As early as the 16th century, the French aristocracy successfully healed the “Tree of Life” oil with a complex infectious lesion of the upper jaw sinuses - sinusitis. That is what they called tuyu then, and the meaning of this epithet is quite clear to modern homeopaths and people who have experienced the amazing properties of this plant. Thuja oil for sinusitis was used by the Indians.
Description of the drug
Thuja oil, with all the love for it by experts in alternative medicine, it is impossible to attribute it to exclusively homeopathic remedies. Concentrated oil saturation belongs to category D1, that is, it implies dilution of the extract with oil in a ratio of 5: 100. Homeopathy provides other standards for reducing the activity of the active substance. At the same time, thuja oil cannot be attributed to allopathic remedies due to too low concentrate values.
The main composition of the drug is thuja extract and liquid paraffin, supplemented with the following substances:
- Resins
- Tanning components.
- Flavanoids.
- Saponites.
- Pinin.
- Pilen.
- Tuin.
- Aromadendrine.
The predominant form of release of thuja oil (a comparison is made of 93 types of this oil) is a bottle with a dropper, with an active substance content of up to ½ g.
The general concept of homeopathic remedies
Homeopathy is an alternative treatment for all types of known, amenable to the standard treatment of diseases. Medications of traditional homeopathy are a very weak concentration of any active substance, diluted in the component composition of a neutral, faceless property. It is believed that with the constant introduction of minimal doses of a therapeutic agent into the body, its beneficial effect on the body is enhanced by accumulation, which ultimately displaces the ailment.
Why is the treatment of sinusitis thuja oil not considered a method of homeopathic therapy, although it is widely recommended by homeopaths? It's all about the unusual concentration of the drug, by default attributed to urtiktur (liquid substances). Thuja oil saturation was indicated above - 5: 100, which categorically does not meet the accepted standards of homeopathy dilution of the main active element 10 (category D) or 100 (category C) times.
Drug effectiveness
There are a sufficient number of folk remedies for processing and washing the mucosa, which do not require a doctor's prescription or medical control. However, judging by the reviews of arborvitae oil, self-medication is unacceptable in principle with maxillary sinusitis, and only an experienced homeopathic doctor can calculate the correct pattern for using the drug. Often, this remedy can only be prescribed as concomitant to the main treatment.
The positive effects of the proven action of arborvitae oil include:
- Long antibacterial effect.
- Removal of puffiness.
- Independent discharge of pus accumulated in the sinuses.
- Airway cleansing.
- Liquefaction of mucus.
Thuja oil is used for sinusitis. Instructions and reviews of real buyers also call a whole range of various diseases associated with the nasopharyngeal and respiratory systems, in which this oil did an excellent job:
- Bronchitis is usually leaking and acute.
- Tonsillitis.
- Runny nose of varying severity.
- Pneumonia.
- Adenoid inflammation.
Drug action
The very principle of removing the inflammatory process implies a decrease in the activity of pathogenic microflora, which provokes purulent formations. Thuja oil with sinusitis, and in children and in case of inflammation of the adenoids, suppresses a huge number of types of bacteria. Thanks to this, treatment occurs several times faster than when using exclusively medical preparations.
Stopping the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria and their quantitative reduction leads to smoothing or the complete elimination of alarming symptoms:
- An increase in body temperature due to the release of toxins by the bacteria and general poisoning of the body by the decay products of microorganisms.
- Obstruction of the airways by edematous thickening of the mucous tissue, preventing purulent exit.
- General weakness, loss of performance.
- Bursting, constant pain.
In combined use with official therapy, these symptoms are much milder, and some cease to bother after 2-3 days of using the oil.
Instructions for use of the drug for sinusitis
In the case of the use of arborvitae oil for sinusitis, the instruction clearly prohibits the instillation without first removing the acute inflammatory process. Only after the elimination of acute symptoms, the drops will be able to manifest themselves with the expected action.
The standard dosage involves instillation in the amount of two drops in each nostril up to three times during the day. Instillations should take place without gaps according to a predetermined scheme within 10-14 days. Then the body is given rest 7-10 days, and the course is repeated.
It is necessary to monitor the general condition - deterioration or improvement - from the beginning of the use of arborvita oil for sinusitis. The instructions for use recognize that the expected therapeutic effect may not occur in everyone, since the human body does not always respond to medicines with equal strength. In a situation of low efficiency or lack thereof, the drug should be discontinued on the 5th day from the start of treatment.
Other uses of thuja oil
The use of thuja oil for sinusitis is not limited to instillations in their classical sense. The tool can be combined with various types of plant infusions, extracts, and also use it in a gaseous state by evaporation.
Types of use of thuja oil:
- Washing of the sinuses: individually prepared infusions of chamomile and sage are mixed in a warm and strained form, 20 drops of the described oil are added. With a syringe, abundant sinus washing is performed 2 to 4 times a day.
- Oil inhalation: add 3-4 drops of oil to freshly boiled and removed from the fire water (1 liter). Covering your head and a bowl of medicine with a thick towel, breathe over steam for 5-7 minutes, then wipe your face dry and do not go outside for an hour.
- Aromatherapy: dilute 2 drops of arborvitae oil 1 tbsp. spoon of water and pour the product into the aroma lamp.
- Preparation of "amulet" pendants: judging by the reviews, thuja oil with sinusitis even helps remotely, through independent, not provoked evaporation. To do this, you need to take a harsh, preferably linen cloth (flap 10-10 cm), well soak it with oil, then roll it up with a tube, tie it with a thread and hang it over a sleeping place of a sick person. This type of application of oil is well suited for children.
- You can use the disinfectant properties of arborvitae oil to prevent colds in a steam bath. To do this, a concentrated solution of the product must be dripped on the hot stones of the furnace.
Instructions for use of the drug for children
The body of children responds faster to medicines, but taking them requires additional precautions, since the negative effects of treatment in a child are more pronounced. The general instruction on how to take thuja oil for sinusitis does not work for a child. Pure oil in its pure form, due to its toxicity, should not have contact with the baby's mucosa - only formulations containing up to 15% of the active component are allowed.
The instillation process should not cause the child pain or anxiety. However, this is not always possible, as young children actively resist carrying out procedures of this kind. It is advisable to attract another member of the family who could hold the child motionless at the moment when the nose is being instilled.
During the procedure, you must adhere to the following order:
- The nasal sinuses of the child with a syringe are washed with a weak saline solution. At the same time, the child's head should be tilted above the sink to ensure the free flow of dirty water.
- Then, after there is no excess fluid and mucus in the nose, you need to turn the child upside down, fix the head in this position and introduce 2 drops into each nostril.
- After the procedure, the child should not be allowed to take an upright position, since the product may leak out. Let him lie down for another ten minutes face up. To make the drops penetrate deeper, you can put a roller under the baby’s neck.
Contraindications
The course of treatment with thuja oil should be monitored throughout the course of therapy by a homeopath. The use of oil by pregnant and lactating women is not allowed, due to the high spasmodic effect of the drug, which provokes uterine contractions. For the same reason, the risk of spasm oil is prohibited for people with epilepsy.
Based on unambiguous reviews, thuja oil with sinusitis in its pure form is allowed only for addition to inhalers and rinse solutions. For instillation into the nose, it is necessary to use homeopathic formulations with a low concentration of a natural remedy.
You should carefully consider your feelings after the first two to three times the use of oil. In case of skin itching, hives, lacrimation, cough, thuja oil should be immediately canceled.
With great caution, it is necessary to treat drops with people who have a history of cardiovascular disease.
A confirmed allergy to conifers is, by default, a ban on consuming any form of arborvitae oil.
Children's age up to three years allows the substance to be used in an extremely low concentration and only for the purpose of the homeopath.
Cooking oil at home
Thuja oil can be prepared at home, without possessing pharmaceutical knowledge. To do this, one part of the crushed branches of thuja need to be mixed in 10 parts of natural olive oil and insist the resulting mixture for 10 days in a place protected from sunlight.
You can use this oil immediately after filtering in the form in which it is, without diluting it.
How to get thuja oil
The price of arborvitae oil (with sinusitis you can use its various forms, depending on the type in which you will use it) varies in wide values - from 29 to 1100 rubles. The basis for such a price difference is the concentration of the natural remedy, as well as the accompanying components of the composition.
You can buy medicine in a regular or special homeopathic pharmacy. Thuja oil is often found on portals of online stores, however, the guarantee for the quality of the funds received will be significantly lower than that purchased in an official outlet.
Reviews
Not always reviews of thuja oil, with sinusitis or adenoids used everywhere, express some enthusiasm. It is almost impossible to meet negative reviews or recommendations not to use this tool on the Web, but there are complaints that the oil worked weakly or caused a severe allergy. But in more than 70% of cases of application of thuja oil, the expected effect has come.