Showing posts with label arthritis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arthritis. Show all posts

Friday, September 30, 2011

Remedies for Back Pain, Rheumatism and Arthritis

The changing weather and gives us a hard time and the most affected are the joints. Rheumatism, arthritis or back pain is increasing during rainy weather. Here are some natural remedies that you can use.

Wheat bran baths against rheumatism

Boil the wheat bran, 1 liter of water to 4 tablespoons of bran, and then pour the content into the bathtub filled with hot water. Take 10 minutes baths daily.

Potato juice has anti-inflammatory effect

This is why potato juice is successfully used in treating joint pain, especially when combined with carrot juice. You can also use green barley juice, as it helps restore damaged cells and tissues of the joint (treatment lasts for at least 3 weeks).

Hot peppers help get rid of back pain

One of the most popular remedies for back pain is hot pepper. It contains a substance called capsaicin that has the extraordinary property of inhibiting the painful sensation. Massage the painful area with a mixture of equal amounts of glycerin and tincture of cayenne pepper.

Calendulas relieve arthritis

When the pain caused by arthritis is increasing, massage the painful spots with calendula tincture, or ointment from the same plant.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Rosemary - good for everything


Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a plant used for over 2000 years for various medical uses.
Rosemary significantly improves blood circulation and is therefore useful in muscle pain caused by intensive efforts, to boost brain circulation for memory and attention improvement.
- Lowers blood cholesterol.
- Regulates biliary secretion and enhances its elimination in the duodenum, also having beneficial effects on liver functions. It is indicated in jaundice.
- Reduces menstruation cramps, being a good antispasmodic.
- It is useful for joints diseases, arthritis, gout.
- Because it improves blood circulation and is a muscle relaxant, it is useful in asthma and lung diseases such as colds, bronchitis, even pneumonia.
- Regulates blood pressure, including intracranial, reducing headaches. It is often used in aromatherapy against migraine.
- Significantly improves peripheral circulation in people who have problems such as cold hands and feet, and are prone to frostbite.
- It is a good brain tonic.
- A good intestinal and entire digestive tract tonic, regulating intestinal contractions. Combats obesity, stimulates fat burning and lowers cholesterol. Because of the latter effect, it is useful in dyslipidemia diseases, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and preventing infarctions (hear, brain, etc.), all these having as common cause hypercholesterolaemia.
- It is useful in asthenic states, convalescence and anemia.
Rosemary is used in various forms, like oil, dried leaves. The foremost property of rosemary is soothing nervous tension.