Folk remedies for home treatment of osteochondrosis

Osteochondrosis is a disease that has accompanied humanity throughout its history. This disease is the cost of bipedal movement. Back pain occurs in 80% of the world's population. For many patients they are the manifestation of a major symptom of intervertebral disc pathology. People are increasingly turning to folk remedies for osteochondrosis for safe treatment.

What is osteochondrosis

Dystrophic disorders in the intervertebral discs that cause disruption of the blood supply and functions of the spine are called osteochondrosis. Experts call this disease "rejuvenating": if previously diagnosed in people over the age of 45, today more and more often, patients in their thirties turn to vertebrologists (spine therapists).

The main symptom of osteochondrosis is a leak in the fibrous disc in the spinal canal. This leads to destruction of the intervertebral disc, narrowing of the gap between the spines, suppression of nerve endings, accompanied by severe pain. The main causes of the disease:

• Sedentary lifestyle;
• Prolonged stress on the spine;
• Trauma;
• Disruption of metabolic processes in the body;
• Genetic diseases;
• Excess weight

Osteochondrosis can affect the cervix, chest, lumbar spine. You should see a doctor immediately if the following symptoms of the disease appear:

• Severe pain in the spinal column;
• Numbness of the limbs;
• Frequent muscle spasms and cramps;
• headache;
• Dizziness with a sharp change in body position;
• Unpleasant pain sensations - "goose bumps" on the back.

Treatment of osteochondrosis with folk remedies

Degenerative changes of the intervertebral discs are accompanied by exacerbation, which causes serious discomfort to the patient due to severe pain. How to treat osteochondrosis? Folk remedies are an additional method of treatment for drug therapy and are effective during the recovery period. Only when the exacerbation of the disease is eliminated under the supervision of experienced physicians, it is possible to use medications in accordance with the prescription of natural remedies to inhibit destructive (destructive) processes for the regeneration of damaged tissue of the musculoskeletal system.

Folk remedies are useful only with prolonged use. The following has been well established in the treatment of osteochondrosis:

• Warming compresses with ointments made according to folk recipes;
• Baths with tinctures with natural ingredients;
• Making plant decorations;
• Baths with the addition of healing solutions.

So that these measures do not harm the patient, you need to remember some rules for the use of folk remedies. You can not:

• During exacerbations, apply warming compresses to swollen areas.
• Patients with hypertension (high blood pressure) take a hot bath.
• Use folk remedies to "remove salts" from the body with osteophytes (growths on the surface of bone tissue) as it does not reduce deformity growth.
• Apply direct self-massage to the diseased spine.

Herbal treatment

Herbs are used in folk medicine to treat osteochondrosis. You can use the pharmacy version of the medicinal plant or prepare it yourself. To prepare the drug for the treatment of osteochondrosis, you need to take an equal proportion of the herbal material specified in the recipe, pour hot water (1 tsp per tablespoon per 250 ml of water) and cook on low heat for 15 minutes. Squeeze the obtained broth. The best results are obtained with prolonged use (at least one month), half a cup per day.

Collection of herbs for osteochondrosis:

• Viburnum flowers, nettle, peony, cloud leaves, aniseed, angelica stems, string, tier, poplar buds. Take every hour after eating.
• Any possible part of the plant is used: oats, St. John's wort, motherwort, pine (preferably buds), lingons, cranberries, sage, milk thistle, almond, lavender. Broth drunk freshly prepared 6 times a day after meals.
• Calendula flowers, strawberries, birch leaves, any part of chamomile. Take twice a day.
• Melissa, thyme, cinquefoil, plantain, rosehip fruits (leaves). Drink the broth 3 times daily, regardless of food.

Ointments

Ointments based on traditional medicine recipes are based on oils, fats of vegetable and animal origin. Natural ingredients can quickly penetrate damaged structures of the muscular system of the skin and muscle tissue. Folk remedies for cervical osteochondrosis in the form of ointments:

• From bay leaves and juniper. Laurel essential oils quickly penetrate into the affected areas of bone tissue, stimulate blood flow, enhance cell regeneration. Juniper enriches the place where the ointment is washed with vitamins and trace elements, restores metabolic processes. To prepare the medicine you need:
1. For the purpose of dry laurel powder for mortar and grout, it is best to use non-metallic devices.
2. Chopped juniper needles are cut using a blender until a homogeneous green mass is obtained.
3. Mix the vegetable ingredients with the butter (1 tablespoon of all the ingredients).
4. Leave the obtained product on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for 12 hours to activate the biocomponents. Keep in the same place. Massage painful spots daily in the morning and evening.
• From hop cones. The plant has anti-inflammatory properties:
1. You can buy a pharmacy collection or dry the plant yourself. Grind into any form of powder.
2. Mix pork fat in a 1: 1 ratio. In this case, the smallest particles of the plant should be evenly distributed on the fatty base.
3. Apply the ointment to the affected areas with massaging movements three times a day. Be sure to perform the procedure before bedtime.
• From Christmas tree and Skip:
1. Melt 150 g of pork fat in a water bath.
2. Add 2 tbsp. K. Spoons of beeswax.
3. Put the mixture on the fire for 20 minutes, by this time it will become homogeneous.
4. Mix the cooled base with 1 tbsp. K. Spoon of ammonia, trying not to inhale its vapors.
5. Transfer the ointment to a glass jar. Store in the refrigerator.
6. Massage the areas where the pain is most often felt daily (no more than 3 times).
• Eggs and vinegar:
1. Beat the eggs.
2. Mix 100 g of melted butter, pour 2 tbsp. K. Tablespoon of vinegar.
3. Mix the ingredients to get a homogeneous mass.
4. Transfer the preparation to a ceramic or glass container. Store in the refrigerator.
5. Before going to bed, massage the areas affected by osteochondrosis with ointments.

Friction

Folk remedies are effective in osteochondrosis of the cervical spine in the form of rubbing alcohol. Alcohol can quickly warm the soft tissues of the body, causing the active components of the therapies to instantly penetrate the area of damaged cartilage or bone structure. The drug relieves pain and improves regenerative, metabolic processes in the affected area.

Vodka, radish, honey, salt

Black radish and honey are actively used in folk medicine for the preparation of medicines for colds, viral diseases and inflammatory processes of the respiratory system. These components also have a therapeutic effect in osteochondrosis if they are part of an alcohol-based rub. To prepare an effective anti-inflammatory agent for dystrophic disorders of the intervertebral discs, you need:

1. Wash the black radish, grind finely, without peeling.
2. Mix 1, 5 cups of the obtained root plant mass with 1 cup of honey.
3. Add 2 tbsp. K. Tablespoon (iodized) salt.
4. Pour 100 ml of vodka, mix the ingredients well.
5. Leave the drug for one day for infusion.
6. Apply externally as a warming and analgesic.

Ginger, garlic, garlic

Ginger and garlic are known to be rich in vitamins, micronutrients, phytoncides (herbal disinfectants), and essential oils. Traditional medicines, which include these plants, relieve swelling and pain, promote the regeneration of body tissues. To prepare the grinder you need:

1. Peel a squash, grate it and squeeze the juice.
2. Peel a squash, grate it and squeeze the juice. Its weight should be approximately equal to that of a cleaned garlic clove.
3. Grind the ingredients on a fine grater.
4. Add a few buttons to the resulting mass. Stir until smooth.
5. Store the product in the refrigerator for no more than 7 days.
6. Massage the sore spot as needed.

Grandmother burns during osteochondrosis

Older people know many ways to alleviate inflammation during osteochondrosis using folk remedies. The recipe below is good for people who are not allowed to take oral painkillers. The therapeutic effect occurs 4-5 times after use. Rub has no contraindications, you can use it unlimited times. Prepare the heating agent as follows:

1. Destroy 10 tablets of analgin;
2. Mix the powder with 300 ml of medical alcohol;
3. Add camphor alcohol and iodine (10 ml each) to the solution;
4. Massage on intact, clean, dry skin on the area of the body where pain is felt during osteochondrosis.

Healing baths

In osteochondrosis, baths taken with herbal infusions give a good therapeutic effect. Warm water with plant decorations has a relaxing effect on the muscles, can relieve soft tissue spasms, spinal tension. The patient with osteochondrosis feels relieved because the infusions of medicinal plants, getting into the skin, alleviating inflammatory processes, have an anesthetic effect. Normal blood circulation is restored due to exposure to warm environments.

Baths with chamomile, pine and spruce needles, birch leaves are excellent painkillers for osteochondrosis. Ingredients can be used together or separately. To prepare the solution you need:

1. Put 500 g of plant material in a pot and cover it with water so that it covers 10 cm.
2. The composition is boiled.
3. Keep under the lid until cool.
4. Filtered, poured into a bath.
5. The optimal time for the procedure is 15-20 minutes.

Heating compresses

Treatment of osteochondrosis by folk methods involves the use of compresses based on herbal ingredients. Pain and inflammation are accompanied by warming of the tissues, deep relaxation, activation of blood circulation, and the supply of healing components through the blood to the affected part of the body.

In case of osteochondrosis it is recommended to apply compresses at night. It is necessary to soak a cotton swab in the prepared solution. Apply to the sore spot, wrap in plastic wrap and wrap in a warm scarf or plaid. It is believed that the therapeutic effect will be great if you apply barberry or cabbage leaf instead of film. It is recommended to change the composition of the drug every 3 days. Recipes for warming mixtures for compresses:

• Mix honey, vodka and aloe juice in a ratio of 2: 3: 1. The resulting mixture should be insisted for 12 hours before use.
• Fill a 0. 5 liter glass bottle with a ripe tint and alcohol. Soak in a dark place for 7 days. Squeeze before use.
• Finely chop the potatoes, mix with liquid honey (1: 1). Store for no more than 2 hours.
• Knead the flour (200 g) and water on a not too steep dough. Leave on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for 2 days. Lubricate the sore spot with a pitchfork, cover the dough cake, wrap. Keep until burning. Repeat the procedure every other day. The dough can be used 3 times, then another cake is made.

Horseradish leaves

Horseradish leaf compress is an effective remedy against osteochondrosis. The plant contains a huge arsenal of nutrients that can release toxins and salts from the body. Freshly cut leaf is used for compression. He immersed himself in boiling water for a few seconds. Place between a double folded towel to remove excess moisture. Apply the sheet to the sore spot on the smooth side (always warm). Immediately closed with plastic wrap and wrapped in a woolen scarf. The compress was left on overnight.

ᲛSalt

The healing properties of the essential oils, have long been known in ancient times to the Chinese and Hindus. Later this knowledge began to be applied in Europe. Folk remedies for the treatment of osteochondrosis with salt:

• Salt baths. 5 kg of salt is dissolved in boiling water. The brine is dissolved in a bath (150 l of water at 38 ° C). A 30-minute treatment can relieve the pain. After the bath it is desirable to drink healing tea and go to sleep.
• A mixture of salt and soda. Roughly rub brown laundry soap. Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 3 teaspoons of salt and 100 ml of vegetable oil, heated in a water bath. Mix the ingredients until smooth and leave in a dark, warm place for 3 days. The resulting mixture is lubricated in the areas where the pain is most strongly felt during osteochondrosis. The course is 2 weeks. After 5 days the treatment can be continued.
• Add salt to the kelp. The salt is dissolved in water (ratio 12: 1), 2 briquettes of dry seaweed are added. Insist 30 minutes. The tool is used in the form of a compress at night.
• Rubies (coils). Add 1 tsp to 1 liter of water. Spoon of salt, boil, cool. Procedures are performed using a towel soaked in warm saline solution.

Folk remedies for internal use

There are many folk remedies to combat osteochondrosis, from which the sufferer can choose the appropriate method of treatment. One of the best ways to treat dystrophic disorders in the intervertebral discs is to take natural medicines through the mouth. Meals for this should be fractional: 5-7 times a day. Here are some of these recipes:

• The recipe described above for making radishes from radish, honey, salt and vodka is also suitable for eating, 1 teaspoon three times a day, 20 minutes before eating. The course is 7 days. The best therapeutic effect is achieved when the agent is used externally and internally simultaneously.
• Put parsley root (250 g), its herbs (100 g), lemon peel (250 g) in a meat grinder. Combine ingredients in one bowl. Add 300 g of honey to the mixture. ᲐMix well. Store in the refrigerator. Apply 1 tbsp. K. Spoon one hour before eating, for 30 days.
• Grind equal parts of young asparagus beans, tricolor violet grass, birch buds, bear leaves, corn stigma. A tablespoon of the vegetable mixture pour boiling water and leave in the pot for 20 minutes. Take infusion of 3 s. K. Spoons 2 times a day, although the time to eat is 14 days. Prepare a new portion every day.
• Remove the green rind from the watermelon, dry it in the oven, grind it to a powder. Take before meals with water: in the first week - half a teaspoon twice a day, in the second - 1 teaspoon, in the third - 1 teaspoon three times a day.
• Press 3 kg of walnut kernels and put in a jar, pour 500 ml of vodka, leave for 2 weeks at room temperature. Tincture Use 1 teaspoon per day, at any convenient time.
• Chop a glass of sunflower in 3 liters of water for 5 minutes. Eat 100 g before meals. Store the broth in the refrigerator. You should drink it in 3 days. The course lasts 3 weeks.
• Place 4 leaves of currant in a thermos, pour 500 ml of boiling water, leave overnight. You should drink the liquid in 1 day. The course is one month.
• Dry dill seeds (1 glass) pour 500 ml of vodka. Insist 10 days. Drink 1 tbsp for a month. Spoon daily before meals.
• Crush the chopped pulp grass in a mortar until the juice comes out. 1 p. m. K. Pour a teaspoon of raw material into 250 ml of boiling water. Insist for half an hour. Divide into 2 portions. Drink every day for a month.