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Treatment of diathesis with folk remedies
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

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Unfortunately, to date, the disease discussed in the article remains an anomaly that has not been fully studied. Therefore, therapy can be symptomatic. But whatever the pathogenesis of the problem, the treatment of diathesis with folk remedies, both in the past and today, shows excellent results.
Treatment of diathesis in children with folk remedies
In most cases, doctors consider the appearance of hyperemia in newborns or older children, up to sores, on the cheeks to be a birth-related susceptibility of the child's body to a number of different irritants. Treatment of diathesis in children with folk remedies is one of the most highly effective methods of stopping the problem, the main thing is to choose the medicine that will be most effective for this particular small organism.
Due to the still imperfect digestive system (enzyme deficiency, intestinal dysbacteriosis, etc.), the body reacts to this or that product in this way. Mostly, this is complementary food, but it can also be breast milk, bedding material, toys, and clothing.
For example, you can prepare such an ointment for a child. To do this, take 50 g of pork internal fat, 50 g of spruce resin, 50 g of tar (you should take only purified medical tar) and 30 g of propolis, one chicken egg.
- Place a container with propolis, tar and resin on a low flame. Stir.
- Melt the lard separately and add it to the first mixture, which has already been removed from the heat. Stir.
- Let cool to about 38 degrees.
- Beat the egg a little and carefully add it to the cooled mixture, stirring all the time. It should not boil. In fact, it should have an oily, thick consistency.
The affected areas of the child should be lubricated at least three times a day. It is advisable to fix the baby's arms at night so that he does not scratch the wounds. According to experts, the diathesis should disappear in three days.
Chicken shells are also a great choice, the recipe for which will be described below. Alder decoction has also proven itself well. To prepare it, take 15 g of alder catkins and brew them in 200 mg of boiling water. Give the baby a tablespoon three to four times a day.
Another simple but very effective recipe from potatoes, a product that can be found in any housewife’s kitchen.
- You will need four to five medium tubers. They should be peeled, washed and chopped using a beetroot grater (with large holes).
- Place four to five liters of water on the stove and bring to a boil.
- As soon as this happens, add the potato mixture and turn off the stove immediately.
- Mix everything thoroughly, cover with a lid and leave to infuse for a quarter of an hour.
- Strain the liquid using a sieve or colander.
- The resulting mucous product is introduced into the baby's bathing water. Then the temperature of the liquid is brought to the required degree, and the child can take a bath. Three or four of these are usually required to say goodbye to the problem.
Many other recipes will work here, you just need to consult with your pediatrician. He will help you find the most effective one.
Treatment of salt diathesis of the kidneys with folk remedies
Diathesis is a disease that can be caused by various types of irritants.
Salt diathesis is a pathology associated with the sedimentation of salt compounds in the renal pelvis. Some of these compounds are excreted from the body in the form of urates, carbonates, phosphates, oxalates, and other compounds. But some of them accumulate, causing a response from the body in the form of diathesis, and it is from them that sand and stones are formed in the organs of the excretory system.
Therefore, therapy for this disease should be timely and high-quality. At the same time, it should be comprehensive, including dietary restrictions. Treatment of salt diathesis of the kidneys with folk remedies also shows good results.
Excess salts in the body of both an adult and a small patient can be removed with the help of herbs and herbal infusions that have diuretic properties. Only beforehand it would not be superfluous to consult with a specialist, your attending physician, so as not to harm your body. After all, a number of medicinal decoctions and tinctures also remove potassium, which is so necessary for the normal functioning of the cardiovascular system.
Herbal infusions effectively break down salt compounds, which makes it easier to remove them from the body. Modern traditional and alternative medicine make full use of plant materials that have a high content of anthraglycosides and saponins. Concomitant diseases (for example, inflammation of the bladder or urethra) are treated in parallel.
There are a great many such recipes. We will give only a small part of them.
Recipe #1
To remove salts and stone conglomerates from the patient's body, it is necessary to drink the juice of one lemon diluted with half a glass of moderately hot water throughout the day, several times at a time.
In parallel, it is necessary to drink the same volumes of fresh juice, consisting of juices of vegetables such as beets, carrots, cucumbers. Multivitamin juice should be drunk three to four times a day. The duration of such therapy depends on the speed of the result. It can be two days or two weeks.
Recipe #2
Its preparation is a classic way of obtaining decoctions from many medicinal herbs. It is necessary to take two tablespoons of plant material, pour 200 ml of just boiled water over it and brew in a water bath for a quarter of an hour. Then remove from heat and let it brew for 45 minutes. After this, the decoction can be taken internally, drunk instead of tea.
In the case considered in this article, suitable medicinal plants include rhubarb, milk thistle, buckthorn, thyme, St. John's wort, horsetail, senna leaves, madder, coltsfoot, calendula, sage, flax seeds, cinnamon, oregano, chamomile, mint, lemon balm, nettle and many others.
It is worth remembering that decoctions of these herbs are taken in short courses, since they can, by affecting the kidneys, destroy nephrons.
Treatment of uric acid diathesis with folk remedies
This type of pathology occurs if the patient's body has a failure in the metabolism of purines, which leads to increased excretion of urates - uric acid salts - in the urine. This substance is the end product obtained during the purine metabolism. Uric acid is supplied by a number of food products, and some of these compounds are produced by the body itself. If there is an excess of such a product, the body ceases to cope with its breakdown and excretion from the body, which leads to the crystallization of these salts and the formation of stones and stones.
Therefore, as in the previous case, the treatment of uric acid diathesis with folk remedies is carried out using medicinal herbs that have diuretic properties, as well as those that can increase the solubility of uric acid salts. This occurs due to the fact that herbal decoctions change the characteristics of the urine itself, changing the alkalinity level of pH from an acidic environment to an alkaline one.
Herbs that meet all the necessary requirements include knotweed, birch sap and decoction from the leaves of this plant, root parsley, elderberry blossom, root celery, corn silk, asparagus and a number of other herbal remedies.
Also, with such a pathology, in most cases, doctors detect sluggish inflammatory and infectious processes in the patient's body. Therefore, general therapy and traditional medicine recipes should take this fact into account. For this purpose, herbal raw materials with antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties are introduced into the collection. This can be corn silk, root parsley, grape leaves, root and rhizome of restharrow, root celery, asparagus and a number of other medicinal plants. Here are a few recipes.
Recipe #1
- You will need five to six grape leaves (cultivated, not wild). Wash the raw material thoroughly and remove the stalks.
- Take a glass jar and place the grape raw material at the bottom. Add 175 ml of just boiled water on top.
- Place in a water bath and keep on the fire for five to seven minutes.
- Set the infusion aside and wait until it cools to room temperature and strain.
- The most expected result is obtained by taking the “medicine” at half the received dosage, immediately after meals three times a day.
Recipe #2
- You will need a tablespoon of dried blackcurrants, which should be poured into a thermos. Pour a glass of boiling water there.
- Seal the thermos and leave it to infuse for a couple of hours.
- Strain the liquid and squeeze out the pulp.
- Taking this medicine is not tied to meal times. It should be taken two to three times a day.
Treatment of diathesis in adults with folk remedies
It is worth noting that these manifestations in adult patients are not analogous to what happens in small children. This skin lesion in newborns is a disease that needs to be stopped. In adult patients, it is a kind of harbinger of the onset of a number of diseases or, conversely, a catalyst that causes them. But in both cases, it is a response of the body to a certain external irritation.
The experience of our ancestors can come to the aid of doctors here too. Treatment of diathesis in adults with folk remedies can in many ways become both an auxiliary method of therapy and an independent method of treatment. Here are a number of such recipes that will help get rid of the problem:
Recipe #1
- You can make a medicinal ointment. To make it, you will need four to five teaspoons of baby cream, which are mixed with a couple of teaspoons of fir oil, which can be purchased at any pharmacy today.
- Add one tablespoon of sulfur ointment to these two ingredients. Mix everything well.
- The medicine has a creamy consistency with a yellowish tint.
- Use in the morning and immediately before going to bed, applying to the affected area of the skin.
Recipe #2
Black radish juice has proven itself to be excellent. Adults need to drink one tablespoon three times a day. Small patients are given this medicine in increasing amounts, starting with one drop, adding one drop of juice daily, bringing the dosage to a tablespoon.
Recipe #3
- Prepare a collection, taking the following medicinal products in equal proportions: yarrow, gentian, elecampane. Combine the plant materials, grind and mix thoroughly.
- Take a tablespoon of the mixture and pour a glass of just boiled water over it. Leave it to brew for half an hour.
- You need to drink 100 ml before meals three times a day.
- This infusion is effective in treating diathesis. It raises the immune status well and improves metabolism.
Recipe #4
- Using a water bath, dissolve 50 g of pork fat.
- Add 50 g of medical tar, a similar amount of spruce resin and 30 g of softened liquid propolis (beeswax). Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
- After the mixture is removed from the stove and cooled to a warm state, you can add one chicken egg to it. Mix everything well.
- Lubricate the affected area three times a day.
- This remedy shows high efficiency of results not only in case of diathesis, but also in case of various types of eczemas.
Recipe #5
- You need to take a kilogram of walnut (volovskiy) leaves. Both dry and fresh leaves will do.
- Pour cold water over the vegetable product, place the container on the stove and, from the moment it boils, keep it on low heat for about 45 minutes. Cover the pan with a lid.
- This amount of decoction is enough for a full bath; if you plan to fill half the bath, then, accordingly, you should brew half the amount of raw materials.
Recipe #6
- Buy 10 ml of sea buckthorn oil at any pharmacy and mix it with 30 drops of brilliant green. Shake the bottle well.
- Use the resulting medicine several times throughout the day. Wipe the area affected by the disease. Perfectly relieves itching and stops the main problem.
Herbs for diathesis
As already noted, herbal treatment can bring quite tangible help in solving the problem of getting rid of bacterial, infectious or inflammatory lesions of the skin. Herbs for diathesis also show high efficiency. Here we can offer several such recipes:
Recipe #1
- Collect the mixture by taking four parts of walnut leaves, four parts of wild pansy, one part of buckthorn roots and one part of licorice root. Grind everything and mix thoroughly.
- Pour 600 ml of boiling water over one tablespoon of the mixture. Place on low heat and simmer until the volume has evaporated to a third of the original.
- Strain the mixture and take two tablespoons three times a day.
Recipe #2
- This "medicine" can be given to both children and adult patients. To prepare it, you will need 15 g of bark removed from the branches and stems of viburnum. Add the plant product to 400 ml of boiling water.
- Place the mixture on low heat and boil for half an hour.
- Strain and add boiled water to the liquid to make up to 200 ml.
- Children should drink one teaspoon, and adults one tablespoon three times throughout the day.
Recipe #3
- Let's prepare a collection of the following herbs, taken in equal proportions: burnet, knotweed, St. John's wort, calendula flowers, meadowsweet, bedstraw.
- Grind all the raw materials thoroughly and mix, using two tablespoons.
- Mix this volume with half a liter of boiling water. Leave to infuse until the mixture cools down.
- Drink 70 ml three times a day. Duration of treatment is one month.
Recipe #4
- Brew 15 g of alder catkins in a glass of boiling water. Leave to infuse.
- Strain and take a tablespoon of the “medicine” three to four times a day.
Bay leaf for diathesis
Laurel (Laurus nobilis) is a spice, an attribute of victory and a wonderful medicinal plant with antibacterial properties. In folk methods, it is used in the preparation of ointments and creams.
Due to its wonderful properties, bay leaf is also used for diathesis.
Recipe #1
- Buy a pack of laurel leaves from the store. Unpack and wash the raw material.
- Bring all the laurel leaves to a boil in 500 ml of water and boil for a couple of minutes.
- Leave on the edge of the stove to infuse and cool.
- Take three drops of the decoction, diluted in 100 ml of slightly sweetened water. The number of approaches can be from one to three (depending on the patient's age).
Recipe #2
- Boil a bucket of water or a twelve-liter saucepan.
- Place 6-8 leaves of the plant into a container. Add one tablespoon of quality black tea.
- Cover the container with a lid and let it stand for an hour.
- A newborn baby with areas affected by diathesis can be bathed in this water.
- Baths should be taken daily until the problem is eliminated. On average, this takes five days.
- The method is highly effective for adults, only the volumes of the infusion are increased or, which is easier, the concentration of the infusion is increased, followed by dilution.
A series of diathesis
This medicinal plant is known to almost everyone, especially women with children. Which of the kids in childhood did not go through baths made of succession. The properties of this herb are truly unique. It normalizes metabolic disorders, improves digestion, has diuretic and diaphoretic properties, it has calming, wound-healing and anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, succession for diathesis is not a surprise, but a statement of fact.
Recipe #1
- An alcohol infusion of this plant can be purchased at a pharmacy, or you can make it yourself by steeping five teaspoons of the crushed plant in 150 g of medical alcohol. After the medicine has steeped, it is filtered - the composition is ready for further work.
- Mix together 12 g of Vaseline and lanolin.
- Add the entire volume of the tincture here. Mix everything and transfer to a convenient container. This medicine should be stored in a cool place. You can store it in the refrigerator.
- The medicine is applied in the evening, before going to bed. The treatment area must be dry and clean. The ointment is applied with light massage movements.
- The duration of treatment is until the problem completely disappears.
Recipe #2
Baths based on succession have also proven themselves to be excellent.
- Prepare a decoction based on one liter of boiling water and half a kilogram of plant material. Put on the fire and boil for about ten minutes.
- Let it brew for a while, strain and add to a bathtub filled with warm water.
- It is necessary to take such baths every day once a day. A very important factor that people practicing such procedures for diathesis should remember is the temperature of the water. It should be within 36 - 38 °C. The duration of the bath itself should be at least a quarter of an hour.
Celandine for diathesis
The medicinal properties of this plant are simply countless. These include depression of the nervous system, bactericidal and analgesic activity, increased tone of the uterine muscles, increased intestinal peristalsis, increased levels of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood, decreased vegetative tone, and a number of others. Celandine is also used for diathesis.
Recipe #1
- Pour 400–500 ml of boiling water over one tablespoon of dry crushed plant.
- Seal the vessel and place it in a warm place, but not in direct sunlight, to infuse for four hours.
- Strain and take 50-100 ml in the morning and before going to bed.
This prescription is for adult patients only.
Chamomile for diathesis
This medicinal plant has amazing properties. Here are just some of them: anti-inflammatory and antiviral characteristics, has an antispasmodic effect on the human body. Chamomile for diathesis is a highly effective medicine that brings fast and high-quality results.
Recipe #1
- You need to take two tablespoons of plant material and pour 200 ml of just boiled water over it.
- Place and brew in a water bath for a quarter of an hour.
- Then remove from heat and let sit for two to three hours in a warm place.
- After this, the decoction can be taken internally, drunk instead of tea, or used for baby baths.
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Birch tar for diathesis
Birch tar (Pix liquida Betulae) is one of the most ancient medicinal products, but today it is better to buy it in pharmacies than to make it at home using a handicraft method. This product has disinfectant properties, stimulates the functions of internal organs and systems by reflex irritation of skin receptors and nerve endings. Birch tar is used for diathesis:
Recipe #1
- In one container, combine and thoroughly mix one tablespoon of tar, one yolk (the egg must be fresh) and two tablespoons of cream.
- Transfer to a convenient container and store in a cool place (this could be a refrigerator).
- The ointment is applied to the affected area.
- Those who have tried it claim that the disease goes away after the second use.
Recipe #2
- Melt the pork fat in a double boiler and mix thoroughly with birch tar.
- Take in equal weight proportions.
- Apply as an ointment for diathesis spots. The treatment course usually lasts from four to seven days.
Currants for diathesis
This tasty berry is a storehouse of vitamins, but it also has other medicinal properties. We can name only a few of them. Currants have a tonic, analgesic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-atherosclerotic and intestinal peristalsis-improving effect on the human body. Currants are used for diathesis.
Recipe #1
- Cut three branches of this bush. Small enough. Chop them and pour a glass of boiling water over them.
- Place on the fire and boil for another eight to ten minutes on low heat.
- Cool, strain and drink instead of tea. You can also give this tea to your baby.
- The same infusion can be used to wet the affected area of skin several times a day. On average, the marks disappear after three days.
Recipe #2
- Tincture baths are also effective. To do this, prepare a decoction based on four to five kilograms of fresh currant leaves or one to one and a half kilograms of dry raw materials.
- Pour cold water over the plant material, bring to a boil and leave for another quarter of an hour.
- After this, remove from heat and let it brew for another couple of hours.
- Strain and pour the resulting infusion into the bath, bringing the volume and temperature to the required levels.
Viburnum for diathesis
Viburnum - this beautiful bush is probably present in almost every yard and summer cottage today. It is used for both culinary and medicinal purposes. Viburnum can be used for diathesis.
Recipe #1
- An anti-inflammatory agent that increases the tone of the uterine muscles is a decoction of viburnum branches. To prepare the medicine, you will need 600 g of buttermilk and about 100 g of fresh plant branches.
- This composition is placed in a container and left on a low flame for about ten minutes.
- Then it is left off the stove overnight to infuse.
- After waking up, strain and wipe the areas affected by diathesis with the healing liquid. The solution used should be warm.
Recipe #2
- Boil 10 g of the shrub bark in one glass of boiling water for half an hour. Strain.
- Prepare a chamomile decoction in the classic way.
- Combine one part of viburnum decoction and four parts of chamomile decoction.
- Take one tablespoon three times daily.
Sea buckthorn oil for diathesis
This oil has been known for its unique medicinal properties since ancient times. Sea buckthorn oil is applicable for diathesis and shows high treatment efficiency.
Recipe #1
- You should buy 10 ml of sea buckthorn oil at the pharmacy and mix it with 30 drops of brilliant green. Shake the bottle well.
- The mixture can be used several times a day, wiping the area affected by diathesis. It perfectly relieves itching and stops the main problem.
Eggshells for diathesis
This is a wonderful sorbent and a storehouse of calcium. Knowledgeable young mothers often use eggshells for diathesis even in small, newborn children.
Recipe #1
- Wash the shell thoroughly, dry it and crush it almost into powder.
- Give to a newborn with a spoon or mix it into water. The amount is almost on the tip of a knife.
- For better digestibility of the product, add a drop of lemon juice to the shell flour.
Recipe #2
- In this case, you will need five shells (the eggs must be fresh).
- Wash the shell thoroughly, dry and crush.
- Wash five medium-sized lemons and chop them.
- Mix the two ingredients and place in a cool place for three days.
- Then add 500 ml of high-quality vodka. Leave in a dark place for another three days (but not in the refrigerator).
- Strain the infusion.
- Take 30 ml immediately before breakfast and dinner.
- Duration of treatment: until the tincture is finished.
- Take a break during which to prepare a new portion of the remedy.
Repeat this treatment three times.
Diathesis chatterboxes
Diathesis chatterboxes have also proven themselves well. We are ready to offer such a hormone-free composition, tested by more than one generation, which can be used even on delicate baby skin.
Ingredients:
- Talc - 40
- Water – 25
- Glycerin - 25
- Alcohol 95% - 25
- Zinc - 10
- Naftalan - 6
- Diphenhydramine – 1
- Anesthesin - 0.6
- Analgin - 0.4
It is advisable to order this composition to be prepared at a pharmacy, but you can also get it at home. Lubricate the affected areas two to three times throughout the day.
Burnt wax paper for diathesis
As strange as it may sound, it turns out that you can get rid of the problem using burnt paper. Burnt wax paper will help here for diathesis. It can be used as a powder for the affected areas, or added to the cream and used as a healing ointment.
Decoctions for diathesis
Decoctions - this form of medicine is widely used in both traditional and alternative medicine. In this article, we have already mentioned decoctions for diathesis more than once, but there are countless of them and we are ready to offer a few more:
Recipe #1
- Collect the roots of creeping wheatgrass, wash, dry and chop them. Take one tablespoon of the plant material and place it in 500 ml of boiling water.
- Place the container on the fire and leave it for a quarter of an hour from the moment it boils.
- Remove from heat, wrap and let stand for a couple of hours.
- Strain the decoction and take half a glass three to four times (before meals).
Recipe #2
- Collect dandelion roots, wash, dry and grind them. Take one teaspoon of plant material and place in 200 ml of boiling water.
- Wrap and let stand for one to two hours.
- Strain the decoction and take 50 ml three to four times (half an hour before meals).
Recipe #3
- Bearberry leaves are needed. Take one tablespoon of plant material and place it in 200 ml of cold water.
- Place the container on the fire, bring to a boil and leave for half an hour.
- Cool and strain.
- Use to wipe skin covered with diathesis spots.
Conspiracy against diathesis
You should not throw off the shields and the word. After all, it is not without reason that there is such a saying - "The word heals"! A conspiracy from diathesis has been used by healers and sorceresses since ancient times, and today it is available to any young mother. With this article, we are ready to offer several options for such a conspiracy, hoping that any person will find the one that will be acceptable to his soul and body.
But it is worth noting right away that such prayers are only half the battle, and should not be ignored by the treatment itself. These healing texts should be read regularly before meals.
Conspiracy #1
"Go away, burning pain, stopping my child from my body!
Go away, go away, don't look for the way back!
Come back, clean, healthy, shiny skin!
In the name of all the holy powers. Amen."
Conspiracy #2
"The field is clean, the rye is full of ears, the grass is fragrant, the sun is clear, and the body of God's servant (name) is beautiful.
No redness, no nausea.
Our food is given by the Heavenly Father.
Blessed by the Mother of God.
Not to harm, but for health.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Amen. Amen."
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Conspiracy #3
"In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
I will begin to dissuade, the servant of God, from the servant of God.
Red maiden, white lilac, black lilac, do not burn, do not burn my white body, my red flesh.
Come out of all the bones, from the veins and from the brains, from the joints and the heart.
So that this never happens again."
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Conspiracy #4
(these words should only be said after sunset)
“First word, good hour.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
I will get up blessed, I will go crossing myself,
From door to door, from gate to gate,
Yes, into an open field, into wide open space.
In that open space three rivers run: One is Darya, the second is Marya, And the third is nameless.
I will go to that river. Oh, river-river, You wash the banks, Stumps and underwater stones.
So that you wash away the red - the beauty, The gold - the gold from God's servant (name).
You, red - the beauty, golden - the gold,
Roll off God's servant (name), fall away, Fall into hell.
So that her white body does not hurt, Her soul does not grieve.
Not day, not night, not for an hour, not for a minute.
Go, word, with a whip, Argue, deed, with fire.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."
Our nature is rich and our ancestors have long learned to use its gifts. How many different diseases have been defeated thanks to the experience of our ancestors. Therefore, the treatment of diathesis with folk remedies is a reality that should not be thrown off the boards. But it is worth remembering that self-medication can only worsen the condition of the body. Therefore, any treatment with non-traditional methods should be agreed with a qualified specialist (your attending physician).