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Kitchen spice inspired wound dressings

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Hippocratic Post

Kitchen spices such as turmeric and black pepper could revolutionise wound dressings: Nano-fibres made from everyday kitchen spices are being spun in the biomedical and tissue engineering laboratory at the University of Bradford to create advanced wound dressings. The fibres, which are finer than spider silk, are being made from turmeric, black pepper, curry leaf, cinnamon […]

Fight pain with food

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Salma S. Khan

Certain foods are thought to have natural pain relieving properties. And foods don’t have the unpleasant side effects that many pain medications may have. Here are some foods that may help with pain management. Cherries Cherries contain powerful antioxidants known as anthocyanins which have been reported to reduce inflammation and inhibit pain enzymes just like […]