catlaw Buttercup
Culvers Root
Calcium sulfide
Colostrum protein
Cladonia rangiferina
Dye Indigo
Didymocarpus
Dragon's Blood (unspecified)
Deer Root
Damulin A
Decaglycerol monolaurate
Deer Velvet
Daphne
Diclofenac
Dragon's Blood
Devil's Club
Dianthrone
Dogwood (unspecified)
Deoxyandrographolides
Dwarf Nettle
Dipsacus asperloids
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
Deer
Davilla rugosa
Deerbrush
Dyer's Broom
Denatured alcohol
Epidermal Growth Factor
Eastern Red Cedar
Erythropalum scandens
Echinacea (unspecified)
Erigeron (unspecified)
Elephant Vine
Erodium cicutarium
Eurypeptides
Evodia
Elk antler
Echinacea
Esterase
Endopeptidase
Exopeptidase
Eurypeptides
Eustephia
Earthworm
Emu Oil
Eastern hemlock
Elaeagnus glabra
English Plantain
Echinacea (mixed)
Eupatorium
Euphorbia
Egg protein
Euphorbia pekinensis
Erythronium purpurascens
European Golden Rod
Elastase
Fiesta Flower
Flueggea?suffruticosa
Fang-Feng
Fish Maw
Formosan Sweet-Gum
fibroblast growth factors
Ficin
Ficin
fibroblast growth factors
Fern-leaf yarrow
Fibrinase
Frankincense
Fumaritory
Fireweed
Four leaved grass
Geraniol
Ground Ivy
Genipap
Gleditsia
Glutamine
Glycerol polymers
Gumweed
Glutamine alpha-ketogutarate
Gambir
Genipa americana
Glutamine alpha-ketoglutarate
Glycine-alanyl-l-valine
Globulins
Golden Eye-grass
Gland (mixed)
Glutamine (various)
Gallesia
Giant Blazingstar
Giant Trillium
Gluconic acid
Glutamine nitrate
Glycine-alanyl-l-lysine
Glycine-alanyl-l-methionine
Glycine-alanyl-l-threonine
Glycine-alanyl-l-tryptophan
Glycine-alanyl-lysine-l-glutamine
Glossy Privet
Gorse
Golden Ragwort
Garrya
Golden Shower Tree
Golden Willow
Guazuma ulmifolia
Glycyl-Alanyl-Lysine-L-Valine
hydrastine
Henbane
Horn
Heliopsis
Humboldt Lily
Hardwood Tree (unspecified)
Hederacoside
Hydrastine
Hartstongue
Hemlock spruce
Homalomena
Hydrogenated Coconut Oil
Human growth hormone
Honey loquat syrup
Hydrocolloid
Hydrolyzed gelatin
Hound's Tongue
Hairy Arnica
Hyaluronic acid
Hyaluronidase
Hydrolyzed beef collagen
Hydrogen peroxide
Hyaluronic Acid
Hairy Fig
Homalomena (unspecified)
Homalomena occulta
Hydrolyzed protein (unspecified)
Indian Nightshade
Intestine
Insulin-like growth factor
Iridoid glycosides
Impatiens (unspecified)
Isobutylamides
Immortelle
Illite
Isopropanol
Insulin-Like Growth Factor
Japanese arisaema
Japanese Teasel
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Joe-Pye
Jimson weed
Japanese Pine
Jatoba
Kigelia africana
Kochia
Kamala
Kalanchoe pinnatum
Kelloggii's Monkey-flower
Lacquertree
Ledebouriella (unspecified)
L-Cystine
Ligusticum (Unspecified)
Levant Cotton
Lac insect
Lymph
Lophira lanceolata
Leonardite
lac resin
Lignite
Lysozyme
Lygodium
Leptospermum scoparium
Lily
Lactalbumin
Lactoglobulin (unspecified)
Lubricant
Laminaria
Masson Pine
Mugo Pine
Missouri Snakeroot
Mezoneuron benthamianum
MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane)
Marsh Tea
Malay bush-beech
Magnesium Salicylate
Malay Bush
Matico
Monardella odoratissima
Mountain mahogany
Mesenchyme
Maratime Pine
Matapalo Tree
Mountain Pride
Mantis Egg Case
Mesenchyme
Muscle
Mariposa Lily
Microtea debilis
Milkweed (unspecified)
Mosannona depressa
Microcrystalline wax
Montmorillonite
Marking Nut Tree
Mycozyme
Mullein
Manchurian Thorn
Mesophyllum
Naphthoquinones
Nasturtium
Night jessamine
Nut Grass
Naphthoquinone (unspecified)
Oak (unspecified)
Oligopeptide (unspecified)
Ocotillo
Opium Antidote
Oak Bark
oxidase
Ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate
Oxytropis falcate
Orchid tree (unspecified)
Proprietary Blend (Amino Acid/Protein)
proline rich peptides
Proteolytic enzyme (unspecified)
Purple Tephrosia
Piper kadsura
Proline
Psacalium peltatum
Papain
Peptidase
Protease
Persicaria lapathifolia
Procaine
Pellitory-of-the-wall
Pyrogenium
Phlebodium decumanum
Plumeria lancifolia
Polypodium (unspecified)
Pubescent Holly
Peptidohydrolase
Proteolytic Enzymes (Proteases)
PLGA
Pink Root
Pellitory
Poke
Paraffin wax
Pentatropis capensis
Proteolytic Enzymes (Proteases)
Plumbago zeylanica
Polypodium vulgare
Protein (unspecified)
Panax Notoginseng
Pacific Madrone
Pedra hume
Phosphorus
Platelet derived growth factor
Peat
Potentilla (unspecified)
Papain
Pterocarposide
Prolase
Pine fiber
Quassia
Rugose Rose
Rosy conk
Red Sandalwood
Red Alder
Red Spruce
Red Spiderling
Rubia yunnanensis
Rosa californica
Solomon's Seal
Spotted Geranium
Sanicle
Spilanthes
Sinapis arvensis
Spruce (unspecified)
Sargentodoxa
Spanish Needle
Snail
Sausage Tree
Senna occidentalis
Siberian Fir
Silverweed
Sitka Spruce
Small-flowered willow herb
Serralysin
Serum Protein
Self-Heal
Smooth Alder
Serrapeptase
Skunk Cabbage
Sangre de Grado
Sichuan Teasel
Silver Fir
Snakeroot (unspecified)
Sanguisorba
Small-Flowered Willow-Herb
Silk protein
Silkmoth
Snake
Samphire
Siberian cocklebur
Silver
Siberian Solomon's Seal
Slippery Elm
Sarcandra glabra
Sequoia (unspecified)
Siberian Elm
Sugar maple
Sciadopitysn
Sodium Casein Proteinate-starch
Somatropin
Sphaeranthus indicus
Sida cordifolia
Stillingia
Scabrous Gentian
Speranskia terburculata
Sweet Goldenrod
Semecarpus anacardium
Shell
Serratiopeptidase
Simaruba
Skunkvine
Splendid Mariposa Lily
Silver
serine proteinase
Star of Bethlehem
Silicic Acid
Sweet Clover
Stone Root
Scots Pine
Servicetree
Scythian Lamb
Silver (usp)
Smoketree
Sulfate (unspecified)
Sulfur compounds (unspecified)
Stannous Chloride
Transforming growth factor alpha
Tillandsia
Trumpet Vine
Tripeptide
Tridax
Tropical Almond
Tree of heaven
Tiger Lily
Tillandsia (unspecified)
Transforming growth factor beta
Tubbeflower
Turtle
Takuna
Three Leaf Caper
Triplaris peruviana
Transforming growth factor
Trypsin
Three-Leaf-Caper
Trailing Arbutus
Tundra mountaincrown
Tynanthus elegans
Uraria picta
Ulmus davidiana
Vitamin A (retinol acetate)
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
Vitamin A (retinol)
Vitamin A (retinyl not specified)
Vitamin C (not specified)
Vitamin A (not specified)
Viburnum lantana
Wild Indigo
White Dead Nettle Flower
Water Plantain
White Heather
Wild Hyacinth
Wrightia tinctoria
White Oak
White Pine
Wild Daisy
White-leaf Manzanita
Wax
White Ash
White Poplar
Western Buttercup
White Hellebore
Weak Jumby Pepper
William's Elder
Waltheria ovata
White Globe-Lily
Willow Bracket
Yerba Mansa
Yarrow
