Effective and harmless diuretic alternatives

Recipes with the use of natural components are much safer for health and are not addictive - so they are considered an excellent option in the fight against the removal of excess fluid from the body. Alternative diuretics are an effective alternative to chemical medicines.

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Indications of the people's diuretics

Diuretics are indicated for eliminating a large number of pathologies and treating various conditions:

• cardiovascular diseases;
• varicose veins;
• elevated blood pressure;
• pathology of the urinary system, as well as the liver;
• period of pregnancy;
• allergic reactions;
• propensity to develop swellings;
• wrong diet - the predominance of salty and spicy dishes;
• overweight.

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Release form

The most popular are the following herbs with diuretic properties: cranberry leaves, horsetail grass, birch buds, and bearberry common. In addition, the burdock root, juniper berries, couch grass and peppermint leaves. Along with this, there is also a kidney tea (orthosiphon), a lungwort, a mountain of a mountaineer pochechuynogo, as well as leaves of a large plantain.

The properties of alternative diuretics are considered on the example of grass horsetail field.

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Pharmacodynamics

The horsetail is a diuretic of vegetable origin. The bioactive components contained in it (among them - saponins, salts, silicic acid, and also organic acids and tannins) have different properties. Among them, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, antimicrobial and de-toxic (removes lead from the body). Silicon salt creates in the urine colloids, which prevent the crystallization of urinary stones.

The diuretic effect of the medication begins already from the first day of its use and continues throughout the course of treatment, and at the same time with repeated courses (the organism is not addicted to the drug).

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Dosing and administration

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Diuretics for swelling of the face

Edemas on the face can be eliminated with the help of alternative diuretics - this is a very effective and popular method of treatment.

Often, tea compresses are used to eliminate edema under the eyes and on the face. It is necessary to moisten the cotton wool discs in tea, and then put them on the face and under the eyes. Instead of discs, ordinary tea bags can also be used. If you use warm tea, it will relax the body, but the use of a cool helps increase the tone of the skin on the face. For the procedure, you can use both green and black tea.

Remove bruises and rid the edema can also coffee ice. When making it, you need to use strong, freshly brewed coffee - pour it into molds, and then put it in the freezer.

Edemas well clean and a variety of fresh vegetables with fruits, as well as greens. The most popular are parsley, potatoes, rosemary and cucumbers.

To quickly eliminate puffiness, apply any of the above products to the face skin for just 5 minutes. Greenery for this is required to grind, and cut vegetables in the form of circles. To increase the effectiveness of these products, they are allowed to add green tea or lemon juice (a few drops).

Often used and diuretic teas. Drinks from field horsetail, dog rose and other herbs are of high quality. These remedies have additional advantages - they allow to strengthen immunity, to fill a stock of vitamins in an organism, and also to improve digestion processes.

In addition, you can use herbal tincture - take the leaves of St. John's wort and psyllium with nettles, as well as the hips of wild rose (in the same amount), and pour the mixture half a liter of boiling water. Infuse the medication for at least 1 hour. Drink tincture should be throughout the day, in small portions.

Perfectly removes the edema of tincture from the licorice root, roots lyubistoka, as well as berries juniper. It is necessary to take the same number of all these components and finely chop. Then take a 1-ton tablespoon mixture and pour the spring water (cold, 1 glass). To insist a medicine in such kind at least 6 hours, and after that to boil it about 15 minutes. Then let cool and strain. Drink tincture should be a quarter cup five times a day.

Rosemary water is also an excellent remedy - in order to make the tincture, several large rosemary branches will be needed, which need to be finely chopped, and then pour hot water (but not boiling water, in the amount of 1 glass). You must insist on the drug in the dark, in a cool place, for at least 1 week. At the end of the period, you should strain the tincture and drink it as needed.

A good diuretic is watermelon. At the same time, it can be useful not only for its flesh, but also for the crust with bones. To make the medicine, you should carefully dry the watermelon seeds and crusts, and then grind them through a blender or a meat grinder. Take the resulting powder should be within 1 month (three times a day for 0.5 teaspoonfuls).

Alternative medicine can also remove facial edema:

• simple water with apple cider vinegar added to it (for 1 glass of water 1 teaspoon of vinegar);
• cranberry juice;
• tea made from the leaves of a medicinal dandelion;
• a decoction made of cherry stems.

An alternative diuretic is also a decoction of watermelon crusts. To make it, you need to crush the crusts (take 1 kg of product), and then cook in 1 liter of water until they are completely softened. Then the solution is filtered, and the pulp is discarded. The resulting medicine should be drunk several times a day.

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Diuretics for edema

Alternative diuretic tinctures and decoctions are very effective for edemas. They act safely and fairly quickly. When used properly, they avoid the loss of electrolytes with minerals, which distinguishes alternative drugs from synthetic drugs.

Decoction of the roots of the forest carrot. This plant is considered a universal remedy for swelling, in particular, when it is not possible to find out the cause of edema. In addition to diuretic properties, it has a strengthening effect on the walls of the vessels.

It is necessary to take 1 tablespoon of the crushed plant and pour it with boiling water (1 glass), then at least 30 minutes to keep the broth for a couple. Further it is left to be infused (for 20 minutes), and then filter. In the finished tincture you need to add boiled water to bring the volume to 1 full glass. Drink the medicine 3 times a day in the amount of 2 teaspoons (half an hour before meals).

Effective diuretic properties are tincture of birch leaves with spores. It is easy to make - it takes 1 teaspoon of the mixture, which must be filled with water (1 glass), and then boiled for 15 minutes. The broth needs to be insisted (approximately 30 minutes). Drink it should be 2 times a day, in the mornings and evenings (does not depend on food intake) in the amount of 0.5 cup.

A good diuretic is considered to be ordinary burdock. For the tincture, its root is needed. It is required to pour boiling water (0.5 l) 1-oh teaspoon of the mixture and leave it to infuse for the night. Further, this volume should be divided into equal parts and drink infusion throughout the day.

A good diuretic effects are products such as celery, cucumbers with tomatoes, pears, parsley, watermelon with melon and cranberries. They can be eaten both in pure form and added to various dishes.

Effectively eliminates edema and regular green tea. It can be brewed with fennel, which also has diuretic properties.

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Alternative diuretics with edema of the feet

Puffiness on the legs can be treated with the methods of alternative medicine described below.

To make the most simple diuretic you need to take 0.5 cups of several different juices: lemon, and carrot with cucumber - they should be carefully mixed. In the end, you get 1.5 glasses of an effective diuretic. It is necessary to dilute the mixture with warm water to obtain an acceptable taste, and then drink 3 times a day.

There is also a recipe for eliminating swelling from the famous prophetess Vanga - it's pretty simple. It is required to mix 1 egg yolk with the milkweed juice (about 3 g). This mixture should be drunk 3 times a day.

Tincture of mint - you need to take mint (30 g), and pour it with steep boiling water (1 L). Further insist for 1 hour, and then cool. To get rid of edemas, tincture should be drunk in small portions several times a day (3 or more).

Tincture made of flax. It takes 1 tablespoon of plant seeds, which is poured with boiling water (1 liter), and then boiled for 15 minutes. After that, insist about 1 hour, and then filter (the latter is not necessary). Tincture should be drunk every 2 hours, 0.5 cups each. Swelling begins to go away after 2 weeks of drug use.

Warming compress - for it you need to take 1 part olive and camphor oil, which you want to mix thoroughly. The resulting mixture must be processed legs - from the knees to the fingers. After that, you should wrap your limbs with a cloth (you need a cotton, you can not use synthetic fibers), and put a woolen shawl on top. This compress should be left overnight. The procedure is performed every day for 1 month.

There are also a few simple recipes for natural trays that effectively relieve swelling and fatigue. These recipes have no contraindications, they are allowed to be used in any condition, including pregnant women:

• It is necessary to mix birch leaves, and along with them mint and chamomile color in the same proportions, and then take 100 g of this mixture and pour them with boiling water (1 L). The resulting broth should be infused for 1 hour, and then diluted with hot water (no more than 38 degrees). It takes about 10 minutes to soar in such a bath;
• Take berries of juniper and sea salt (100 grams), as well as dry mustard (1-well a tablespoon). Add this baking soda (2 teaspoons), then pour water (1 L) and stir. After this, dilute the mixture with hot water and proceed to the procedure for stripping the legs. The procedure perfectly removes fatigue;
• Sea salt and herbal decoctions can be used separately - for example, for contrasting trays. In this case, the legs are alternately dipped in hot, and then cold water.

In alternative medicine, trays are one of the most effective ways to treat edema of the lower limbs.

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Alternative diuretics for hypertension

Alternative diuretic drugs are also capable of eliminating the swelling associated with hypertension. Among the most popular methods:

• Take 1 lemon, honey (250 g), vodka (1 glass), as well as beet juice with cranberries (2 cups each). Stir these ingredients, and then drink three times a day on an empty stomach. There is another recipe that does not contain vodka - 0.5 cups of raw rubbed beets and honey, which must be mixed and drunk three times a day in the amount of 1 tablespoon;
• It is required to take chokeberry (0.5 kg) with sugar (300 g) and rewind them to form a paste. Take this medicine twice a day at a rate of 100 g. In addition, there is another method with the use of chokeberry ash - 2 teaspoons of the crushed ingredient pour boiling water (1 glass), then strain in half an hour. Drink in the mornings and evenings at a dosage of 3 tablespoons. Drug mixtures should be kept in the refrigerator;
• It is necessary to take partitions from walnuts (10 pieces), onions (1 kg), as well as vodka (150 ml) and honey (150 g). Stir the onion juice with the rest of the ingredients, then leave to infuse for 10 days. Ready tincture to drink three times a day at a dosage of 1 tablespoon.

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Alternative diuretics in heart failure

There are several recipes for alternative diuretics that help in the treatment of heart failure.

It is required to take the seeds of parsley (1 teaspoon), which is poured with water (1 glass) and insisted for 8 hours. You need to drink medicine four times a day for ¼ cup.

An excellent diuretic is the love root, which insists on alcohol. This remedy has an invigorating and toning effect, and also stimulates the work of the heart. It is necessary to grind 100 g of the plant, and then leave it to be infused in 60-70% alcohol (300 g) for 2 weeks. Use tincture you need before eating - in the amount of 1 tablespoon three times a day.

It is necessary to take the grass of orthosiphon (7-9 g), pour it with boiling water (1 glass), and then heat on a water bath. After that, cool, drain and wring out the remaining thick. The amount of medicine should be brought to 200 ml, and then drink it for 0.5 or a third of the glass (warm) 2-3 times per day.

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Use of the people's diuretics during pregnancy

Alternative diuretics are often used during pregnancy to eliminate swelling. This is completely justified, since a pregnant woman is contraindicated in many medications, while swelling during this period is not uncommon.

Freshly prepared juices from one component (carrots, pumpkin, calyx), which can drink 0.5 cup 2 times a day.

The liquid from the body effectively removes and birch sap, which, moreover, excels in thirst. But while drinking it is allowed a maximum of 100 g at a time, twice a day.

You can also drink 3 times a day for 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed juice (usually from black chokeberry, blackberry or irgi).

Cranberry or cowberry juices are drunk three times a day. It is not difficult to make such a drink - you need to rub berries together with sugar, and then add water.

Of herbal medicinal preparations during pregnancy, only birch buds or leaves, field horsetail, as well as leaves of bearberry, cranberries and orthosiphon are allowed to use. But also they can be drunk only after consultation with the treating doctor.

It should be remembered that such drugs with a diuretic effect, like the root of parsley, juniper or strawberry berries, as well as bearberry take during pregnancy is not recommended, because they provoke uterine contractions.

Contraindications

Among the main contraindications for alternative diuretics are renal pathologies (nephritis or nephrosis), since such broths have an irritating effect on the kidneys, so that the inflammatory process in them can be intensified.

Some herbs are also prohibited for use during pregnancy, since they can provoke miscarriages.

Also diuretics of plant origin, which increase the secretory function of the stomach, can not be drunk in the presence of inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, as well as with a high level of acidity of the stomach.

In addition, the patient should not drink herbs if he has intolerance of certain components of medicinal charges.

In any case, diuretic herbal preparations should not be taken without first consulting a doctor.

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Side effects of the people's diuretics

The side effect of taking plant diuretics, as a rule, is an allergic reaction. In addition, individual herbs can have additional side effects.

Long-term collection of leaves from cranberries can lead to poisoning with hydroquinone in a chronic form due to the cumulation of this substance.

Long-term administration of grass horsetail may cause irritation of the kidney parenchyma.

When taking Bearberry common, such reactions as diarrhea and nausea along with vomiting are possible, and in addition urine can acquire a dark green hue.

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Interactions with other drugs

You can not take leaves of lingonberry in combination with drugs or foods that acidify urine (such as ammonium chloride, methionine hydrochloride, etc.).

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Storage conditions

Alternative diuretic drugs should be stored in places that are protected from moisture and sunlight, and also inaccessible to small children. The temperature can range from 5-8 ° C to 15-25 ° C.

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Shelf life

Alternative diuretics in a dry form are usable for a different period - from 3 months to 5 years. At the same time ready-made tinctures of herbs are allowed to store no more than 2 days (in the refrigerator).

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Effective diuretic alternatives

Alternative diuretics are recommended to their patients by even doctors. Most experts believe that they have a milder effect on the body, and thus have much fewer contraindications than diuretic drugs of synthetic origin.

Plant diuretics are quite popular in modern medicine. The effectiveness of these drugs allows using them as one of the components of complex treatment - doctors prescribe them to eliminate kidney disease, urinary system, liver, hypertension, heart pathologies, intoxication, radiculitis, and PMS.

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