Natural Remedies & Herbs for Leg Ulcer
Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) extracts are sometimes used topically to help speed wound healing. Test tube studies have found that extracts of gotu kola high in the active triterpene constituents asiaticosides, madecassoides, asiatic acids, and madecassic acids increase collagen synthesis. An animal study found that topical application of asiaticoside isolated from gotu kola, used in a 0.2% solution, improved healing in nonulcer skin wounds. An overview of three small human clinical trials suggests that topical use of an ointment or powder containing a gotu kola extract high in the active triterpene compounds may speed wound healing in people with slow-healing skin ulcers. These studies used either a topical ointment with a 1% extract concentration or a powder with a 2% extract concentration. People in these studies were typically treated with intramuscular injections of either isolated asiaticosides or the mixed triterpenes three times per week while using the topical ointment or powder...
Dr Balch's Vitamin Formula for Leg Ulcer
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- Amount Per Serving
- % DV
Vitamin A - 5000
- IU
- 100%
Vitamin C - 500
- mg
- 833%
Vitamin E - 200
- IU
- 667%
Vitamin K - 10
- mcg
- 13%
Thiamin - 50
- mg
- 3333%
Riboflavin - 50
- mg
- 2941%
Niacin - 50
- mg
- 250%
Vitamin B6 - 50
- mg
- 2500%
Folate - 800
- mcg
- 200%
Vitamin B12 - 175
- mcg
- 2917%
Biotin - 50
- mcg
- 17%
Pantothenic Acid - 50
- mg
- 500%
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- Amount Per Serving
- % DV
Zinc - 10
- mg
- 67%
Choline Bitartrate - 50
- mg
- *
Inositol - 50
- mg
- *
PABA - 50
- mg
- *
CoQ-10 - 50
- mg
- *
Flax Seed Powder - 50
- mg
- *
Bioflavonoid Concentrate - 100
- mg
- *
Garlic Extract - 100
- mg
- *
Grape Seed Extract - 25
- mg
- *
Amino Acid Mix - 50
- mg
- *
- * Daily Value (DV) not established
