Years ago I read that the "Old Germans" always kept a jar of sauerkraut juice on hand to cure indigestion. Since we like sauerkraut, we decided to give it a try, and sure enough - it works.
Instead of pharmaceutical antacids that sometimes work and sometimes don't, if one of us feels a little queasy, we just get a little dish of cold sauerkraut and soon the indigestion is forgotten.
But this week I learned about a second use: Curing "Scratches" on equines.
My neighbor's horse developed this condition - which is identified by a heavy gray, lumpy crust across the foot - it actually looks like dried mud. I've been going every day to help them tend to it, so I've been doing some research.
What I've been able to learn from talking with veterinarians and other horse people is that it is caused by damp footing and is a fungus. I suppose it starts with a scratch, but no one said so.
Anyway, first you use bag balm to soften the crust so it can be scrubbed off, then wash it daily with an antibacterial scrub, rinse, re-apply the bag balm, and wrap it to keep it clean.
Then, according to the vet, you use a cortisone cream to let the tissue underneath heal. But it doesn't always cooperate.
My farrier said he knew a horse with this condition on all 4 feet, and it just wouldn't heal no matter what they used - until an old Montana cowboy told the owners to make a poultice of sauerkraut.
Oddly enough, another friend mentioned the same remedy.
We're not at the stage yet of wondering if she'll heal, but I'm keeping sauerkraut in mind, just in case!
Yours for good health,
Marte
Marte Cliff, Copywriter
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