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Boiled Egg
Posted by keefe (markham, ontario) on 05/01/2007
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boil an egg and rub it on your bruise it will feel better and will start fading.
Butter
Posted by Staci (Chicago, IL) on 02/22/2007
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If you dab some melted butter on a part of your body that you just bumped or hit hard on anything like a baseball bat or swinging door, it will not turn black. The trick is to do it immediately.
Vitamin C
Posted by John (NH)
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When I bang myself up in the yard, I take an extra 500 milligrams of vitamin C to prevent bruising.
Witch Hazel
Posted by Govinda (Calabasas)
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I use a cotton ball dunked in witch hazel for bruising. I do this 3x a day and within 2 days, my bruise has all but faded.
Arnica Gel
Posted by Carrie (Dallas)
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I love arnica gel for sore muscles and also bruising. I tend to bruise easily and found this to be an excellent remedy. I also take extra iron when I am bruised!
Ice
Posted by John (Boston)
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I do martial arts and get bruised a lot! I apply an ice pack for 10 minutes on the area that was hit as soon as I get home... and then every 3 - 4 hours. Rarely do I get bruising the next day.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Carrie (Brooklyn, New York) on 08/04/2005
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I fell, nearly breaking my leg one summer while cleaning the windows. My leg was so sore that I suffered for many months. I started drinking ACV years later. Not for the leg injury in particular, however I noticed my leg had stopped throbbing from that brutal fall. I began to massage my leg and lo and behold the bruised blood began to move and dissolve. The ACV moves blood that is bruised.
Another mishap on the farm caused me to step on a log nail. I hate tetanus shots, I knew they would make me take one if I went to the hospital. My mother also warned me to watch out for 'lockjaw' which is said to come as a result of stepping on rusty nails. I ran into the kitchen foot dripping with blood. I ingested the ACV along with some regular apple juice. The pain was gone by nightfall. Everyone looked and was amazed at the instant recovery. No limping or soreness as a result of ingesting the ACV. This is truly a miracle substance. I cannot overstate the benefits I have heard about from those individuals who have begun to drink ACV on a regular basis, Someone please Call the Doctors and tell them!
Turmeric for Bone Bruise
Posted by Sandy (In the sticks, Nevada) on 11/24/2007
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Turmeric helped shrink a terrible bone bruise on my shin. I started taking turmeric to help my joints -- I'm not sure it is helping with that yet -- but it has helped shrink and reduce the swelling of the worst bruise. On the day before Father's day this year, my horse slipped in a creek, landed on my leg and then stood up on my leg! Ouch! Nothing was broken and after a few weeks most of the black and blue color disappeared from my foot and leg. All around my lower shin bone there was tenderness and a hard swelling (about 3 inches in diameter all around the damaged area) and this has persisted until the last few weeks when I upped my turmeric intake. The hard swelling has almost disappeared and the tenderness has decreased also. I have been taking three 500mg capsules twice a day for about two weeks now.
Butter
Posted by Michelle (Lamora, Mexico) on 03/06/2008
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When you first get bruised, especially around the eye, if you apply some butter over the area then it helps it not to turn blue.
