Treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies

Modern medicine cannot offer a single maximally effective drug for the treatment of psoriasis. All sprays, ointments, creams, therapeutic procedures, tablets only help to eliminate unpleasant symptoms and make the patient's life better, prevent and weaken the manifestations of relapses. Then, when faith in medical drugs disappears, many patients turn their attention to folk remedies.

Psoriasis Treatment at Home

Many of those who have suffered from psoriasis for a long time try all possible means to get rid of plaques and peeling for many years. Tar is considered one of the most effective means in folk medicine. Although most patients note that it helps to cure plaques only if psoriasis has begun relatively recently.

Before using birch tar, be sure to check for an allergic reaction to the substance. This can be done using a special test. Soak a cotton swab in a small amount of tar and apply the product to the elbow. If you suffer from an allergy, its first signs (redness, itching, peeling) will appear within half an hour. Remember that there are no other contraindications for using birch tar.

Treatment with this remedy lasts 2-6 weeks, depending on the stage and severity of the disease. You can buy tar at any pharmacy. Apply with a cotton swab to those areas of the skin that were affected by psoriasis. During the first days of treatment, tar is applied for only ten minutes. After that, it must be washed off with tar soap. Gradually, the therapy time increases to 40 minutes per day. It is best to apply tar in the evening.

In just a couple of days you will be able to see the first positive results. But do not stop the treatment until all plaques have completely disappeared.

Despite the fact that birch tar is considered the best folk remedy for psoriasis, some patients prefer other treatment options.

Even chronic forms of psoriasis can be easily cured with ordinary baking soda. Some patients experience long-term remission after it, which is quite difficult to achieve with medications. The simplest and most inexpensive option for treating psoriasis with soda is to use baths with this substance.

To do this, fill the bath with hot water and add up to 900 g of soda. If necessary, you can also add sea salt, chamomile or string infusions. You need to lie in the bath for at least half an hour to get an effective therapeutic result. After this, do not wash the soda off your skin or dry yourself under any circumstances.

Such baths are taken every other day for two to eight weeks until complete remission occurs.

Some patients claim that copper sulfate helps cure psoriatic plaques quickly and for a long time. To use this recipe, you will need the following ingredients: yellow sulfur (in powder form), copper sulfate, dried celandine (in powder form), pork fat and birch tar. Take 50 g of sulfur and 50 g of burnt copper sulfate (in powder form). Add 25 g of birch tar and celandine, as well as 150 g of fat. Put the mixture in a water bath, stir. Then let it cool.

The resulting ointment should be applied to the plaques once a day (preferably before bedtime). To avoid any problems in the form of allergies, it is worth trying the ointment on a small area of skin first.

Traditional treatment of scalp psoriasis

For the treatment of scalp psoriasis, special shampoos made at home are best. The following recipe is considered the most effective.

Take 20 g of honey, baby shampoo and the white of one egg. All these ingredients must be thoroughly mixed and applied to the head every day for three to eight weeks for 15-20 minutes.

No less effective in the treatment of scalp psoriasis are various infusions and decoctions that are taken internally. Among them, the following should be highlighted:

1. Take 20 g of black elderberry flowers and pour 500 g of boiling water. Leave for about 1.5 hours. It is necessary to take the tincture every day one hour after eating (120 g).
2. Take the roots of calamus and elecampane and combine them with celandine, St. John's wort, lingonberry leaves, horsetail and black elderberry flowers. 10 g of the mixture must be poured with boiling water (250 g).

Treatment of plantar psoriasis with folk remedies

The most effective remedy for treating plantar psoriasis is grease or machine grease. Please note that only simple grease, which is sold for lubricating metal car parts, helps. Today you can see various preparations based on this substance with plant components, but, as practice shows, they do not bring the desired result.

You should immediately prepare yourself for long-term treatment (from one to two months). Plantar psoriasis is usually treated quite long and hard, since the plaques are located in a place that often comes into contact with other surfaces.

For treatment, it is necessary to simply smear the affected areas of skin with solidol. In the first days, smear the solidol for 15-20 minutes and every day (during the week) increase this time to 40 minutes. Be sure to wash off the solidol after use with tar soap.

Traditional treatment of nail psoriasis

In order to improve the condition of nails in psoriasis, it is recommended to use the following folk remedy.

Take bay leaves (20 g) and pour 400 g of boiled hot water over them. Cook for about ten minutes on low heat. Then cool and strain. The infusion should be taken orally, one third of a glass three times a day. The therapy continues for up to seven days. After this, it is worth taking a two-day break, and then drinking again according to the old scheme until all symptoms of the disease disappear.

You can also rub liquid vitamin A (retinol) directly into the nail plate. But it is worth considering that such treatment will last at least three months. Some people use nail baths with cornstarch or oatmeal.

Folk remedies for treating psoriasis on the elbows

One of the most effective means for treating psoriatic plaques on the elbows is egg ointment. Many patients claim that thanks to this drug they managed to achieve stable remission for several years.

To prepare egg ointment, you need the following ingredients: put one raw egg (with the shell) in a 200-gram glass jar. Pour vinegar essence over it, which should completely cover the egg. Close the lid and put it in a dark and cool place for one day. Take the egg out and crumble it with the shell. Add some pork or goose fat. Stir.

This ointment should be applied to the affected elbows in small quantities, as at first the product will sting quite unpleasantly. After some time, you can increase the quantity. After 1-2 hours, wash off the ointment with water and apply regular cream to the skin (baby cream is best). Apply only once a day. The effectiveness of this product can be seen quite soon (2-3 days). The therapy continues until the plaques disappear completely.

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Treatment of psoriasis with herbs

Medicinal herbs are often used to treat psoriasis. But the most effective among them is purslane, in particular its seeds. Since ancient times, garden purslane has been considered the safest remedy for the treatment of psoriasis. It should also be remembered that this plant helps to achieve long-term remission, which is quite difficult to achieve with conventional medications.

Purslane can be purchased either at a pharmacy or online. If you are going to buy online, you should pay attention to "Collection of garden purslane".

For effective therapy, you need to create a concentrated tincture. To do this, take two tablespoons of purslane seeds and brew them in boiled water in a thermos. After the infusion has stood (about an hour), you can apply it to the affected areas of the skin. Remember that the skin should be wet from the tincture.

The therapy lasts from four to six weeks and during this time the patient can completely get rid of psoriatic plaques. Remission is quite long. In some cases it can even be five years.

Treatment of psoriasis with homeopathy

Homeopathic remedies are often used to treat psoriasis. Some of them help to completely get rid of psoriatic plaques, as well as to achieve long-term remission. But it is necessary to immediately pay attention to the fact that homeopathic treatment is long and quite complicated. In no case should you refuse treatment in the middle of the course, otherwise you will not get effective and positive results.

The main homeopathic medicine for the treatment of psoriasis today is considered to be PsoriNokhel. It is prescribed ten drops twice a day (morning and afternoon). Simultaneously with this medicine, Hepel tablets are also prescribed, which are taken twice (morning and evening).

Please note that homeopathic remedies are generally not as effective when taken alone as a medical treatment.

Rating of traditional medicine recipes for the treatment of psoriasis

Remember that traditional medicine is considered more effective in the early stages of the disease, when the first plaques appear on the patient’s skin.

Among the most popular folk recipes, the following can be highlighted:

1. Celandine is perhaps the most famous medicinal plant, which is used, among other things, for the treatment of psoriasis. Most often, its juice is used. Such treatment is carried out in the summer, since it is during this period that celandine begins to bloom. Fresh juice of the plant is applied to psoriatic plaques immediately after harvesting the plant. The therapy lasts about three months and during this time the patient can see an effective result.
2. Walnut shells - they are used to prepare warm baths. They are used during exacerbations of the disease. To make such a bath, you need to take half a kilogram of walnut shells and steep them in boiling water. It is recommended to lie in such a bath for half an hour.
3. Meadowsweet - the root of this medicinal plant is used to treat psoriasis. It should be used in powder form. To prepare an ointment based on the root of meadowsweet, take Vaseline or oil and half a glass of crushed root. Boil the mixture in a water bath and smear it on the affected areas of the skin.

Effective treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies

Traditional treatment in the fight against psoriatic plaques is more effective. It helps to achieve long-term remission (in some cases even up to five years), and also to clear the skin of unpleasant external manifestations faster. Each patient chooses the most effective and proven method for themselves. The most popular today are: birch tar, celandine juice, viburnum tinctures, baking soda, machine grease. But it is worth understanding that you may be allergic to these products, so before using them, you need to test for allergic reactions.

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