Technicolor legs

[e.e.cummings]

I had some mighty falls getting used to my clipless pedals. When I mentioned this on another post, I was told about arnica for faster healing. How does it work? How does it speed the healing? I have never really had problems healing from bruises before but I really have some whoppers (I did this damage not last weekend, but the weekend before).

[Zen]

"The thymol derivatives concentrated in the plants roots have been clinically shown to be effective vasodilators of subcutaneous blood capillaries.[citation needed] Arnica preparations used topically have been demonstrated to act as an anti-inflammatory and assist normal healing processes by facilitating transport of blood and fluid accumulations through a dilating action of subcutaneous blood capillaries."

From Wiki-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnica