Case Report: Treatment of a Patient with Deep Injury in the Last Finger of the Ring with Herbal Ointment

Wound healing and care caused by burns, diabetes, traumatic injury as well as surgery.

The patient is an 18-year-old man with a complaint of injury to the last finger ring of the left hand and active bleeding from the site of the injury following work in a carpentry workshop, referred to the emergency department of Marvdasht Hospital. After referring to an orthopedic specialist and suggesting tissue repair in the operating room by the doctor, this patient refuses to continue treatment and tries to repair the damaged tissue by traditional methods. The compounds used by a person who masters the rules of traditional Iranian medicine are known as a comprehensive elixir and include a combination of saffron and honey to reduce infection, and a combination of cardamom, white fennel and ginger for healing and a combination of white pepper as a painkiller.

The results of this study showed that the combination of herbs with a comprehensive elixir could heal the injury. Such wounds require the use of antibiotics due to the risk of osteomyelitis. Therefore, topical application of this herbal compound has shown both antibiotic and restorative properties.