Jammed finger & healing time?

About 2 or 3 weeks ago I fell & jammed my left middle finger (no sarcastic comments please). I'm left handed. I write a lot as well as lift heavy weight frequently for my job. I can try to avoid the heavy weight by getting help during my shift. Anyway, I notice that late at night it seems to be the worst, probably due to over use during the day. My main quesiton is, what natural suppliment can I take to help heal and or reduce swelling and pain. I don't like to take prescription medicine for obvious reasons so can anyone suggest alternatives besides the obvious ice & asprin? IE: are there any herbal remedies, or anything? I'm thinking echenecia (sorry for the spelling), I hear it helps immune system recovery time because this all started with the whole jamming my finger, not getting older. By the way, I'm only 33, but I heard about arthritis. I'm hoping it's not an onset of that, but then again, I'm clueless. Any suggestions welcome. I'm glad to answer any of your pending questions as well if I can. Thanks for listening.