A few days ago, the weather was warm and beautiful. My daughters took their bunnies to the garden to play in the sun and forage, and I decided to do a little weeding. (without gloves).

I pulled on a dried Lemongrass plant and drew back in surprise when  I felt something pierce my skin. It wasn’t a thorn, just a piece of dried leaf that lodged into my skin. I tried to pull it out with my nails, but it was small and thin. I decided I would pull it out with tweezers later. It didn’t work; the sliver was hard to grasp. It was a little uncomfortable; it reminded me of the sensation I felt if I was not careful handling sea sponges when I lived in Florida. (Sea sponges contain spicules made of Silica).

It is not a coincidence that Silica was the solution. Silica 30c can help stimulate the body to push out foreign bodies such as splinters. I decided to try it since I could not manually remove the splinter. (I planned to use Silica 30c two times a day).

Silica is a slow-acting remedy; I did not expect it to work immediately. 

After two doses, on day one, the area got a little bit red. By day two, I could grab the sliver of grass. There was a little speck of blood that healed in a day. I could tell it was gone because I no longer had any pain if I pushed on the area.

I have used Silica a few times for splinters, and it has worked every time, but the effect is not immediate. It can take a few days to get the splinter out. If you have a small splinter that is difficult to remove, consider Silica 30c.