| p>In the book of James, chapter 5 verse 14 (CEV) it | | | | the bone. We did not clean the wound with wine, |
| says: "If you are sick, ask the church leaders to | | | | because we didn't have any that would duplicate |
| come and pray for you. Ask them to put olive oil on | | | | what is mentioned in the Bible, so we washed the |
| you in the name of the Lord." | | | | wound with soap and water. There was profuse |
| Olive oil in Biblical times was used for everything from | | | | bleeding so we held direct pressure on the wound |
| Worship to cooking and that included medicinal | | | | until it stopped. We applied a piece of gauze soaked |
| purposes. It was fresh and unprocessed and used | | | | with Virgin Raw Coconut Oil and a pressure dressing. |
| until it became rancid, then discarded. | | | | We changed the dressing twice a day and reapplied |
| The only other reference to oil being used for healing | | | | the Raw Coconut Oil. On day three we started |
| was in the story of the Good Samaritan:Luke 10: | | | | soaking the wound in warm raw coconut oil. |
| 33-35 CEV. "A man from Samaria then came traveling | | | | A deep puncture wound, especially one produced by |
| along that road. When he saw the man, he felt sorry | | | | a bite, is the more likely to get infected than any |
| for him and went over to him. He treated his wounds | | | | other wound. The wound has never shown the |
| with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he | | | | slightest evidence of getting infected. There was |
| put him on his own donkey and took him to an inn, | | | | some slight swelling initially, as is normal in a fresh |
| where he took care of him.The next morning he | | | | wound, but no pus or redness ever developed. By |
| gave the innkeeper two silver coins and said, "Please | | | | day three there was a slight hint of bruising but the |
| take care of the man. If you spend more than this | | | | finger was almost completely pain free. Today is day |
| on him, I will pay you when I return." | | | | seven, and except for a tiny piece of skin that is |
| The Samaritan cleansed the wounds with wine and | | | | missing where the upper teeth tore the skin, you can |
| poured Olive Oil on them and bandaged him up. The | | | | hardly tell that she had an injury! |
| wine spoken of in the Bible was not the high alcohol | | | | Having worked in the Emergency Room for over 20 |
| content wine we have today, but rather grape juice | | | | years, I know if I had taken her to the hospital she |
| that would naturally ferment over time as heat would | | | | would have had an IV and an IV antibiotic such as |
| react with the natural sugar in the juice. It was much | | | | Rocephin. The wound would have been enlarged and |
| safer to carry wine than to chance getting sick on | | | | irrigated and possibly a drain would have been placed |
| contaminated water when you traveled. It would | | | | to keep it open so bacteria could escape. She would |
| have been perfect for a cleansing and astringent | | | | have gone home with a prescription for ten days |
| solution for wounds. | | | | worth Keflex and Bactrim, plus one for Vicodin for |
| The victim spoken of in this passage was probably | | | | pain. I was prepared to take her to the doctor at the |
| beaten and robbed and left for dead in the dirt, so | | | | first sign of infection, but it never happened. I |
| his wounds were probably filthy and very prone to | | | | probably saved $1000.00 to $1300.00 in medical |
| infection. It doesn't say what his outcome was, but | | | | expenses, plus the added cost of follow-up for |
| he was taken to an Inn and cared for by the Inn | | | | suture and drain removal. |
| keeper, so I would imagine that he recovered. | | | | We used Raw Coconut Oil because most Olive Oil |
| Irregardless, we have a snapshot of what was the | | | | today is processed in various ways and no longer |
| standard treatment in that day for wounds. | | | | resembles the olive oil of Biblical times. Virgin Raw |
| With modern medical science and antibiotics, it would | | | | Coconut Oil is rich in a natural substance called Lauric |
| be easy to dismiss such archaic treatment as not | | | | Acid and Capric Acid that studies have shown it to |
| having any worth. But, I recently had an opportunity | | | | be a natural anti bacterial, anti fungal and anti yeast |
| to put this ancient form of wound care to the test. | | | | agent. Virgin Raw Coconut Oil also has a long shelf life |
| Approximately six days ago my wife received a | | | | in its natural state, lasting over two years with no |
| nasty bite wound from one of the Squirrels we | | | | special storage needed. |
| rehabilitate. The squirrel bit her left ring finger clear to | | | | |