Unfortunately, many women know firsthand about such a formidable disease as endometriosis. In addition to the fact that this ailment causes physical suffering, it can cause infertility. As you know, most women who dream of motherhood are ready to experience all the treatment methods, including folk ones.
In this article, we will tell you about this disease, find out what herbs with endometriosis can help overcome the disease, what do doctors and patients think about this treatment.
What is endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a pathological change in the pelvic area. The endometrium grows and extends beyond the uterus. As a result, the cervix and ovaries are affected. In addition, the foci of pathology penetrate into the abdominal cavity, exerting a negative effect on the intestines.
Symptoms of the disease
Endometriosis is manifested by rather striking symptoms, which cannot be overlooked. If you find one of the symptoms below, do not drag a visit to the gynecologist. These include:
- spotting, bloody discharge that does not stop after menstruation;
- pain during sexual intercourse;
- aggravated during menstruation pain in the lower abdomen;
- decreased immunity;
- menstrual irregularities.
Causes of Endometriosis
The most common causes of the disease include: uterine injuries after childbirth, abortion, hormonal disruptions, the use of an intrauterine device. In addition, doctors trace a genetic predisposition to endometriosis, prolonged debilitating diets (uncontrolled by a nutritionist). They deplete the body of a woman, however, as does stress stress.
We have already said that this disease, with untimely started treatment, leads to infertility, severe pathologies in the uterus, dangerous complications that require surgical intervention. After the diagnosis is established, the doctor prescribes medications. However, hormonal drugs often cause unwanted side effects, so many women prefer to use alternative methods. By the way, representatives of traditional medicine believe that the treatment of endometriosis with herbs is very effective. But they warn that such a result can only be achieved if the patient does not self-medicate, does not collect prescriptions from her friends, but receives appointments from a herbalist.
Treatment of endometriosis with herbs. What you need to stock up
A serious disease requiring prolonged treatment is endometriosis. What herbs to drink to defeat the disease? All medicinal plants used in the treatment of this disease are divided into two groups.
Anti-inflammatory:
- mother and stepmother;
- chamomile;
- calendula;
- celandine;
- St. John's wort
Specific:
- round-leaved pear;
- boron uterus;
- red brush;
- burnet.
Propolis is often used in treatment, there are recommendations for the use of leeches. Below we will present you a list of the most effective herbs for endometriosis.
Pine uterus
This herb is present in most recipes for treating this disease. The flowers and leaves of the plant are used. It is advisable to purchase a medicinal composition in a pharmacy in a free packaging. It can be brewed and ingested, used for bathing and douching. Often, the uterus is used as an oil infusion, with which tampons are made at night.
Pine uterus can be used in pure form or in combination with other medicinal herbs.
Grushanka round-leaved
With endometriosis, the uterus of the grass is often combined and brewed simultaneously. With a pine forest, the round-leafed grushanka is best combined . The components are combined in equal proportions and brewed in a steam bath at the rate of: a spoonful of raw materials (tablespoon) for 0.5 liters of boiling water. The portion thus prepared is divided into three parts and drunk throughout the day.
Burnet
Effectively stops internal bleeding, increases blood viscosity and coagulation. Contraindicated in women with varicose veins, with thrombophlebitis and other vascular problems. The hemorrhage will quickly stop even very severe bleeding, which is characteristic of endometriosis.
Grass is used in severe stages of the disease, during menstruation, when the patient’s condition worsens noticeably. This herb, rather, has a symptomatic effect, although it quite successfully affects endometrial atrophy. The broth is prepared in a water bath, in the proportion of one spoon (teaspoon) per 100 ml of water.
Chamomile
You can treat endometriosis with herbs using the well-known chamomile. The decoction of this unique plant is a powerful anti-inflammatory agent. Therefore, even the most ordinary tea of its flowers greatly facilitates the patient's condition. Chamomile almost never causes allergic reactions or individual intolerance. This plant is suitable for taking medicinal baths, douching, tampons.
Some more recipes
- A glass of boiling water, pour a spoonful of viburnum flowers, boil over low heat for no more than 10 minutes and take 50 ml three times a day.
- A tablespoon of hypericum pour 250 ml of boiling water. Place the container in a water bath for 10 minutes. Strain and take a glass three times a day.
- Grind the barberry root, which should be infused in boiling water (0.5 l). Take a few sips during the day.
Various herbs in the complex give excellent results, and there are quite a lot of fees. We will present some of them to your attention.
Collection number 1
You will need: raspberry flowers, mint leaves, chamomile, yarrow, nettle - one spoon each (tablespoon), sage and marshmallow - two each. The ingredients are mixed and poured with two liters of boiling water. The broth is taken in a glass half an hour before meals four times a day for fifteen days. The remaining broth should be used for douching.
After two weeks of treatment, you must take a ten-day break and repeat the course.
Collection number 2
Some herbs for endometriosis are very effective for douching. For a liter of boiling water, take a tablespoon of dry celandine and three - kirkazona herbs. When the infusion has cooled to room temperature, it should be filtered and 10 syringes done - two a day. According to patients, this method of treating endometriosis is very effective.
Collection number 3
Not bad proved itself and the next collection. Pour in horsetail and wormwood - two tablespoons each - 0.5 l of boiling water. The infusion is taken orally half an hour before meals half a glass.
Collection number 4
Many patients believe (and doctors agree with them) that collecting herbs for endometriosis is much more effective than medicinal plants brewed separately. A complex collection of several herbs shows excellent results. To prepare it you will need:
- coltsfoot leaves;
- Stinging nettle;
- Calamus swamp roots;
- horsetail;
- thyme ordinary ;.
- bark of buckthorn brittle;
- Hypericum perforatum.
The listed components are taken on 1 table. spoon, the last two - 2. 2. All ingredients should be carefully chopped and mixed. Eight teaspoons of the mixture pour three cups of boiling water. The composition should be infused for half an hour, in a warm place. The finished infusion is taken half a glass three times a day.
Treatment features
With endometriosis, herbs are quite effective and, moreover, have very few contraindications. For example, it is necessary to exclude nettles and compounds that provoke bleeding from fees. Herbal treatment for endometriosis is a long process. True, drug therapy of this disease does not happen quickly. You need to tune in to months-long procedures that are not difficult, but require regularity.
Decoctions of herbs for endometriosis are prepared every day: otherwise they lose their healing properties. They should not be heated before taking. It destroys nutrients. The use of herbs in the treatment of the disease is convenient and safe. True, doctors believe that it should be combined with traditional methods of therapy. It is important to conduct herbal treatments in courses of three, and sometimes five months.
With the obvious advantages of this method of treatment, you should be aware of the adequacy of the measures taken. If the patient does not feel better, then this means that alternative methods are not suitable for her. Today, there are various ways of non-drug treatment of the disease. Herbal medicine is primarily aimed at restoring the hormonal background.
Treatment of endometriosis with herbs: patient reviews
After examining the reviews of patients who have undergone a full course of herbal treatment, we can conclude that this is really an effective method. Many women in their reviews note that before the start of herbal treatment they tried all the existing methods of therapy, but it was not possible to defeat the ailment. On the advice of a gynecologist, they turned to herbalists who developed personalized herbal treatments. As a result, the disease receded without surgical intervention, and women who dreamed of motherhood were able to endure and give birth to healthy babies.
True, there are reviews of patients to whom this method did not help in full recovery. They do not indicate the reason for this result, but most likely, the chosen method does not suit them, or the course of treatment was not completed completely.