Today, many people suffer from a disease such as psoriasis. This disease can bother a person, regardless of his age. Pharmaceutical treatment does not always give the expected results. In such cases, many patients resort to folk remedies to improve their condition. Good results are shown in the treatment of grass psoriasis. Unlike medicines, herbal preparations, decoctions, infusions and lotions do not have an adverse effect on the body (especially the liver), which allows them to be used to treat not only adults, but also children. Today we want to talk about herbal medicine and how effective is the treatment of psoriasis with herbs.
Skin disease: psoriasis
Before proceeding with the description of medicinal herbs and recipes from them for the treatment of this disease, we suggest that you learn what psoriasis is. So called chronic dermatosis, which has another name - scaly lichen. It is characterized not only by the appearance of skin rashes, but its component is various disorders of the central and autonomic nervous system. Note that with a disease in the body, immunological and endocrine changes occur. Psoriasis is by far the most common skin disease in the world.
With the disease, the following parts of the body are damaged: the scalp, the skin on the bends of the legs and arms. Sometimes nails and joints may be involved in this process. Psoriasis manifests itself in the form of round pinkish plaques that are covered with grayish-white scales. If you slightly raise the plaque, then under it a thin film with hemorrhages will be revealed. During an exacerbation or progression of the disease, the number of plaques increases, and they merge. With this disease, patients complain of discomfort and severe itching.
Folk remedies
To date, the causes of scaly lichen are not exactly known. Before starting treatment for psoriasis with herbs, it is recommended that you check for allergies, which can manifest as an upset stomach. Please note: do not self-medicate, you must first consult with a specialist!
Burdock treatment
Burdock (burdock big) refers to those folk remedies whose effectiveness has long been proven in the course of scientific research. Everywhere this unique medicinal plant is considered a weed and mercilessly destroyed. However, for a long time, burdock has been one of the best healing diseases of plants. Its use allows you to treat various diseases, including psoriasis.
To heal from this ailment, seeds, roots and leaves are used. They contain a high content of vitamins and minerals, sapoins, essential oils, anthocyanins, tannins and other extremely useful substances. The roots and leaves of burdock contain arktiopikrin, which has a bitter taste and has antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal properties. All of these substances help in the treatment of psoriasis.
Application methods
From inflorescences or leaves of burdock, an infusion is prepared, which treats all areas of the skin affected by psoriasis. For external use, the infusion is prepared as follows: dried burdock in the amount of 1 tbsp. l pour 200 ml of hot water and boil in a water bath for 10 minutes. The resulting solution should be cooled and filtered. They moisten a sterile napkin in it and apply it to the plaques, you can use cotton swabs.
Along with external use for the best effect, it is recommended to use inside a decoction or freshly squeezed burdock juice. The broth is prepared in this way: a couple of large spoons of a dry plant is poured into 500 ml of water and boiled in a water bath for 10 minutes, and then insisted for an hour. It is filtered and adjusted by adding boiled water to its original volume. They are consumed a quarter of an hour before meals no more than three times a day a little warm.
The use of calamus
One of the auxiliary means in traditional medicine in the treatment of psoriasis is considered to be calamus grass. For the preparation of medicinal infusions, rhizomes of calamus are used. Thanks to its components, its use gives a quick positive effect. The prepared drug is able to quickly relieve itching, redness, swelling, inflammation and other symptoms of the disease. With scaly lichen, compresses and infusions are recommended for use. They are prepared as follows: calamus rhizomes are thoroughly peeled, ground and placed in cold water. The medicine is put on the smallest fire and boiled for a maximum of ten minutes. Insist, strain and apply for wiping and bathing.
In order to prepare a compress, it is recommended to get fresh juice from the plant, soak a gauze napkin in it and apply to the lesions. The procedure can last from 20 minutes to half an hour. The duration of the course is two weeks. Such lotions from herbs with psoriasis have a beneficial effect and contribute to prolonged remission.
Contraindications
Please note that this plant has contraindications. You can not take medicines based on calamus in patients with ulcers, gastritis, with pathology of the kidneys and liver. Such treatment methods are prohibited for pregnant women and pediatric patients!
Elderberry black
Herbalists claim that the use of elderberry flowers shows good results in the treatment of lichen scaly. At the same time, red elderberry inflorescences are not suitable for treatment. For several weeks, patients suffering from psoriasis are advised to take an infusion of the flowers of this culture. It is not difficult to prepare it: about 2.5 g of elderberry flowers, previously chopped, pour 500 ml of boiling water. We leave for a couple of hours, so that the medicine is infused. Take three times a day in half a glass, an hour before or after 60 minutes after eating.
Preparation of medicines from calendula
In common people, this plant is called marigolds. Based on them, various variations of drugs for the treatment of psoriasis are prepared. Note that for the preparation of various alcohol tinctures, decoctions and ointments, exclusively inflorescences are used. They are used as an anti-inflammatory agent, the effectiveness of which in the treatment of psoriasis is scientifically proven. Oil and ointment are applied to damaged areas of the skin. These funds contribute to tissue regeneration, reducing inflammation and itching.
Infusion
To prepare it for 200 ml of boiling water, take 5-6 grams of marigolds and insist half an hour, then filter. It is recommended to use the infusion three times a day starting from 1 tbsp. l and gradually increasing the dose to one glass per day. It is very useful to take baths with the addition of infusion, the preparation for which is indicated in this recipe.
Tincture of marigolds
With psoriasis on the head, calendula tincture for alcohol shows good effectiveness in the treatment. Preparation: chop the flowers of marigolds, take them in an amount of 6 g and pour 100 ml of vodka. We clean in a dark place, we insist one week. After this time, filter the tincture. We use as rubdowns with severe itching of the scalp.
Contraindications
Despite all the useful properties of calendula officinalis, there are some categories of patients who are forbidden to use drugs from this plant. First of all, this applies to women who are expecting a baby; the drug is also contraindicated during breastfeeding. Do not use this medication to treat persons suffering from hypertension, and children under the age of three.
Grass string
This plant is well known to everyone since childhood. Almost all small children bathe in the prepared infusion from this plant. The series is unique in composition. It contains many oils, which is why inflammatory reactions (including those associated with psoriasis) quickly subside, and regeneration of damaged skin occurs. The use of a series of herbs for psoriasis helps to eliminate the inflammatory process, has a restorative and soothing effect on the dermis. For therapeutic purposes, a decoction is used to wash plaques and to prepare a medicinal herbal tea.
Cooking broth
Consider one of the ways to brew a series correctly. A certain number of spoons (optional) must be placed in a thermos and pour boiling water. Note that for 20 grams of a series you will need 250 ml of water. In order for the broth to be infused, leave it for the night. The obtained product is washed plaques several times a day, and also take it instead of tea. Note: the infusion from the series, taken orally, can provoke irritability, panic attacks, nervous excitement.
Sage
The plant quite effectively helps fight skin diseases, including psoriasis on the head. All products prepared on its basis help relieve inflammation, have an antifungal and antibacterial effect, and stimulate local immunity. If the scalp is affected, a decoction made from sage should be used as a rinse. In this case, in addition to the therapeutic effect, the prepared therapeutic agents stimulate hair growth and also give them shine.
The use of medicines from this herb for psoriasis is not recommended if thyroid function is reduced, blood pressure is lowered, and kidney pathologies are present. It is forbidden to use when breastfeeding, because the substances contained in this plant contribute to the inhibition of lactation. With prolonged use of the herb, poisoning symptoms may appear.
Celandine: medical recipes
This plant is very effective in treating psoriasis. It relieves itching, from increased peeling of the skin. Celandine juice has an anti-inflammatory, bactericidal effect, promotes rapid healing of wounds. This plant in the treatment of scaly lichen can be used in various variations. The most popular are tinctures and decoctions for bathtubs. At home, using recipes of traditional medicine, you can prepare various compresses, medicines. It is very useful to take baths with celandine decoction for psoriasis.
Tincture can be prepared from fresh stems and leaves of celandine. The best way is to fill them with water or alcohol, observing a ratio of 1: 1, the infusion time is 14 days. The strained medicine is drunk in three drops throughout the day for a week. This tincture can be used for compresses: for this, 10 drops of the medicine are added to a glass of water, impregnated with a gauze bandage and used as a lotion, laying on the affected areas of the dermis.
The broth is prepared from a fresh or dry plant. The crushed product (several tablespoons) is poured with a liter of water, boiled for five minutes, filtered and added to the bath.
Freshly squeezed juice of this herb in case of psoriasis is recommended to be applied to the coarsened areas of the skin and allowed to be well absorbed. With this treatment, the damaged cells are quickly restored.
Side effects, contraindications
It should be noted that taking medications based on celandine can provoke inflammation of the digestive tract. Allergies may occur. All preparations prepared from celandine cannot be used by people with asthma, epilepsy, angina pectoris, pregnancy, and breast-feeding.
Herbal fees
In this section, we talk about which herbs are the most effective. It often happens that the use of one herb cannot give the expected result. Herbal preparations for psoriasis can enhance the therapeutic effect. We present a review of the most effective decoctions for the treatment of scaly lichen.
Herbal Recipe
All of these components (we will indicate them below) can be pre-crushed using a meat grinder. Then take 2 tbsp. l with a hill of chopped grass, pour it in 400 ml of hot water. Heat treatment is carried out in a water bath for 7 minutes. The drug is drunk before a meal of 100 ml, the recommended course is 30 days. All ingredients are listed in parts:
- 3 - ordinary calamus (rhizomes);
- 2 - black elderberry (flowers);
- 2 - lingonberry (leaf);
- 1 - celandine;
- 2 - elecampane;
- 3 - St. John's wort;
- 2 - stigmas of corn;
- 3 - a series;
- 2 - field horsetail.
Picking herbs
The treatment of lichen scaly requires perseverance and patience from the patient himself. One of the most effective means for exacerbating psoriasis is the collection, which consists of a string of burdock root, licorice, calamus rhizome, nettle leaves, taken in equal proportions. To prepare the broth, you need to take 1 tbsp. l collection, pour a small amount of water, cook for about 6 minutes, insist 1 hour, drain. Psoriatic lesions on the skin are lubricated with the prepared broth. Local treatment should be continued for a month and a half.
Scalp treatment
In order to alleviate the condition with scaly lichen on the head, one local herbal treatment will not be enough. But if you correctly combine them with herbal preparations, which are intended for oral administration, the effect will be obvious. In the treatment of the disease, Altai herbal preparations, as well as monastery or Chinese tea from psoriasis, have proven themselves well.
Celandine Recipe
Take 300 g of celandine, pass through a meat grinder, squeeze the juice. Combine it with 30 ml of red wine (preferably dry). We use in the form of lotions, apply to the affected areas for a quarter of an hour, after which the skin is thoroughly washed.
Herb Based Harvest
As a folk remedy for psoriasis on the body, it is recommended to use another effective recipe that can have a healing effect. The following components will be required:
- burdock root;
- licorice;
- calamus marsh (root);
- nettle;
- a fox;
- a series of.
All components must be taken in equal amounts. They need to grind and combine. We take a mixture of herbs and water in equal amounts, at the rate of 1: 1, cook on a minimum heat for 5 minutes, insist for 15 minutes. The prepared product is excellent for treating plaques that form on the skin again. Lubricate damaged skin areas as often as possible.
Healing baths
Baths with herbs have a beneficial effect on the whole body with psoriasis. Fir, sage, pine, linen, valerian baths effectively relieve the symptoms of dermatosis of this species. The first procedures must be taken under the supervision of specialists, then go on to self-treatment. For the preparation of baths, only dried plants or their extracts are used.
Rules of procedure
To prepare a foot bath, you will need to take about 10 liters of water, to take a bath while sitting - 25-30 liters, and for a full bath - 200-250 liters. It is better if the bathtub is tiled or enameled. When taking a full bath, water should completely cover the human body, with the exception of the upper chest. At the end of the procedure, it is recommended to rest for half an hour or forty minutes.
Contraindications for bathing
Despite the positive effect, it is unsafe to arrange such therapeutic water procedures in the presence of the following diseases and conditions:
- heart failure;
- pulmonary tuberculosis;
- angina pectoris;
- atherosclerosis;
- hypertension;
- epilepsy;
- diabetes;
- late pregnancy;
- skin lesions of fungal (infectious) origin.
Coniferous baths
To prepare such a bath, it will be more convenient to use liquid coniferous or briquetted extract, which first must be dissolved in a glass of warm water, and then diluted to full volume. The optimal temperature of this bath is 36-38 ° C. One procedure can last up to a quarter of an hour. A positive effect can be obtained by taking a course of fifteen sessions. A good effect is obtained when taking baths using pine buds. About 3 g of kidney water will need about 150 g. They are previously recommended to boil in a water bath, but not more than 40 minutes. They give a positive effect with palmar-plantar psoriasis.
Herbalists-healers recommend a bath with freshly chopped pine branches for use. They must be poured with boiling water and left to insist. The temperature of the finished bath should be 37-38 ° C. Hands or feet are fully placed in the bathtub for half an hour. The most favorable time for taking such a bath is evening.
Sage bath
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A good option for taking baths is the use of valerian, it has a slow but stable effect. After taking a bath, increased irritability and internal tension are eliminated. It is best to use an extract of this medicinal plant for its preparation.
It has been noted that the adoption of mixed baths, including coniferous-sage, coniferous-valerian ones, has a positive effect. A feature of such procedures is that at the same time several goals can be achieved, which is due to the healing properties of the various herbs used.