Alternative drugs for liver treatment
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The liver is one of the vital organs, a pantry of vitamins A, B, C, D, K, PP and folic acid. Any of its diseases or lesions, negatively affect the functioning of the whole organism. Various medications are used to eliminate pathological conditions.
Alternative medicine medicines for the liver are used as an additional remedy. Consider the popular and effective recipes of alternative medicine:
- Pumpkin pulp helps restore the functioning of the damaged liver. For medicinal purposes, it is recommended to consume 500 g of raw (boiled) crushed pumpkin or ½ cup of pumpkin juice. Vegetable is effective in Botkin's disease, as it restores antitoxic functions, has a choleretic and antitumoral effect.
- Green walnuts are cut into 4-6 pieces and poured into a three-liter jar so that they fill ½ of the vessel. Pour 800 g of honey and 1 liter of vodka to nuts, mix well, cover with lid and put in a cool, dark place for 14 days. After the product has settled it must be filtered. The resulting juice should be taken 1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day, washed down with mint tea or rosehip broth. Such medicine cleanses the liver and digestive tract, has an antisclerotic effect.
- To eliminate inflammatory diseases, you can take a mixture of milk and beer 1: 2 three times a day before eating.
- Mix in equal parts fresh tomato juice and cabbage brine. The juice should be drunk 1/3 cup 3 times a day after eating.
- To eliminate painful sensations, whisk 2 egg yolks and drink. After that, lie on your right side on a warm towel or hot water bottle, wrap yourself in a blanket and rest for 1.5-2 hours.
- Grind 100 g of laurel leaves, mix them with 500 g of honey, 500 ml of water and 50 g of raspberry syrup. The resulting product must be evaporated in a sealed container over low heat. The medicine is taken by 1/3 cup with hepatitis, pain in the bladder and hepatology.
- 500 g of calyx berries chop, and grind through a sieve or gauze. To the vegetable mixture, add 500 g of honey and mix thoroughly. Take 1 spoonful three times a day for 10-15 minutes before meals.
- Black radish juice and honey mix in equal proportions. The resulting mixture is taken 1 teaspoon three times daily before meals. Effective in acute liver and gallbladder diseases, can be used for cholelithiasis and for improving the functioning of the digestive system.
- To normalize the liver, use fresh melon. The fruit removes small stones from the bladder and liver, helps with constipation, anemia, jaundice and exhaustion.
- Fresh lemon cut into a couple of pieces and pour 300 ml of boiling water. The agent should be infused for 10-12 hours. Accepted on an empty stomach, in small sips. Effective when the liver is enlarged.
- To restore the body after severe illness, epigastric pain and gastrointestinal pain, use a mixture of ground pistachio seeds 50 g and boiling water 500 ml. The medicine is taken 3-4 times a day, regardless of food intake.
Vegetable medicines for the liver
The most effective drugs for treating any diseases are those that are made from plant components. They have minimal side effects and contraindications. Plant medicines for the liver can be prepared by yourself. Let's consider the most effective recipes:
- 250 g of raw oats wash and pour 4 liters of cold water. The mixture must be boiled over medium heat for an hour, cool, drain. Before use, warm, take 250 ml 3-4 times a day with a spoon of honey, before eating.
- Garden and forest strawberries cleanse the liver, so if the organ is sick or is prone to them, you should eat berries during its ripening period. In a season it is necessary to eat up to 8 kg provided that there is no allergy. From the leaves of strawberries you can prepare a decoction. A couple of handfuls of fresh leaves pour 500 ml of boiling water and let it brew for an hour, strain. The broth should be taken 100 ml 2-4 times a day. Duration of therapy is 1 month.
- Pour a couple of spoons of juniper with boiling water and let it brew in a sealed container. It should be drunk as tea throughout the day.
- 100-200 g of dried roots of the cow-pierced root pour 1 l of red wine. Place the medicine vessel in a dark place for 21 days. Every day, the mixture must be shaken to make the tincture good. After it has settled, it must be boiled on the fire for 10 minutes. Cool and drink 25 ml 3-4 times a day for 30 minutes before eating. Duration of treatment is 30 days.
- 20 grams of wormwood bitter fill with 200 ml of boiling water and cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Decoction to insist for an hour, cool, strain. Drink 30 ml 30 minutes before eating. Take a week, then do a one-week break, and so for 2 months.
- A couple of spoonfuls of berries of viburnum rub through a sieve, pour boiling water and let it brew for 4-5 hours. For therapeutic purposes, it is recommended to drink 1-2 glasses of infusion per day. In addition to berries for cooking infusion, you can use the bark of the plant and cook for the same recipe.
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For the treatment of the liver, various means of efficiency and composition are used. The medicine for onions for the liver refers to the methods of alternative medicine. It is used to cleanse the body. But the paradox of such therapy is that onions are prohibited for patients with functional disorders of the gallbladder and liver. The whole secret of the treatment lies in the method of its preparation.
Recipes from onions for liver:
- 1 kg of onions chop with a meat grinder or blender, add 800 g of sugar, mix thoroughly. The mixture is poured into a glass jar and put in a cool place for 10 days. After that, press the raw material, you can throw out the cake. Juice take 30 minutes before eating 5-10 spoons.
- 500 g of onion grind, add 250 g of sugar and mix. The resulting mixture must be baked in the oven at medium temperature until the onion is yellow. This method of preparation partially eliminates the irritating effect of the vegetable. Take 1-2 spoons twice a day for 2-3 months.
- Take 10 bulbs, enough for a full course of treatment. Vegetables should be washed, dried, but not peeled. In the evening, finely chop 1 onion, pour it into a jar or thermos, pour boiling water, close the lid and leave until the morning. In the morning, infuse and strain on an empty stomach. This procedure should be carried out within 10 days.
Onions have antimicrobial, laxative, anti-inflammatory, diuretic and antifungal action. Increases immune resistance, helps with intestinal imbalance (constipation, flatulence, diarrhea). Clears, tones up, stimulates the gallbladder and liver.
Raw onions, like many other vegetables and condiments, act on the sick body irritatingly. To prepare a remedy, it is better to use onions of blue varieties, but yellow and white, also suitable.
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Liver remedy for blue onions
The healing properties of blue onions are based on its vitamin composition. Vegetables contain many micronutrients, which are irreplaceable for liver diseases, vascular diseases, cholelithiasis, atherosclerosis. Blue onion contains nitrogen-containing substances, phytoncides, vitamins, natural sugars. It has antibacterial properties, it helps with functional disorders (hepatitis, intoxication, cirrhosis, thrombosis).
Liver remedy for blue onions:
- Kilogram of blue onion peeled and crushed into gruel. To add onions 800-900 g of sugar, mix well until it is completely dissolved. The resulting mixture is poured into a jar, insist for 10 days. After this, carefully strain. If the body requires restoration, then take 4 tablespoons 2-3 times a day, with severe damage or treatment of acute diseases, 8 spoons.
- 300 g of purple onion mixed with 50 g of dry wormwood, 100 g of honey and 500-700 ml of wine. The medicine should be infused for 20 days, after which it is worth filtering. Take 10 g before meals, 3-4 times a day. The daily dosage should not exceed 50 g, since it may exacerbate the disease.
- 500 g onion chop, pour 100 g of vinegar and let it brew for 10 days. After this, the drug must be filtered and taken for chronic inflammatory processes 1-2 teaspoons a day.
This medicine removes viral elements and accumulated glucose from the liver cells. Onions can be used as an anthelmintic, expectorant and anti-burn agent.
Pumpkin
Most diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and bile ducts can be treated with alternative methods. The medicine from the pumpkin for the liver normalizes the work of the organ, restores the cellular membranes of hepatocytes and improves the functioning of the bile ducts. Pumpkin flesh contains vitamins, pectins, carotenoids. These substances improve the excretion of cholesterol, help with cirrhosis, hepatitis and parasitic lesions, excellent purification.
Recipes for medicine from pumpkin for the liver:
- Wash the pumpkin, cut off the tip, remove the flesh with the seeds. Inside the vegetable, pour the honey and put it in a warm place for 10 days. After that, honey should be drained and stored in the refrigerator. Take 1 spoon 2-3 times a day for 21 days. If necessary, the therapy is repeated after a year. This recipe normalizes the work of the organ and cleans it.
- A glass of dried pumpkin seeds chop, and pour an equal amount of olive oil. Stir well, warm in a water bath, but do not bring to a boil. The medicine should cool down and brew in a dark cool place for a week. After that, strain it and take 1 teaspoonful 3 times a day before eating. The course of therapy is 14-20 days.
- Fresh pumpkin juice has choleretic and purifying properties. It is enough to drink a glass of juice for a month and the work of the diseased organ is normalized. If desired, the juice can be diluted with water or replaced with a moist pulp. In this case, a day to eat 500 grams of fresh pumpkin.
- From the petioles of the pumpkin, you can prepare a choleretic and diuretic. 20 g of fresh pedicles chop, and pour 500 ml of water, cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Broth strain and take small portions throughout the day.
Pumpkin can be used to treat, both the initial stages of the disease, and in chronic or acute flow. If the patient has diabetes mellitus, exacerbation of peptic ulcer or gastritis, then the remedy is used only after medical permission.
Oats
To eliminate liver diseases of different etiologies, not only medications, but also methods of alternative medicine are used. The medicine from oats for the liver normalizes the work, both of the diseased organ, and of the whole organism. Oatmeal has a rich biological composition, contains glutamic and other acids, fiber, fats, iron, alkaloids, essential oils, magnesium. Preparations made from this culture, supply the body with silicon, making the vessels elastic and strong. The level of cholesterol and sugar in the blood is normalized, blood supply and blood pressure level improves.
Prescriptions for medicine from oats for the liver:
- Mix three corn grits with 3 spoonfuls of birch buds and 2 tablespoons of cranberry leaves. All ingredients, pour 3 liters of cold water and leave to infuse for 24 hours. After 24 hours infusion boil for 15 minutes, add to it 2 tablespoons corn stigmas, 3 tablespoons sporicha and boil again. The medicine should be infused for 45 minutes. Prepare a decoction of 250 g of rose hips and cool it. Mix two infusions and take 150 ml 2-4 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 10 days.
- Two cups of oats pour boiling water overnight, in the morning strain. The received liquid to take 150 ml on an empty stomach 2-4 times a day. The course of treatment is 2 months, after that it is necessary to make a two-week break and again to repeat the treatment. To oat water can be added skim milk or honey.
- 100 grams of oats pour 1 liter of water and put in the oven at a low temperature for 4 hours. Leave the remaining liquid, grind the porridge through a sieve and add to the oatmeal. Use 250 ml per day, store in the refrigerator for no longer than 2 days. The course of treatment is 2 months, after a rest in 30 days, another one.
- In a saucepan, pour 250 grams of oats and a liter of boiling water. The mixture must be boiled over low heat for 30-40 minutes. Then add boiling water to the broth to get the original volume, close the pan with a lid and wrap it with a towel. After 3-4 hours, strain the broth, add to it 50 g of honey and juice of half a lemon. Take 250 ml before meals, 3 times a day for a month.
Oats gently and effectively cleans, therefore from it prepare cleaning and restoring infusions, broths. For treatment, it is desirable to use untreated, i.e., unrefined grain. During therapy it is necessary to adhere to dietary food table number 5 / 5a, eat foods rich in vitamins B, C, E.
Drugs made from milk thistle for liver
Milk thistle is a valuable medicinal plant from which many drugs are made - Gepabene, Karsil, Silymarin, Legalon, Sibektan. Of the dried seeds, you can prepare yourself an effective medicine. The most valuable plant substance is silymarin, it protects the liver from toxins and harmful substances, renews damaged cells and stimulates their regeneration. Milk thistle contains vitamins A, B, D, E, K, F, protects the body from premature aging, normalizes digestion, bile secretion and metabolism.
Recipes for medicines from milk thistle for liver:
- 20 g of plant roots, pour 250 ml of boiling water and cook in a water bath for 30 minutes. The resulting mixture is filtered, add still cooled boiling water, so that the total volume was 250 ml. Take 3 times a day on a tablespoon before eating.
- Seeds of milk thistle thoroughly pounded into powder, pour it with water and cook until the liquid is reduced by half. Obtain the broth and take it for 2 months, one spoon before eating.
- For the preparation of medicinal tea, you can use powder or herb of milk thistle. 20 g of raw material pour 250 ml of boiling water, let it brew for 20 minutes and strain. Tea is best to drink hot, small sips on an empty stomach, a day you need to drink 2-3 glasses.
- Crush and wring out the fresh leaves of the plant. The resulting juice dilute in the proportion of 50 ml of alcohol per liter of juice. The agent should be stored in the refrigerator, but no longer than 5-7 days. Take ½ cup 2-3 times a day, regardless of food intake.
Milk thistle, like any other plant has a number of limitations to use. The medication is not taken with severe forms of epilepsy, serious cardiovascular disorders, respiratory distress. If the patient has urolithic or cholelithiasis, then it can be taken only under medical supervision.
Medications with artichoke
Artichoke has choleretic, antitoxic and diuretic properties. The composition of the vegetable includes vitamins of group B, tannins, carotene, ascorbic and other acids. Its main component is cynurine. This substance in combination with other medicinal components is used in the manufacture of drugs: Tsinarix, Hofitol, Cholesenol.
The medicine with artichoke can be prepared independently:
- For infusion, dry / fresh leaves or vegetable roots are suitable. Handful of the selected raw materials pour boiling water and let it brew for an hour. Strain and take in equal portions during the day before eating.
- Another treatment option is alcoholic tincture. 50 g of dry artichoke leaves mixed with 500 ml of vodka and insist for 48 hours in a dark place. Obtained infusion strain, and take a tablespoon diluted in ½ cup of warm water. The drug is consumed before meals 3 times a day.
Artichoke is contraindicated to use with exacerbation of gastritis with a decreased acidity of gastric juice. Vegetable is not recommended for patients with hypotension and with its intolerance.
Pumpkin and honey medications
Treatment of diseases of the liver and organs of the gastrointestinal tract with the help of pumpkin and honey is quite popular. Vegetables regulate the processes of digestion and remove cholesterol. The pulp is rich in vitamins and minerals, it contains pectin, calcium, iron and magnesium salts. Such a chemical composition promotes the regeneration of hepatocytes, accelerates the restoration of the liver in hepatitis, cirrhosis, or parasitic diseases. Honey positively affects the functioning of the whole body, it is used in the treatment of many diseases.
The medicine from pumpkins and honey is prepared according to this scheme: a medium-sized pumpkin is well washed, cut off the top and remove the pulp with seeds. The resulting hole is filled with honey and close the top. Prepared vegetable should be placed in a cold place for 10-14 days. After that honey merge and take 1 spoon 3 times a day. The course of therapy is 3 weeks, if necessary, it is repeated after 10-12 months.
From pumpkin pulp you can prepare compote with honey. This drink has a good effect on the functioning of the digestive system and helps to eliminate toxicosis during pregnancy. Before using pumpkin honey medication, do not forget to consult a doctor. Such a drug is contraindicated for individual intolerance of the ingredients and diabetes.
Treatment of liver diseases with honey
Honey is a product of processing of flower nectar. It contains B vitamins, fructose, sucrose, glucose, folic acid and carotenoids. The beekeeping product helps in the treatment of many diseases, including the liver and gallbladder. A rich chemical composition regenerates damaged cells and has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Honey as a medicine for the liver is used in medical nutrition, various herbal preparations. For therapy, you can use not only honey, but also propolis, which also applies to bee products.
Therapeutic recipes:
- 200 g of low-fat cottage cheese thoroughly mix with 50 g of honey and eat daily for breakfast. This minimizes the inflammatory processes in the liver and has an immunomodulatory effect.
- Berries of a Kalina rub through a sieve to separate from seeds. Mix the resulting gruel with honey 1: 1. For a full course of treatment, 1 kg of the mixture is required. Take 2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day.
- Take 5 g of such ingredients: leaves of strawberries and birch, hawthorn and dogrose fruits, cornflower flowers and St. John's wort. All components pour boiling water from the calculation of 5 grams per 250 ml of water and cook in a water bath for 20-30 minutes. The resulting broth filter, add to it 50 g of honey to take ½ cup 3-6 times a day.
- To treat cirrhosis, you can use propolis tincture. At the initial stages of pathology take 1 drop and gradually increase to 30-40 drops per 50-70 ml of water. The solution should be drunk 3 times a day for 4 months.
Honey positively affects all organs and systems, but do not forget that this is an allergenic product. Before using it, do not forget to consult a doctor.
Vietnamese medicines for liver
Very often, foreign drugs are used to treat chronic diseases. The Vietnamese medicine for the liver was no exception.
- Vietnamese artichoke tea
Artichoke tea won special popularity and trust in patients. It is an environmentally friendly product, grown on plantations in a clean environment. You can buy both black and green tea and even with different fruit additives, which makes the treatment process not only effective, but also enjoyable. When buying it, you must carefully look at the packaging, it should be written "Tra Atiso Tui Loc" or "Artichoke".
Preparation of medicinal drink:
- If you have purchased loose dry weight or tea bags, then you need to prepare it as a regular tea drink. To lower a bag or a handful of tea leaves in a teapot, to fill in with boiled water and in 5-10 minutes to use.
- If you got boiled artichoke tea in briquettes of 100 g, which is similar in consistence to resin or plasticine, then it is prepared in a slightly different way. ¼ teaspoon of tea dissolve in a liter of boiling water and let it brew, drink before eating.
- Another option for making such a drink is to whip the necessary part of the briquette into a foamy mass with the help of a special whisk, gradually adding hot water. Briquette can be divided into 30 small balls, that is a monthly course of treatment, store them in the refrigerator and take as needed.
- Capsules for liver treatment Glai dog gan
The composition of the preparation includes nightshade extract of Hainan 250 mg and long-leaf euryctic extract 250 mg. Capsules have a protective effect, remove toxins from the liver, strengthen the vessels and even increase the libido.
- The medication is used as a supportive therapy for infectious hepatitis, chronic hepatitis B at the stage of exacerbation. Helps with elevated hepatic enzymes, eliminates painful symptoms in the right hypochondrium, yellowing of the skin. Can be used to prevent cirrhosis, various neoplasms in the liver and to enhance the immune system.
- Effective components remove toxins and harmful substances from the affected organ, accelerate the excretion of hepatotoxic substances and increase the regeneration of hepatocytes.
- With maintenance therapy for cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis and neoplasms, take 3 capsules 1-2 times a day for 6 months, after which the dosage is reduced and taken for another six months. To normalize the liver enzymes, 2 tablets are taken 2 times a day before the normalization of the indices in the blood tests. To eliminate severe alcohol intoxication, 6 capsules are used in one session.
Chinese medicine for the liver
Diseases of the liver are known since ancient times, so Chinese doctors were actively searching for effective medicines. Many recipes are used in our time. Chinese medicine for the liver is often found on the shelves of pharmacies, as it has gained popularity due to its plant composition.
Chinese drugs for the liver:
- Capsules "Spores of Lingzhi mushroom"
The active substance is known in the people as a fungus of immortality. Used in the treatment of cancer. Has hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic properties. Accelerates the regeneration of damaged cells and restores the functioning of the damaged organ.
- Momordica and Ginseng tablets
Decrease the level of cholesterol and sugar in the blood. Effective in the treatment of liver diseases and cardiovascular system. They are used for purification of blood vessels and for hypertension. Active ingredients: ginseng extract, beeswax, bitter melon extract, soybean oil. Have anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic and restorative effect. Capsules are taken 2 times a day for 1-2 days.
- Elixir "Propolis and Cordyceps"
A powerful bioimmunomodulator from natural components, which strengthens and stimulates the immune system. The composition includes: Cordyceps 20% and Propolis 17%. Available in disposable ampoule vials. It has antibiotic and bactericidal properties, is used in the treatment of infectious, oncological and precancerous conditions. It slows down the aging process, improves overall health and relieves fatigue syndrome.
The main indications for use: treatment and prevention of liver and kidney diseases, viral diseases, pathologies of the female reproductive system, nervous disorders and gastrointestinal disorders. Dosage depends on the general condition of the body, so it is individual for each patient. As a rule, take 1 vial - 30 ml 1-2 times a day, for prophylactic purposes for ½ bottle per day, regardless of food intake. The course of treatment is 30 days. Contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation and with individual intolerance of active ingredients.
- Elixir "Bear bile"
This drug is effective in treating fatty degeneration of the liver and arteriosclerosis, promotes the excretion of cholesterol and prevents its accumulation on the walls of blood vessels. The drug absorbs stones in the gallbladder and liver. Bear bile increases immunity, favorably affects the composition of bile and the process of bile secretion.
The active component protects the liver cells and speeds up the process of their recovery. The main indications for use: chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, jaundice, diseases of the bile duct and gall bladder. Dosage is selected by the attending physician, focusing on the characteristics of the patient's body.
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Homeopathic medicines for the liver
An alternative to pharmaceuticals are medicines made from natural plant ingredients. Homeopathic medicine for the liver is a remedy for poisonous and medicinal plants. Such drugs are prescribed by a homeopath physician, after a complete examination of the patient.
Popular homeopathic medicines:
- Hepel
It is available in the form of tablets and a solution for injection. It has anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and choleretic properties. It is prescribed for the treatment of liver diseases and bile ducts (hepatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, cholelithiasis), intestinal dysbacteriosis, colitis, enteritis. Can be used as part of complex therapy of dermatological diseases.
Tablets are taken under the tongue an hour after eating or on an empty stomach 20 minutes before meals. Dosage is selected by a doctor, but, as a rule, take 1 tablet 3 times a day. Duration of treatment is from 3 weeks to a month. Children older than 3 years are prescribed adult dosage, for young patients, ¼ tablets. The capsule is triturated and mixed with water.
- Halsten
Combined homeopathic remedy with hepatoprotective, choleretic and cholekinetic action. Has antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory effect, prevents the formation of stones and stabilizes the colloidal state of bile. Assign for the treatment of liver and biliary tract pathologies in acute form, as a hepatoprotector and in pancreatitis.
It has two forms of release - tablets and drops. Capsules are taken before meals or an hour after eating. Tablets dissolve or dissolve in water. Adults and adolescents are prescribed 1 tablet 1-2 times a day, for children under 5 years ½ tablets. Drops are taken between meals, dissolving them in a spoonful of water. Adults and teenagers on 10 drops, for children on 1-4 drops 1-2 times a day. The course of treatment is from 3 weeks to 3 months.
- Gepar compositum
Multicomponent homeopathic remedy. It consists of suis-organ components, B vitamins and extract from Sylibum marianum. The effect of the drug is directed to the regulation of metabolic processes and the optimization of liver function. It is available in the form of ampoules for intramuscular injection.
The main indications for use: chronic and acute diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal organs, disorders of fat and carbohydrate metabolism, pathology of the hepatobiliary system, digestive disorders. Dosage is selected for each patient individually. Most often appoint 1 ampoule 1-3 times a week, the duration of therapy is 4-8 weeks. With extreme caution used during pregnancy. Side effect manifests itself as allergic reactions and pain, irritation at the injection site.
- Nuks vomica-gommakord
The drug with anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and choleretic actions. Normalize the work of the body due to mineral and plant composition. It is prescribed for the treatment of functional disorders and inflammatory processes of the liver and gastrointestinal organs (gastritis, hepatitis, dysbacteriosis, intestinal obstruction, dyspepsia).
Available in the form of drops. Patients are prescribed 10 drops 3 times a day before meals or an hour after eating. Duration of treatment 2-6 weeks. It is contraindicated to apply hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, patients under 18 years of age, during pregnancy and lactation. Possible side effects - allergic reactions, rash, itching.