What is scrofula? This is a rare skin disease that develops against a background of metabolic disorders in the body. True, it is more common in children under 10 years old.
Massage treatments, therapeutic baths and a bath are considered the most effective in the fight against this disease. It is not recommended to self-medicate, as scrofula in adults can adversely affect the general state of health in the future. To accelerate the healing process, thereby avoiding complications, is possible only thanks to the correct and effective treatment, which should be prescribed by the doctor.
Symptoms of scrofula
- severe itching and peeling of the skin;
- swelling of the lymph nodes (most often in the neck, painless);
- fever;
- in rare cases, wounds or ulcers.
If we talk about the features of the course of this disease in adults, in most cases scrofula is a tuberculosis infection that manifests itself in the region of the lymph nodes of the neck. Scrofula in adults is caused by tuberculosis microbacteria, which can be infected through inhalation of contaminated air.
Medication for scrofula in adults
In case the disease is caused by tuberculosis microbacteria, treatment includes a long course of taking antibiotics. Its duration can reach a year. Among these drugs may be: pyrazinamide, ethambutol, rifampicin, isoniazid.
If scrofula in adults has a different type of infection, then drugs such as clarithromycin, rifampicin and others are prescribed. Sometimes even surgical intervention is used, which is used when the drugs are powerless before the disease.
Treatment with decoctions and infusions
With the help of traditional medicine, you can conduct an effective treatment for scrofula. But still, before applying the recipes described below, it is recommended to consult a doctor. Bath procedures and baths are considered an excellent remedy for scrofula. During their use, it is recommended to use inside infusions, the recipes of which are given below.
- One part of the centaury, calendula flowers, a series of rhizomes of wheat grass creeping. A tablespoon of this mixture must be filled with water (250 ml), and placed in a thermos, insist for about 4 hours, strain. Means to take while visiting the bath in a glass.
- We take the following herbs in equal amounts: currant leaves, birch buds, marsh rosemary grass, white cucumber grass, calamus rhizome. A tablespoon of the mixture is poured with boiling water (250 ml) and boiled over low heat for 10-12 minutes. Insists half an hour. After that, take a decoction in the middle of one glass during the bath procedure. Within a few applications, scrofula in adults will noticeably begin to disappear. In addition, such a tool can be taken for the treatment of rickets, diathesis and many purulent skin diseases.
- To prepare the next therapeutic decoction, you need to take a tablespoon of coltsfoot and pour boiling water (250 ml). The mixture must be well wrapped and insist hour, strain. The remedy is taken before the bath procedure. It should be noted that coltsfoot contains substances that have anti-inflammatory effects.
- The next infusion is prepared on the basis of the violet herb. You need a tablespoon of chopped herbs to pour a glass of boiling water. For two hours, insist, then strain. Take in the amount of one glass while visiting the bath. This infusion treats not only scrofula in adults, but also diseases such as skin tuberculosis, psoriasis, eczema.
- Leaves of verbena officinalis. To prepare this decoction, you need to pour one tablespoon of the leaves into a glass of boiling water. After that, hold in a water bath for 12 minutes. Cool and strain. Use the decoction as in the previous recipes in the amount of one glass.
- Broth from the shoots of viburnum. Pour boiled water (250 ml) in a tablespoon of chopped shoots and boil over low heat for half an hour. After this, strain and cool. Drink a glass a couple of times a day. This decoction contains a large number of substances that have an anti-inflammatory effect. He is also able to reduce itching and soreness.
- A decoction of rowan fruits, which is able to provide a healing, anti-stop, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect. It is prepared as follows. Two tablespoons of mountain ash are poured with water (250 ml) and cooked in a water bath for 12 minutes. Then insist 2-3 hours and strain. Drink a glass in a warm form while visiting the bath. Scrofula in adults is treated very effectively with this decoction.
As you can see, there are quite a few simple recipes that will help to quickly cure scrofula, thereby avoiding the serious consequences of this disease in adults.