I just want to show you a plant first aid for burns. Not full thickness burns, just minor burns. Last week Bodhi took off after a dog walking past the moment we stepped outside the front door. (Please see previous post on Living with Snakes for related post about front doors).

So there was some urgent screaming and yanking on the retractable lead to bring my boy back into safety. The resulting friction burn on the palm of my hand was ridiculously painful, escalating in severity quickly.

I went to the garden and picked some aloe Vera, washed it well, sliced off spines, removed skin to reveal the gel within. I applied this to the wound, bandaged it on and went to bed as it was so painful.

The next morning, no pain, swelling subsided, sorry I didn’t take a photo.

So get yourself an Aloe Vera plant, but only for minor burns.