11/04/2018 / By RJ Jhonson
In SHTF situations, finding a place that sells items for your emergency kit may be harder than normal, so knowing which medicine can be obtained from nature is important. The golden chanterelle mushroom, an edible fungus, makes for more than just a good and filling dinner. According to a study, you can also use it to heal your wounds faster.
The study, published in the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, investigated the fungus’ antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. To do this, they performed an in vivo experiment on male rats.
The animals were given a circular excision and a linear incision and then divided into four groups: nontreated, vehicle-treated, treated with an ointment containing mushroom extract, and treated with madecassol, the reference drug. The circular and linear wounds were treated topically once a day for nine days and 17 days respectively.
At the end of the study, the authors took samples of the wounds. Analysis revealed that the two groups treated with mushroom extract had wounds that had healed the most. The researchers also noted that the mushroom-treated group did not have as much trace of inflammatory enzymes as the other groups.
The researchers believe that their findings prove the golden chanterelle mushroom’s ability to hasten wound healing. By decreasing the concentration of inflammatory enzymes in the area of the wound, the extract may have also decreased the gravity of the pain caused by the injury.
In certain situations, waiting for the body’s natural ability to recover from wounds may be highly impractical. Ensuring that wounds heal faster reduces the risk of infection. In dire circumstances, it also means being able to defend yourself better or being able to move to safer locations as needed.
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Aside from the golden chanterelle mushroom, the following plants may be used to hasten the wound-healing process:
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