Kerosene helped wounded finger

[little one]

A couple years ago my Dad and Mom were working in the attic. At one point Mom was in the attic and Dad was in the room underneath. He accidently nailed her finger with a nail gun to a 2x4. Had to remove the nail from the board with cutters before pulling itl out of her finger. She was in so much pain. Their herb doctor just happened to call right after it happened and she ask him what she could do for it. He said dip the finger in kerosene, that it was an old timey remedy. She did and the pain immediately stopped. She dipped it several times a day until it healed up. Her finger never swelled or got sore. This is NOT the colored kerosene for lamps, but plain ole kerosene. My Mom is tough - said it could have been worse - it could have been her bottom! My Dad felt terrible!!!!!

 

[ejagno]

littleone, That is incredible. I would have never even considered this since my Dad got Kerosene in an open wound on his arm and almost lost it as a result. I'm sure the fact that he was doing mechanic work at the time and had many other bacterial/chemical agents in the wound didn't help the matter but the doc's almost immediately attributed it to the kerosene. This is good to know.

 

[Beetree]

I am trying very hard to remember the cure for rabies, that a fellow once told me. He had contracted the terrible disease. It seems to me he said that they put him in a caged area and gave him a formula of kerosene. Just a little bit, here and there. I guess you can get rid of anything if you try hard enough!

 

[little one]

I must say that my entire family keeps a small jar of kerosene handy 'on the back porch'. However, this is for EXTERNAL use only. We'd never take it internally.

 

[goatlady2]

there is a "food grade" kerosene available, can't remember where I got mine right now, but it does have it's uses. Much more purely refined and save in VERY small doses internally, but you have to know what you are doing.

 

[summerthyme]

The Amish use this a lot, but it scares me. It's *awfully* hard on tender tissues, and can cause slowed healing by burning the raw edges of an open wound.

One thing- NEVER use this on a deep open cut on your face or head, or near your eyes. And NEVER use it on a cut which needs stitches... it either will have to be scrubbed (or cut) off the edges of the wound, or it won't heal. Not fun...

Summerthyme