How effective is traditional medicine?
Medicinal plants rarely cause adverse reactions , including allergic ones. Skillfully prepared preparations can be taken for years, if necessary, and this is very important for chronic diseases. When patients are on a strict diet for a long time, but take herbs, they do not develop vitamin deficiencies - after all, the preparations contain a complex of natural vitamins. Herbal infusions promote the release of harmful metabolic products, cleanse the body , and maintain the constancy of its internal environment. In particular, they normalize cholesterol levels, equalize blood pressure, improve blood supply to the brain and heart muscle, restore intestinal microflora, improve sleep, relieve nervous tension, and increase performance.
What fees are effective for health?
The term “medicinal herbs” should not be taken literally. It refers to various parts of many plants, not just herbaceous ones. These can be fruits, seeds, flowers, buds, leaves, bark, tubers, rhizomes, roots and bulbs . They are collected at a time when they contain the maximum amount of useful substances. In the middle zone for grass, leaves and flowers - this is May and June, the beginning of flowering. For the bark - spring, before the leaves bloom. For roots, rhizomes and tubers - autumn, after wilting, or spring, before the appearance of the above-ground part. As for the fruits , they are taken only after full ripening. The above-ground parts of plants are collected in clear, dry weather, when the dew has dried, but the sun has not yet reached its zenith. If wet, they can deteriorate when dried and lose a significant part of the active substances. But the underground parts of plants can be dug up in any weather - you still have to wash them.
Store harvested herbs in cardboard boxes, fabric bags, paper bags, and plywood boxes. Strong-smelling plants like mint or lemon balm are best kept in a closed glass or metal container. With proper storage, the shelf life of flowers and leaves is up to two years, roots and bark - two to four years.
Treatment with herbs and herbal preparations
The rapid development of pharmaceuticals has armed doctors with a whole arsenal of medicines that can be used to treat almost any disease. And aggressive and ubiquitous advertising pushes people to buy these drugs, which are often quite expensive.
It is important to understand that all synthetic chemical compounds are xenobiotics for our body - that is, foreign substances that are not absorbed by cells and tissues. As they say, “we treat one thing, we cripple another.” In acute and severe diseases, of course, you have to choose the lesser evil and go for similar treatment, since it gives quick and tangible results.
But there is an alternative way - this is treatment with herbs and herbal preparations . Time-tested traditional medicine recipes allow herbal treatment to be not only effective, but also safe. Medicinal plants have a mild and cumulative effect, so it is advisable to use them to treat mild and moderate diseases, as well as to prevent exacerbations of chronic pathology.
You can buy herbs and herbal infusions at the pharmacy. They are available without a prescription and at reasonable prices.
How are medications prepared?
Now let's talk about how medications are prepared. The most powerful healing effect is found in the juices of fresh plants, followed by decoctions and infusions from recently collected, still fresh raw materials. But, naturally, the season for treating with juices is very limited, and in practice they mainly use dried plants. Most often, infusions and decoctions are prepared from them . We'll tell you how to make infusions and decoctions, the most popular preparations, which, in addition to plant materials, require only water. Pharmacists prepare them in a water bath, store them in a cool place and advise shaking them before use. You can do it easier at home. According to popular recommendations, for hot infusions, the herb is steamed all night in the oven. It is much more convenient to cook them in a thermos. The prescribed dose of dry raw materials, usually 2-4 tablespoons, is poured into a 0.5 or 0.7 liter thermos in the evening, the thermos is filled to the top with boiling water and closed. The grass is infused overnight. Drink the infusion warm, for which, pour from a thermos into a glass or cup, cool slightly, stirring with a spoon. You cannot store the infusion in a thermos for more than a day. Drink it in 3-4 doses, 20-30 minutes before meals.
Infusions and decoctions usually have a pleasant smell, and patients, both adults and children, usually drink them with pleasure. However, the taste of the liquid may be bitter. If the patient refuses to drink it, it is better to exclude from the collection those plants that contain bitterness - willow, Dandelion, nightshade, Wormwood, Motherwort, Yarrow, succession, Hops, kidney tea, etc. The choice in herbal medicine is quite large, and these plants can be found a full replacement. The taste of infusions is noticeably improved by mint; it is added to almost all infusions. Regardless of the nature of the disease, it is advisable to include rose hips in the collection. Sometimes, in the first days of taking herbal infusions, they cause heartburn, nausea, and a feeling of heaviness in the pit of the stomach. Then add a little honey, jelly or mashed berries to a glass of warm infusion. For 7-10 days, the herbs are taken not before meals, but after, 30-40 minutes later.
For children, dosages are reduced according to their age. It is convenient to use the scheme of the Bulgarian authors. If you take the dose of an adult, aged 25 years and older, as 1, then from this dose you should take: from 14 to 25 years - 2/3; from 7 to 14 - 1/2; from 4 to 7 - 1/3; from 3 to 4 - 1/6 1/4; from 1 to 2— 1/8 1/4; up to 1 year—1/12 1/8.
What are the benefits of ready-made herbal preparations?
What to do if you are a busy person, and it is not possible to prepare such mixtures and decoctions yourself. Of course, then ready-made herbal mixtures will come to your aid, where balanced compositions and a professional approach will give quick and lasting results. We invite you to consider the herbal teas presented in our online store :
" Rejufit-Antivermes " is a combination of green tea and active plant components that allow you to get rid of a wide range of parasites and remove the products of their metabolism, as well as relieve inflammatory processes in the biliary system and gastrointestinal tract. "Rejufit-Antivermes" enhances intestinal motility and accelerates cleansing of the body. Thanks to the regulatory effect on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, the body’s correct immune response is formed, and, as is known, it is the immune system that plays a key role in neutralizing the eggs and larvae of parasites at the first stage of their development.
Compound:
green tea, walnut leaves, fennel fruits, chamomile flowers, buckthorn bark, trifoliate leaves, tansy flowers, wormwood herb.
Rejufit - Beauty "has a positive effect on the body's antioxidant defense system, inhibits the processes of lipid peroxidation, stabilizes the cell membrane, improves the blood lipid composition and strengthens the walls of blood vessels.
The plant components of the complex help maintain and improve the functions of the central nervous system, relieve increased nervous excitability, help improve memory, thinking processes and concentration. It has neuroprotective and nootropic effects. It has a beneficial effect on metabolic processes, improves the dynamics of nervous processes and increases the body's resistance to stress.
Compound:
green tea, hibiscus flowers, mate herb, lofanta herb, Baikal skullcap roots, lemon balm herb, sea buckthorn leaves, ginseng roots.
" Rejufit-Hepa " also has a clear stimulating effect on intestinal motility, which is very important for the normal functioning of the entire digestive system. "Rejufit-Hepa" is a cholesterol level regulator: by helping to remove excess cholesterol, it reduces the risk of cardiovascular complications.
The use of a tea drink helps reduce the toxic load on the liver, normalizes metabolic processes, has a restorative and protective effect on hepatocytes, and reduces the risk of gallstone formation. The components of the complex regulate the production and outflow of bile, improve its quality, and accelerate the regeneration of damaged liver cells.
Compound:
green tea, dandelion roots, hawthorn fruits, milk thistle fruits, coriander fruits, fennel fruits, trifoliate leaves, mint leaves.
" Rejufit-Dia " is a biocomplex with multidirectional effects. It has a positive effect on the biochemical indicators of the functional state of the pancreas, liver and kidneys, significantly improves the blood lipid composition, and increases the content of anti-atherogenic high-density lipoproteins (HDL). The components of the complex help strengthen the body's antioxidant defense system, inhibit the processes of lipid peroxidation, restore the permeability of the phospholipid membrane of peripheral tissue cells and increase their sensitivity to insulin.
Compound:
green tea, blueberry leaves and shoots, bean leaves, blackcurrant leaves, burdock roots, Jerusalem artichoke tubers, lingonberry leaves, goldenrod herb.
" Rejufit-Nefro " is a complex of herbal components based on green tea, which normalizes the functioning of the kidneys and urinary tract. Promotes gentle correction of water-salt metabolism, eliminates edema, and reduces the risk of urinary stone formation. The components of the complex have a moderate diuretic effect, help normalize the chemical composition of urine and blood, have a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect, and prevent the formation of urinary stones.
Compound:
green tea, black currant leaves, sea buckthorn leaves, lingonberry leaves, burdock roots, plantain leaves, goldenrod herb, woolly erva.
" Rejufit-Pancrea " has a positive effect on the functional state of the pancreas, prevents congestion in the biliary system, promotes normal motility of the gastrointestinal tract and improves the condition of the intestinal microflora. Thanks to the plant premix, "Rejufit-Pancrea" strengthens the body's antioxidant defense system and restores the permeability of the vascular wall, which is especially important during exacerbation of inflammatory processes. Drinking medicinal tea will prevent the development of adhesions and the proliferation of connective tissue, and will reduce the concentration of cholesterol and atherogenic lipids in the blood.
Compound:
green tea, dandelion roots, rose hips, bergenia leaves, flax seeds, fennel fruits, chaga, mint leaves.
" Rejufit-Slim ": herbal corrector of metabolic processes and weight! Strengthening the tea drink “Rejufit-Slim” with active plant components provides reliable results. The plant premix affects the motor, secretory and evacuation functions of the gastrointestinal tract, maintains normal intestinal microflora, restores the functioning of the liver and biliary tract, has a mild diuretic effect, improves carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, normalizes hormonal levels, and promotes detoxification of the body.
Compound:
green tea, red clover flowers, buckthorn bark, kelp thallus, knotweed herb, Rhodiola rosea rhizome, three-leaf leaves, mint leaves.
Rejufit pH Up - alkalization of the body, remove toxins and cleanse the blood - Herbal collection in the form of a tea drink, for proper alkalization of the blood and body at home. Normalizes the acid-base state and gas composition of the blood during tissue acidification, removes waste and toxins, and improves overall health.
Ingredients - Green tea, warty birch (buds), sandy immortelle (flowers), valerian officinalis (rhizome with roots), oregano (herb), angelica officinalis (rhizome), St. John's wort (herb), centaury (herb), calendula officinalis (flowers), stinging nettle (leaf), buckthorn (bark), cordate linden (flowers), coltsfoot (leaf), peppermint (leaf), dandelion (root), large plantain (leaf), motherwort pentaloba (herb), chamomile (flowers), Scots pine (buds), cudweed (herb), yarrow (herb), thyme (herb), salvia officinalis (herb), eucalyptus ball (leaf), Alexandria leaf.
Gipton is a tea for the prevention and treatment of hypertension. Gipton tea will smoothly lower blood pressure, remove excess fluid from the body, and calm the nervous system. Selectively dilates coronary and cerebral vessels; reduces the excitability of the nervous system, normalizes sleep; increases the supply of oxygen to the heart and brain; normalizes heart rhythm; eliminates discomfort in the heart area.
Ingredients: Green tea, blood-red hawthorn (flowers, leaves), motherwort (herb), chokeberry (fruit), Baikal skullcap (roots), meadow clover (flowers, leaves), reishi (tinder fungus), sweet clover (herb) , flowers), black currant (leaf), lemon balm (leaves), birch (buds).
Rejufit Myoton is a natural herbal mixture for improving the functioning of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary and brain vessels, aimed at supplying the heart and brain with oxygen. Has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and improves sleep.
Ingredients: Green tea, fermented fireweed, terminalia kabuli, emblica officinalis, hawthorn blood-red (flowers, leaves), bedstraw (velcro) (herb), astragalus wooliflora, lemon balm (leaves), viburnum (fruit), angustifolia lavender, calendula officinalis (flowers), horsetail, wild strawberry (leaves), meadow clover (flowers, leaves).
What is the effectiveness of treatment with traditional methods?
Regardless of how cheaper and easier it may be to use alternative medicine in the fight against liver diseases, it should be remembered that traditional methods are always only an auxiliary measure against the background of basic therapy. In addition, most plants in their natural form contain, in addition to the necessary substances, toxic (alkaloids) or allergenic, so if they are used unreasonably, they can provoke the progression of the pathological process, as well as harm other organs and tissues.
When is it appropriate to use herbs?
Now doctors around the world adhere to the principles of an integrated approach to the treatment of liver diseases. Therefore, in some cases the use of herbal medicine may be recommended, such as:
- Chronic course of viral diseases (hepatitis B, C and D)
- The period of convalescence (recovery) after acute conditions
- Congenital liver diseases (primary biliary cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis, Wilson-Konovalov disease, autoimmune hepatitis)
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD, hepatosis)
- Biliary dyskinesia (BID)
- Chronic processes (cholelithiasis, cholangitis, cirrhosis)
The use of medicinal plants will be effective only if the dosage is observed when preparing and taking the drug orally. In the first stages of the disease, phytotherapeutic agents can significantly stop the development of the pathological process in the tissue, and in advanced cases act only as symptomatic therapy. During rehabilitation after illness, many herbs for liver restoration help eliminate (remove from the body) residual breakdown products of synthetic medications, as well as speed up the healing process.
It is better to use pharmaceutical preparations according to the preparation instructions. When buying herbs secondhand, you cannot be sure of their quality and effectiveness.
When to use herbs is useless
The use of herbal remedies for severe diseases, as well as incurable cases (advanced cirrhosis, cancer, massive cysts) is completely unjustified. Treatment of the liver with herbs, at best, can be morally supportive, and at worst, harmful.
Separately, it should be noted acute lesions (toxic damage from chemicals, toxic substances, alcohol; drug overdose), in which independent use of medicinal herbs for the liver can lead to irreversible changes, sometimes fatal.
It is a mistake to think that herbal preparations can be consumed indefinitely. The body becomes tolerant (resistant) due to constant exposure to the same substances. In addition, certain herbs are generally not suitable for long-term use (wormwood, celandine, yarrow), as they accumulate in the body and begin to have a negative effect on it.
The opinion that natural ingredients cannot harm is fundamentally wrong. Substances contained in coltsfoot damage hepatocytes, and comfrey, when taken for a long time, leads to impaired blood circulation in the liver.
