A bath with chamomile is very popular. After all, such a procedure helps to normalize sleep, relax and make the skin more velvety, soft and tender. They resort to it to eliminate abscesses, wounds and dermatological diseases.
Chamomile baths can be used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes, since the flower contains essential oils and useful substances. They cleanse the skin, whiten and tone them, and also contribute to improving blood circulation.
Composition and healing properties of chamomile
This flower has long been used to treat various ailments, since it contains: vitamin C, essential oils, carotenes, glucose, as well as stearic, salicylic and oleic acids. The plant has calming and antibacterial properties. In addition, it eliminates fermentation processes, relieves headaches, dilates blood vessels and stabilizes the nervous system.
Chamomile has an anti-inflammatory effect on the body, in addition, it helps to restore skin elasticity and even out face tone. That is why most women prefer to use grass to eliminate pustules and acne, it is especially useful to take baths with it.
Hemorrhoid treatment
With this disease, it is recommended to make baths of chamomile. In the early stages, these procedures will help to avoid skin irritation, inflammation of the prolapsed nodes and tears in case of constipation. A bath with chamomile flowers will relieve pain, swelling and disinfect wounds. Similar procedures are performed in courses. They should be carried out in the evening, before going to bed. This plant has a sleeping pill, relaxing and calming effect.
Another chamomile for hemorrhoids must be taken orally. From it make decoctions and infusions. Trays with this flower should be taken only with external wounds. To eliminate internal damage, use candles.
It must be understood that a decoction of chamomile with a single application will not lead to the desired effect. The procedure must be performed every day, at least twice a day. But before you make baths with chamomile for hemorrhoids, you should cleanse the intestines with an enema or in a natural way.
Hot baths
They relieve unpleasant sensations and puffiness. The water temperature should be approximately 40 ° C. To prepare a decoction, you will need 45 grams of flowers and about two liters of water.
The crushed raw materials are added to the liquid, put on medium heat until boiling, after which they insist for several hours. The cooled mixture is diluted with hot water, then it is poured into a tank for baths. During the procedure, a person sits in a basin with a decoction and waits for the liquid to cool. Baths with chamomile with hemorrhoids have a relaxing effect on the body, so they are advised to perform them late in the evening. The therapeutic course is about a week, then a break is taken for 10 days.
Cold baths
Procedures with cold water can quickly get rid of acute pain and bleeding. In addition to chamomile, you can also use other medicinal plants:
- sage;
- St. John's wort
- oak bark.
A decoction of these medicinal herbs should be poured into a cool liquid and stirred. Take a sitz bath for about 7 minutes. The water temperature should be around 20 ° C. Such treatment helps to heal cracks, relieve irritation and swelling. It is appropriate to carry out during an exacerbation of hemorrhoids with severe swelling of the mucous membrane and anal bleeding.
Warm and steam baths
This procedure is great for bleeding. It tones and relaxes muscles, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, making them more elastic. Such procedures have a good disinfecting and antiseptic effect. They help to destroy pathogens in the genital area.
The procedure must be performed in the morning and evening before bedtime. It is necessary to sit in a container with medicinal water for at least 10 minutes. The duration of treatment is 10 days. Do not wipe the crotch with a towel after taking such a bath. It is better to slightly dab this area with a napkin and apply a soothing anti-inflammatory cream with aloe.
A warm bath with chamomile can be prepared according to another recipe. First, make a decoction of medicinal herbs: oak bark, chamomile and St. John's wort (you can use the above preparation of chamomile broth). Then add a warm solution of potassium permanganate to it, mix everything thoroughly. The resulting mixture must be poured into a container for baths and add 2-3 drops of “Furacilin”. It is recommended to sit in a basin with healing fluid for 10 minutes.
Steam baths from chamomile are taken for hemorrhoids to relieve discomfort. Chamomile broth prepared in advance, as well as hot water, is poured into the container. You should sit over the steam for about 10 minutes. To achieve a thermal effect, you should cover yourself with a blanket or plaid.
The above procedures must be performed with caution, since too cold water can lead to hypothermia, and hot water can cause burns. You should take chamomile baths with this disease regularly for two weeks. It is more advisable to do this in the evening. The therapeutic effect of water procedures depends on the concentration of plant materials and water temperature.
How to make baths with chamomile in gynecology?
Chamomile is a very popular medicinal herb, which has many healing properties. The flowers of this plant have a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, they quickly eliminate the unpleasant symptoms of gynecological pathologies. With their regular use, even acute pain disappears.
Baths with chamomile in gynecology are often used to treat candidiasis (thrush). With this female ailment, unpleasant symptoms such as:
- severe itching;
- curdled discharge from the genitals;
- the discomfort.
There is a disease due to damage to the vaginal mucosa by fungi. To prepare a healing bath, you need 100 grams of chopped flowers wrapped in a bandage, dipped in hot water for 15 minutes. After this, the liquid is poured into a basin and left to cool slightly. The patient should sit in this container. The duration of the procedure is 20 minutes.
To get a good result, sedentary baths with chamomile for such a problem should be performed regularly. They are advised to do at least once a day until the symptoms disappear. After this procedure, you do not need to wipe the perineum dry, just gently pat the genitals with a towel.
Even camomile baths are taken with cystitis. With inflammation of the bladder, unpleasant sensations also worry. Women complain of pain when urinating. This procedure helps to improve overall well-being, speed up the healing process and reduce the severity of pain.
The drug for the treatment of cystitis is prepared as follows: 500 grams of dried chamomile flowers are poured into a bucket of hot water, everything is mixed, left for 1.5 hours and filtered. A seated bath with a decoction should be taken for 15-20 minutes. After the procedure, you should wrap yourself in a blanket and go to bed.
Baths with a camomile for children
The healing qualities and harmlessness have made this flower a sought after plant. It is often used for bathing babies. Chamomile not only disinfects water, but also improves the condition of the skin. On top of that, chamomile baths are useful for improving the girls urogenital system. They also help prevent the development of atresia and vaginitis. Water while bathing the child should be at the optimum temperature - no higher than 37 ° C.
Water procedures are most often performed with chamomile infusion. Take enameled dishes, pour 1 liter of boiling water into it and add 20 grams of chopped flowers. Then cover the pan with a lid and wrap a towel. After 1.5 hours, the liquid should be filtered, as small particles of leaves and stems can injure the delicate skin of the baby. According to this recipe, the mixture is not too strong. To avoid allergies in a child, not more than 30 grams of chamomile infusion should be added to the bath.
This healing fluid is usually added to the water right before bathing the baby. During this procedure, shampoo and soap should not be used.
For legs
Chamomile is also used for foot care. To prepare the bath, use 40 grams of grass and 500 ml of boiling water. First of all, you need to fill the flowers with hot water. After this, the mixture must be boiled for 10 minutes. The resulting liquid is poured directly into the tank. This procedure perfectly relieves leg fatigue. It is also useful to do with keratinized skin and cracks in the heels.
Hot foot baths with chamomile help get rid of excessive sweating, but they must be done every night. 100 grams of dried flowers are poured into several liters of hot water, cover the container with a lid and insist for at least 60 minutes. Then the liquid is warmed up a little, legs in it hold for about 15 minutes. After the limb procedure, it is recommended to powder with talcum powder.
Contraindications
Reviews of chamomile baths in most cases are positive, of course, there are also negative opinions, but there are not so many. Mostly unhappy are those who tried to cure a running illness.
Chamomile inflorescences should not be taken during the bearing of a child, since the plant is able to increase the level of estrogen in the body. And the content of such hormones during pregnancy should be low. Such procedures during this period can lead to serious consequences up to the fetus freezing. During the gestation, the baby is allowed to take baths with chamomile.