The unique healing properties of natural bee products have been known for centuries. Long-term experience of their use shows how successfully honey, bee bread, wax, propolis and other biologically active substances are able to rid a person of a variety of ailments and improve his health. One such external remedy is propolis ointment. What helps this popular pharmacy drug?
Properties and scope of the medicinal product
Propolis ointment is intended not only for external application, but also it is safe for vaginal and rectal use. The product has wound healing, antipruritic, antiseptic, bactericidal, antiviral, analgesic, antifungal, regenerating and natural deodorizing properties.
The product is rich in biologically active ingredients, resins, pollen, balms, waxes, essential oils and skin softening substances.
Propolis ointment helps?
This homeopathic remedy is used for a variety of therapeutic purposes: for external wounds with an inflammatory process, from various skin diseases, from burns and frostbite, from ulcers and rashes on the body, from a runny nose, from inflammatory ailments of the female organs, from cracked nipples during lactation , from erosion and hemorrhoids, otitis, dermatitis, neurodermatitis, thinned irritated skin, from problems with the musculoskeletal system and in the complex treatment of oncological diseases of the skin.
The homeopathic propolis ointment also serves for cosmetic purposes to protect and strengthen the epidermis. Its healing properties in diseases of the respiratory tract are known: cough, rhinitis and sinusitis. Propolis ointment is also used in the treatment of periodontal disease.
Propolis concentration
For the successful treatment of a variety of ailments, the amount of the main component in the ointment is of great importance. So, for example, for the treatment of shallow burns, frostbite, with a cold and gynecological problems, 10% of the concentration of propolis in the ointment is enough. For deeper skin lesions (wounds, bruises, cuts and bruises, trophic ulcers, acne, erosion, high degree burns and severe frostbite), a 15% concentration of the main substance will be required. Fungal foci, eczema and inflamed boils with purulent contents are treated with 20% propolis ointment. Erysipelas, neuritis, neuralgia, sciatica and sciatica are treated with a composition with a concentration of at least 30-40% of the bee product.
Ointment can be prepared at home: for 100 g of petroleum jelly or butter, olive oil we take from 5-10 to 20-40 g of propolis (depending on concentration). The base (petroleum jelly or oil) must be melted in a water bath and dissolve “bee glue” in it. The obtained propolis ointment (which helps - depends on concentration) acts on the skin and epithelial surfaces in the same way as it is acquired in a pharmacy.
Analogs
For cosmetic purposes, you can use your own home-made remedy with propolis or an analog called Apiflogin. It contains petroleum jelly, beeswax, propolis extract and glycerin. This ointment is also suitable for treating long-term non-healing skin lesions, epidermal cracks (including breast nipples), sores, burns, and diaper rash. For the same purpose, there is a medicinal ointment with Apifit propolis, the components of which are, in addition to the main substance, Kyzyl May polyphyte oil, sunflower oil and yellow wax.
Cold and cough
How to use propolis ointment for colds? The use of this drug when coughing is possible only in the absence of an allergy to bee products. Children under the age of 6 are given half a teaspoon of butter-based ointment, while the older ones are doubled in dose. Adults can drink a teaspoon of natural ointment with tea or warm milk in small sips.
For colds, it is permissible to treat the composition of the sinuses, chest and inner surfaces of the nasal passages. But no more than three weeks you can use propolis ointment. The use of cough, if it does not stop after 21 days, implies a mandatory visit to the doctor. Also, if during this period you feel unwell, shortness of breath or other allergic symptoms, then visit a doctor immediately.
External skin lesions
Propolis-based homeopathic ointment is prescribed by dermatologists in the combined treatment of chronic neurodermatitis and eczema. A uniform layer is applied to this tool on the lesion once or twice a day. The course of treatment is about 10-14 days. This ointment goes well with any allopathic and homeopathic medicines.
Propolis ointment: price
You can buy this tool and its analogues based on propolis both in city pharmacies and on the Internet. The price range may vary depending on the location of the trading organization, the composition of the drug and the concentration of propolis, as well as marketing margins and other conditions.
The classic package (volume 25-30 g) of such a mixture as propolis ointment, the price of which is from 60 to 165 rubles, is available to people with different income levels. The cost of analogues of a homeopathic product is in the same segment. These drugs are released without prescriptions and special instructions.
Reviews
Consumers call a real salvation an inexpensive propolis ointment. From what this wonderful remedy helps, both pregnant women and young mothers know. For many people, this drug has become a real family doctor. The dryness and roughness of the skin of the hands, cracks in the nipples, atopic dermatitis in a child, neurodermatitis and barley, skin dermatitis, chronic sinusitis, rhinitis and a whole range of other diseases were able to get rid of most buyers of homeopathic ointment with propolis.
However, its application in any case must be agreed with the doctor. Indeed, for many diagnoses, propolis ointment is not the only panacea, but serves only as a component in complex treatment.