Psoriasis is a chronic non-infectious disease that affects the skin. It is quite common. According to statistics, 2-4% of people from the total population suffer from it. Therefore, now in general terms it is worth talking about the causes and symptoms, but pay more attention to the topic of treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies.
Pathogenesis
This skin pathology is manifested by a monomorphic rash of flat papules, which often join together, forming large plaques, subsequently covered with white-silver friable scales.
To date, it is not completely known for what reasons this disease occurs. Experts suggest that its origin is infectious, neurogenic, or hereditary. The latest version is confirmed by statistical data - people whose family members have already been diagnosed with psoriasis are more likely to receive it than others.
Also at risk is everyone who has a chronic streptococcal infection of the skin, as well as disorders of the central nervous system and BHC, endocrine diseases and addiction to alcohol. And also those people who are constantly faced with skin injuries.
Signs
Before proceeding to the study of the principles of treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies, it is necessary to talk about the development of the disease.
The first symptom is the appearance of a single red or pink papule, which after some time is covered with the notorious scales. When they are scraped off, point bleeding occurs, a terminal film forms and a stearin stain phenomenon forms.
Then the number of rashes begins to gradually increase. An intense or generalized rash is never immediately apparent . Psoriasis can begin this way only if it is provoked by the transfer of an acute infectious disease, drug therapy, or neuropsychic overload.
Over time, the plaques become bright red, hyperemic, swollen and itchy. Basically, they are localized in the area of the joints (both elbow and knee), on the scalp and on the trunk.
Then plaques form. Then their growth rate slows down, and the boundaries of the formations become clear. Plaques themselves become cyanotic. Gradually they become thicker, grow.
But it is necessary to make a reservation that the clinical picture is not always the same. Symptoms are different, and it all depends on what type of psoriasis struck a person. Therefore, for any strange and atypical manifestation, you need to go to a dermatologist.
Solidol ointments
Now you can go directly to the discussion of the treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies. It is believed that ointments made from solidol alone help get rid of its manifestations. There are two recipes:
- Mix solid oil and honey (1 tbsp. L.). Add chopped oak bark to the resulting mass. Next, mix in a raw egg and petroleum jelly (1 tbsp. L.). Mix everything properly. Apply ointment to the plaques 2-3 times a day, store in the refrigerator.
- Mix solidol with a fat baby cream (2 tbsp. L.). Add sea buckthorn oil (1 tbsp. L.). Lubricate the affected skin with the medicine several times a day.
If you believe the reviews about the treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies just listed, if you regularly use these ointments, you can significantly reduce peeling of the skin, get rid of itching and reduce the number of rashes. Over time, the inflammatory process also passes.
Tar Tools
Everyone knows that this resinous sticky mass is a loyal assistant in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and in eliminating a variety of cosmetic flaws. Of course, it is also used in the treatment of psoriasis.
Tar-based folk remedies are popular, and here are the three most famous of them:
- Mix a tablespoon of petroleum jelly with tar birch tar (1 tbsp each). Add celandine juice (1 tbsp. L.). Mix everything properly, then apply the resulting ointment to the affected areas of the skin 2-3 times a day.
- The ash of birch twigs (1 tbsp. L.) Must be mixed with the same amount of tar and treated with this mixture the skin.
- The resinous mass can be used in its pure form. Tar of any kind is suitable. It is necessary for 15 minutes to apply it on the body, and after a quarter of an hour to wash it off.
There is no doubt in the effectiveness of these funds. Indeed, tar contains salicylic and organic acids, phenolic compounds, cresols, as well as guaiacol, which, by the way, gives the substance antiseptic and disinfecting effects.
Fittings
Since we are talking about the signs, causes, and treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies, it is necessary to tell about those “drugs” that are indicated for oral administration.
Naturally, this refers to decoctions. Everyone knows that it is important to exert not only an external effect on the disease, but also an internal one. In addition, decoctions made on the basis of herbal remedies strengthen immunity. Here are the most famous of them:
- Mix corn stigmas, lingonberry leaves, field horsetail, elecampane, black elderberry flowers (15 g each) with succession grass and calamus root (20 g each), add celandine (10 g). Take 2 tbsp. l collection, pour boiling water (500 ml) and send to simmer for half an hour in a preheated oven. Cool and filter. Drink 100 ml twice a day.
- Mix currant leaves, black elderberry flowers (30 g each), walnut leaves, forest cinnamon, three-colored violet, linden flowers and field horsetail (20 g each) and celandine (10 g). Take 2 tbsp. l collection, pour boiling water (500 ml), wrap with a towel and let it brew for 2 to 3 hours. Strain. Drink 2/3 cup three times a day.
- Mix burdock root, tricolor violet (100 g each), elderberry flowers, nettle leaves and curly thistle (50 g each). Pour 1 tsp. collecting boiling water (500 ml), wrap with a towel, insist, drain. Drink 2-3 times a day, 200 ml between meals.
- Mix burdock roots and nettle leaves (30 g each) with dandelion roots (20 g). Take 1 tbsp. l., put in enameled dishes, pour boiling water (500 ml), cover and send for 5 minutes to a slow fire. Give an hour to infuse under a towel. Then strain and drink 100 ml three times a day.
- Mix the root of soap dish and burdock - three and two tablespoons, respectively. Pour boiling water (600 ml) and send for 10 minutes in a water bath. Then insist for 40 minutes. After the time has passed, strain. Drink the broth during the day in small portions.
All of the listed recipes for the treatment of folk psoriasis are effective. The most important thing is to get them drunk. Two weeks, and then take a break for 15 days. Then repeat (it is recommended to take some other phyto-collection).
Tinctures
Continuing to talk about the causes of psoriasis and the treatment of folk remedies for this ailment, it is necessary to make a reservation that tinctures also turn out to be very effective. And for their preparation does not need anything special. Here are some recipes:
- In a glass container, place Japanese sophora flowers (3 tbsp.) And pour vodka (500 ml). Send to a dark place for 30 days. Shake daily. When the month passes, you can use: drink three times a day for 1 tsp.
- Grind elecampane rhizomes (250 g) well and pour them into a glass dish. Pour vodka (500 ml) and send it to a dark place for two weeks. Also stir the contents periodically. When the specified time has passed, you can use: drink 15-20 drops three times a day, stirring them in water (30 ml).
- Grate propolis (150 g) with small chips and put it in a tinted glass container. Pour vodka or medical alcohol (500 ml). cork the bottle and send a dark place with warm temperature for 3-3.5 weeks. Shake occasionally. After the time has passed, filter. Drink ½ tsp. before meals for three months.
- Pure oat grains (250 g) pour a liter of clean water and let them brew for 12 hours. Then boil the composition in a water bath for about 25-30 minutes, and then remove from heat, close the lid of the container and wrap. When it cools and is filtered, drink three times a day for 1/3 tbsp. within 2 months.
- Pour the crushed aralia (100 g) with medical alcohol (0.5 L) and send it for a fortnight to a place with a warm temperature regime. Shake the vessel periodically. Then the treatment composition should be filtered off and started drinking - for 4 consecutive weeks, 15 drops per day.
At home, the treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies is not particularly difficult. Vodka can be bought at any store (the main thing is that it is free of impurities), and the listed components can be found in a pharmacy, or even collected independently if possible.
Palmar plantar psoriasis
About how you can eliminate this disease, you need to tell separately. Treatment of palmar-plantar psoriasis with folk remedies should be started as soon as possible, since with this ailment it is even difficult to walk and touch something.
Here are two simple recipes:
- Boil the chicken yolks. Then send them to a dry frying pan. After a few minutes, the yolks will begin to secrete an oily liquid. So she needs to lubricate the damaged areas.
- Mix celandine and tail fat and send this mixture to languish in a water bath. After an hour, remove the product. Allow it to cool and use. It has a threefold effect - it cleanses damaged skin, and also moisturizes and heals it.
But baths are especially effective. The most effective for this disease is St. John's wort, celandine, succession and licorice. To make yourself a bath, you need to pour a few tablespoons of grass into water and boil over a fire. Then let it brew.
When the resulting composition cools down to a comfortable temperature, you can start taking a bath. It will be enough 15-20 minutes. When the specified time has passed, it will be necessary either to allow the skin to dry, or to slightly pat it dry with a towel. But never rinse with water.
Nail psoriasis
Another unpleasant ailment. It was said above about the treatment of palmar psoriasis with folk remedies, so now we need to talk about which home-made "medicines" can eliminate a nail ailment. It is worth paying attention to such recipes:
- Pour celandine (100 g) into water (4 l) and send to a boil on fire. Give 1 hour to infuse. Then it can be used for compresses and baths.
- Bay leaf (20 g) pour boiling water (500 ml). Cook for 10 minutes. Then use the resulting composition as a bath. You need to take it for 15 minutes. It is possible and inside, but only three times a day and 40 ml.
- Dilute oat flour or corn starch (2 tbsp.) In water (500 ml). Make lotions from this solution.
- Cockaxock (4 tbsp. L.) Add to boiling water (500 ml). Wait for the grass to brew. Then make a compress from the infusion. Be sure to wrap it with a film. Hold for 15 minutes.
- In equal proportions, mix melted nutria fat, baby cream and solid oil. Apply the mixture to the affected nails at night.
For the best action, you can combine several means. This is a good treatment at home for psoriasis. You can, for example, make a celandine bath before going to bed, and after it, apply an ointment made according to the latest recipe to your feet.
What to do if face problems?
The methods for treating plantar psoriasis with folk remedies have been described above. But there are people in whom this ailment struck the skin on the face. You can fix this problem using the following tools:
- Thermal water solution with the addition of Dead Sea salt. It needs to be moistened with thin cloth towels or napkins, and then applied to the face.
- Mask with birch tar and solid oil. In equal proportions, you need to mix these substances, apply the mixture to the skin, and after 20 minutes, carefully rinse with water at a comfortable temperature. After this, you need to grease your face with a moisturizer.
- Masks with the addition of essential oils of evening primrose, jojoba, shea, coconut, juniper and lavender. As the basis, you can use the same petroleum jelly. But such masks should be applied only pointwise, and exclusively on the foci of inflammation.
- Chilled aloe leaves must be crushed. The resulting slurry is applied to the face. Hold for half an hour.
- Make a decoction of pharmacy chamomile. Gently wipe their skin like a tonic.
It is also necessary to use moisturizers. But the use of scrubs and makeup should be forgotten. And it is also necessary to protect your face as much as possible from dust, wind and the sun. Men will have to cut their “vegetation”, not shave, or at least replace the machine with an electric shaver.
Scalp psoriasis
Another very specific area, which is also often affected by this disease. Treatment of psoriasis of the scalp with folk remedies is also practiced. It is recommended to start therapy with drinking fir water (within three days, 15 minutes before meals, 50 ml each).
Then it will be possible to start daily washing of the head with a special decoction. For its preparation, it is necessary to mix crushed sheets of nettle and burdock, calamus, licorice root and a sequence in equal proportions. Then take 1 tbsp. l Collect and pour boiling water (0.5 L). For 5 minutes, send to boil on fire, and then insist for an hour. After that, rinse the resulting broth thoroughly with your scalp and wrap it with a damp towel (as thick as a T-shirt). Keep until completely dry.
Since we are talking about folk remedies for the treatment of psoriasis on the head, one more method should be noted with attention. The simplest ingredients are needed:
- Tar soap or shampoo.
- Decoction of pharmacy chamomile.
- Apple cider vinegar diluted 1: 6 in water (30 ml per 180 ml).
- Vaseline.
First, apply shampoo or soap to wet scalp. Foam and leave for 20 minutes, putting on a hat to maintain the temperature.
Then - rinse it off with vinegar, while massaging the scalp. Then you will need to thoroughly rinse your head with a decoction of chamomile and dry it slightly with a towel. The last stage is the lubrication of the affected areas with petroleum jelly.
This is a good and effective "grandmother" recipe for a folk remedy for psoriasis. It helps to get rid of itching, and also effectively removes scales.
In conclusion, I would like to say that even if folk remedies are considered effective, it is impossible to say with absolute certainty that they will help to quickly get rid of such a serious and rapidly progressing disease. It is important to combine their use with medication prescribed by a doctor. Then there will be a result.