You can follow this general rule - please do not add anything to the clay itself whether it is for internal or external application. You may however take food supplements and/or homeopathic remedies internally while applying clay EXTERNALLY. But if you are planning to take clay internally with some other food supplement / remedy, wait at least an hour in between the taking of the clay internally before taking the food supplement internally. That way you make sure that clay will not absorb the nutrients or the active ingredients in your remedy or supplement.

Ayah,

If your scrape pressed deeply on the underlying muscle, get off of it, and stay off of it for about eight weeks.

It may be supremely boring, but you will be glad to have kept the leg elevated, with whatever devices you need.

My injury crushed a bundle of muscles, and it was a study to see how my blood vessels enlarged to deliver blood around the wound...I suppose so the tissue wouldn't die.

The flesh soon formed a hard donut around the broken skin area, apparently to keep any infection from moving elsewhere. The swollen donut shape lasted many weeks.

My doctor was quite upset with me because I didn't/don't accept her diagnosis of 'diabetes', although I did take the Antibiotic she suggested for this wound. The next visit she declared it 'infected' and not going to heal, etc.

After first trying to 'walk it out', then relieving the pain with cold water, a podiatrist gave me very good information about getting off of it, and to use only cool compresses followed by warmish ones.

(Another very good place to go for info is a physio-therapy clinic. I learned this as the wound was nearly healed. They can tell you how to function, as well as inform you on the best healing procedures.)

I think I used a little Neem, once or twice, soon discovering that the instructions say NOT to put it on an open wound. Sigh.

I also used small Pascalite poultices several times, a couple of times overnight, the other times in a clear bath, allowing the thick paste to slowly dissolve by lying fairly still. Toward the end of the healing, the Pascalite adhered to form a small white scab in the center of the open wound. Over the next few days a bit of unclean blood escaped from time to time; then the wound slowly healed over and the clay/scab broke up and fell off. The long-lasting protective 'donut' began to subside and disappear and the outstanding blood vessels quietened down to normal.

I had used crutches, a footstool, and a walker (to rest my knee on), and I went to bed whenever I felt like it. Luckily, my husband fed me, many times with dark green leafy vegetables whirred in a food processor and made into soup with broth.

An interesting incident about 'infection'...

...Getting quite cheeky with my knee on a walker, the wheels locked up on a rubber mat, and I went flying over it, landing square on my face on a metal doorsill.

At the Emergency room, an older doctor stitched my nose, and looked at my leg wound when I said it was taking a long time to heal. "Oh no," he said, "That's a six - eight week injury. It's not particularly infected." Hah!

Remembering that Neem was not good on an open wound, I was quite hesitant to pour Pascalite on it, or to make an unsterilized poultice with a few drops of water in my hand.

At that time I had no doctor to consult (although I could have gone to a walk-in clinic, I suppose). I did return to my former doctor to have the nose stitches out. I complimented her on her gentle hands, but nothing more was discussed about healing, etc. Obviously I was healing.

Since, I have used a little Pascalite here and there, mindful of its rarity. I put a small amount in a bath or two and it was quite soothing...probably it contains magnesium.

In my opinion, there would be no conflict between homeopathic substances, and clay. In any case, the homeopath would tell you.

I sincerely hope that your injury is much less than mine was. Mine happened 16 months ago. The spot just above my inside ankle is still a darkish grey, and lacks some feeling (although it was a feature of the last days of healing that I felt sharp twinges sometimes).

My face was quite a sight for a while. Hubby took pictures for posterity, but since I didn't have to look at it, I didn't. The ankle injury was quite enough for me to think about.

Hope there is something in my experience to help you, Ayah.

My best,

Fledgling

August 23, 2007

Update: The area of the crushed muscle still remains dark, although a bit smaller than before. The feeling there is still somewhat diminished.

Interestingly, nearing the end of my Humaworm parasite cleanse, I felt a small 'biting' sensation for a few minutes. Perhaps it was only nerves in the area, though it did feel like several small parasites.

Either way, I take the sensation as encouraging. I know that abdominal surgery, years ago, took a good 2 years to heal thoroughly.

Just a bit of follow-up for those who may read later.


Oh yes, one more thing...when the injury first happened, there was no way I could 'exercise' the area...so I wiggled my toes often, to draw the blood through the area. I think that helped.