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Ground Coffee to Stop Bleeding

Q. Ground coffee to stop bleeding really works! I just punctured my pointer finger fairly deeply with a fillet knife and it bled profusely. I had my skeptical husband coat the wound with ground coffee. This weird but effective treatment made believers out of this household.

A. A severe puncture wound requires prompt medical attention, but we’re glad the coffee remedy worked. We recently heard that ground coffee could stop bleeding from minor household cuts. Other kitchen remedies for cuts include ground black pepper and ground sage.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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