Q. My husband has very thin skin and takes aspirin. A tiny abrasion can make him bleed horribly.
With his last episode, I suddenly remembered a recommendation to put used coffee grounds on a bleed. I grabbed the coffee filter, still full of used coffee grounds, and applied it to his bleeding arm. The bleeding stopped almost immediately. Amazing!
Yesterday I sliced my finger on a broken piece of glass. I grabbed the coffee filter, stuck my finger into the grounds, and voila, it quit bleeding. I bandaged it up with the coffee grounds on the wound.
A. We have heard from others that ground coffee can stop bleeding. One person whose dog was badly injured in a fight was able to stop the serious bleeding with coffee grounds. Since he was far away from any veterinary assistance in the middle of Brazil, this probably saved the dog’s life. Other kitchen remedies for minor cuts include ground black pepper and ground sage.
You will find some amazing stories about how these kitchen-cupboard remedies have saved the day on this website by clicking here and here and here.
If you like such home remedies from the pantry you will love The People’s Pharmacy Quick & Handy Home Remedies from National Geographic.
