Is it possible to treat arthrosis with folk remedies? The experience of many people gives a positive answer to this question. Moreover, there are a lot of home methods that help with this disease. We will only talk about some of them. So, the topic of our article is arthrosis of the joints. Symptoms and treatment with folk remedies will be discussed later.
What is arthrosis
This disease is characterized by gradual wear, thinning and degenerative changes in the cartilage of the joints. Arthrosis does not develop at one time, sometimes they ripen for years, without showing itself at all. If the disease has already formed, you can be sure that by itself it will not pass and will progress without treatment, which ultimately can lead to disability.
The first symptoms indicating that something is wrong with the joint are significant pain during movement, redness in the joint, swelling. In these cases, a medical examination is necessary to correctly diagnose and prescribe therapy. Treatment of arthrosis with folk remedies is effective only in the initial stages of joint destruction.
Important rules for home treatment for arthrosis
In order for home treatment to benefit and not bring any harm, we recommend that you read the following rules:
- Arthrosis is too serious a disease, and relying only on self-medication is not necessary. Before you start using any folk remedy or method, you need to notify the doctor about this and listen to his opinion.
- In order to prevent the symptoms of the disease from suffering from allergies, in the treatment of arthrosis with folk remedies, you need to conduct a simple preliminary test. To do this, a small amount of the product must be applied to the skin of the inner part of the forearm and wait a couple of hours. If after a period of time the skin does not react in any way to the composition, then this recipe is suitable for use.
- No need to increase the dosage indicated in folk recipes, or the duration of the action of any procedure. Traditional medicine is good because its recommendations and recipes are time-tested. It is worth trusting them.
- Harvesting tinctures for the future can turn into big troubles (allergic reactions, poisoning). This is especially true for products intended for oral administration. Most decoctions and tinctures should be fresh, unless the recipe specifically indicates a long shelf life.
- If, after using any remedy, the condition worsened, this is a signal to immediately stop treatment in the selected way.
Compresses for joint arthrosis
Treatment with folk remedies using compresses has one golden rule: this procedure for sick joints is best planned at night. The fact is that it is during the night's rest that the connective tissues and articular cartilages are in prolonged rest, which contributes to the outflow of fluid from the inflamed joint and enhances the therapeutic effect. Here are a number of effective recipes for compresses:
- A compress of a whole leaf of fresh cabbage. This is a very popular recipe for treating knee arthrosis. The folk remedy is very simple: a cabbage leaf is applied to the joint, and then this place is insulated with warm wool fabric.
- A compress of cabbage juice. Freshly squeezed juice is needed. Softly woolen cloth is moistened with it, which is then applied to the affected area. From above everything is wrapped with cellophane and well insulated. The next morning, after removing the bandage, it will be possible to see that the swelling has become smaller and to feel a decrease in pain.
- Horseradish compress. A popular garden crop is minced with a meat grinder or grater, the gruel is heated in a water bath, wrapped in delicate cotton cloth and applied to the joint. Thanks to the procedure, the joint warms up, metabolic processes are enhanced in it.
Alcohol and vodka tinctures
Similar drugs manufactured at home can be used both for internal use and for external use. Their use should be approached with due care, since alcohol, when used inaccurately, can cause burns to the mucous membranes and skin. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the following recipes:
- Tincture from the root of elecampane. The main natural component can be purchased at most pharmacy stalls. The root is poured with alcohol (can be vodka) and infused for at least 14 days in a place where light does not penetrate. Ready infusion is filtered. For treatment, diseased joints are rubbed with healing fluid before bedtime and wrapped up in a warmer setting. The procedure helps relieve pain, swelling and inflammation.
- Tincture of yellow dandelion flowers. For preparation, both dried flowers and fresh ones are suitable. The vessel with a volume of half a liter is filled with the main component about half and filled with vodka. You have to insist for a long time: at least 30 days and always in a cool, darkened place. After the specified period, the medicine from dandelions is filtered and can be used for local grinding in the same way as in the previous recipe.
- Tincture of a golden mustache plant. Used for oral administration. It is prepared in the following simple way: dry and crushed shoots of a golden mustache insist on vodka for 14 days. Tincture is taken in a small teaspoon one hour before a meal. This remedy has several contraindications: it can not be taken by pregnant women, at the stage of breastfeeding, as well as with impaired renal and liver functions.
- Tincture of grass lice. This is also a medicine for internal use. Preparation: fill a three-liter jar with dried grass, pour half a liter of vodka there and add boiled water to the top to the top. Clog the jar tightly with a plastic lid and send it to stand in a darkened room for 14 days. Tincture before use should be well separated from the grass and filtered. Take until the drug runs out three times a day in a tablespoon.
Treatment of arthrosis with folk remedies in the form of ointments and rubbing
Of course, special creams and ointments from the pharmacy are good, but at home you can try to make natural external products with a therapeutic effect on your own. Such home formulations have a warming effect and reduce pain.
Recipes:
- Ointment-grinding from the yolk of a large chicken egg based on turpentine and vinegar. It is done as follows: 1 yolk is ground with vinegar and turpentine (both are taken in the amount of one small spoon). The mixture (slightly warmed up) is rubbed into a sore joint. You need to do this 2 or 3 times in seven days, not more often.
- Ointment from burdock root, calendula and chamomile pharmacy. Effective for relieving pain and reducing joint inflammation. Method of manufacture: equal proportions of crushed plant material are mixed and ground with ordinary petroleum jelly. Then you need to let the ointment infuse for a couple of days, after which apply it to problem areas. If the pain is very severe, then it is permissible to use this ointment up to five times a day.
- Honey ointment. Any one will do: linden, buckwheat, flower, if only it is not fake. Natural honey is heated to a pleasant consistency in a water bath, and a few drops (2-3) of essential oil of spruce, pine or orange are added to it. The obtained product is abundantly smeared with the joint area and rubbed for 10 to 15 minutes. During this time, honey is usually completely absorbed into the skin.
Home healing decoctions
Homemade decoctions of various plant components have long been used in folk medicine. The following recipes are intended for the treatment of arthritis:
- Decoction of willow bark, calendula and birch leaves. Throw equal parts of the specified raw materials into boiling water and boil for about 10 minutes. Then close it with a tight lid and leave for 10 minutes to insist. Drink a full glass three times a day, before eating (for 30 minutes).
- A decoction of chamomile pharmacy and St. John's wort herb. Pour a mixture of both with clean water at room temperature, put on fire. After the water boils, close the saucepan with a lid and insist the broth for 10 minutes. To get the effect you need to drink during the day about a liter of decoction.
- Lingonberry decoction. The easiest recipe: leaves are brewed in a thermos for the night. In the morning, the medicine will be ready for use. This tool not only relieves inflammation, but also increases the body's defenses.
Decoctions must be prepared for one day. They are good and useful only fresh.
Gelatin Cure
For the treatment of arthrosis at home, food gelatin has been successfully used. This product contains substances such as collagen, amino acids, minerals, vitamins - that is, that can have a positive effect on a collapsing joint. Gelatin helps to restore cartilage, improves joint elasticity. Here are some proven recipes:
Method number 1:
- Put a spoon (tablespoon) of dry gelatin in a glass of water and leave for several hours to swell.
- Fully dissolved gelatin in water in a water bath.
- To improve the taste, pour some fruit juice into the gelatin solution.
- Drink the prepared medicine in the morning before breakfast. General therapeutic course: 30 days.
Method number 2:
- Dissolve 5 g of gelatin in a glass of water (in the same way as mentioned above).
- Add sugar or honey to the resulting mass.
- Wait for thickening.
- Take before breakfast.
Method number 3:
- 10 g of gelatin is dissolved in warm milk (1/3 cup).
- The solution is sweetened with sugar or honey.
- After cooling, the glass is put in the refrigerator.
- Finished product: delicious jelly that can be eaten throughout the day.
Healing baths
Hip arthrosis is very painful and difficult. Treatment with folk remedies in the form of baths with herbs and sea salt in this case is most appropriate. Such water procedures help relieve tension in the muscle tissues and ligaments surrounding the diseased joints, have a sedative effect, and relieve pain.
Suitable herbs are calendula, string, chamomile. They positively affect metabolism, stimulate blood circulation, etc. And sea salt enhances this effect and, moreover, will be an important microelement supplier for inflamed tissues.
Herbal harvest is first brewed with boiling water, infused for a while, and then poured into a bath filled with water, several tablespoons of sea salt are dissolved there. The water temperature should be comfortable and kept at 38-40 degrees. Bath time - no more than 30 minutes. Such relaxing therapy is especially good at bedtime.
You can also make local therapeutic baths. Such a folk remedy for the treatment of arthrosis of the arm or leg is very convenient.
Salt massage
Lying in a salt bath, it is good to do self-massage. No special rules or skills are required here. You just need to massage the diseased joint in circular motions, rubbing water enriched with salt minerals into it. The movements should be light, not pressing, in this case they will not aggravate the pain symptoms of arthrosis. Treatment with folk remedies should in no case be painful.
Treatment with medical bile
Bile can be purchased freely at the pharmacy. It can be used with success even if there is severe hip or knee arthrosis. Doctors often are skeptical about treatment with a folk remedy - bile, doubting the effectiveness of this method. But popular rumor says the opposite: bile compresses, put at night, relieve pain, relieve hyperemia and swelling.
The method of treatment is simple: gauze, folded in several layers, is impregnated with bile, applied to a sore spot. The compress is wrapped in cellophane and insulated.
Conclusion
Treatment of arthrosis with folk remedies at home can be a wonderful additional therapy. But you should not rely only on these methods. Remember that these methods are only additional to the treatment prescribed by the doctor.