Amish Burn Treatment

Google burdock and herb and you will get info on the variety of things that burdock is used for.

I do believe in using plants/herbs for some things - many of our modern meds were derived from them. But they are not something that I discuss with others as they are not sanctioned by any federally regulated group and thus not used in modern medicine. Too much litigation for me to consider these types of treatments "on the job".

As far as the ointment - who knows what is in it???? Treatment of second and third degree burns are much different than a first degree with a high infection rate in the deeper burns.

What I would do to self-treat is not what I would discuss with others since as a nurse, people sometimes take your word as gospel but when things don't work for them, they get lawsuit happy.

I am from the Mennonite capital of the world, West Liberty Ohio, and there is a bunch of different salves and ointments out there, i.e. Porter's Drawing Salve, tar oil, etc. Here is the scoop on B&W:
B & W Topical Healing Ointment is an Amish formula. As the name suggests, it has been used by the Amish (in Pennsylvania and Ohio, USA) for years to treat a variety of burns and wounds.
INGREDIENTS: Honey, lanolin, olive oil, wheat germ oil, aloe vera gel, wormwood, marshmallow root, comfrey root, white oak bark, lobelia, vegetable glycerin, beeswax.

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I did a quick google search on burdock leaves for burns treatment, as it's not something that I had heard of and there is lots of alternative therapy sites and self help sites that come up but I couldn't find any actual research or good quality evidence to support or despute the use.

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I have been allowed to assist with treating an Amish man with first, second, and third degree burns with burdock leaves and B&W ointment. This protocol is detailed in the book "Burn Aid", found at http://www.betterthangreens.com/Product_443.html.

One can also order the B&W ointment there. Since the main ingredient is raw honey, one can infer that the antibiotic power of honey functions in the prevention of infection. http://www.naturalnews.com/021506.html

It has been a week since the accident; he spent three days at the CU Medical School Burn treatment unit, when he asked to go home and be treated by his community. He is recovering remarkably. Pain is controlled with this treatment, and the patient is relatively comfortable, without pain meds. I will be taking pictures starting tomorrow, and document the progress of the case. This treatment is supposed to leave minimal to no scarring. Let us hope.

Mark Stoll from the Aylmer, Ontario Amish community started putting out a newsletter for the care givers of burn victims.

The first copy has been published online. You can find it at Burn Treatments.

This is very interesting. I find herbal medicine to be a
fascinating field, and have the utmost respect for those
trained healers. There is a long, long history of the
successful use of many of their treatments.

I am reading three books on this treatment. Burn Aid, Comfort for the Burned and Wounded, and The New Concept In Treating Burns. There is a short review of them on my blog at Burn Treatment Books.

I also added a chapter from Comfort for the Burned and Wounded where it tells how John Keim discovered this treatment method for burns. It is really a beautiful story. I cried when I read it.

I also have added up the last 2 issues of Mark Stoll's newletter, Balm of Gilead.
http://morechristlike.com/balm-of-gi...er-vol-1-no-1/
http://morechristlike.com/balm-of-gi...er-vol-1-no-2/

I am doing personal research on this subject and plan on adding lots of articles and testimonies in my Burn Treatment Category.

Mark Stoll lives about 10km from me here in Aylmer, Ontario.


Bob Mutch