Treatment of arthritis with folk remedies: 20 best recipes

Treatment of arthritis with folk remedies gives good results if it is carried out in the first stages of its development, systematically and taking into account contraindications. It is a mistake to assume that the use of medicinal plants is recommended for everyone - they contain compounds that can enter into a biochemical reaction and cause a certain effect, which, if there are contraindications, can be absolutely undesirable.

Description of the pathology

Arthritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the elements of the joint: capsule, cartilage, membranes - in response to infection, injury, metabolic and immune disorders, tumors and some diseases, for example, osteomyelitis.

The disease can be cured completely, but most of its forms are chronic, with some exacerbations caused by excessive physical activity, hypothermia, stress and decreased immunity.

Arthritis has characteristic symptoms:

pain in the joint area;
swelling, redness, local increase in temperature;
dysfunction of the joint, from minor difficulties to complete loss of function;
deformation.

Causes of joint inflammation

Before deciding which herbs to drink for arthritis, it is important not only to accurately recognize the signs of pathology, but also to understand its causes. After all, genuine therapy should be aimed not so much at the symptoms, but at eliminating the deep roots of the disease in the first place.

Arthritis is a broad group (more than 100 types) of joint diseases of an inflammatory nature. Some people confuse arthritis with arthrosis, especially since these diagnoses often flow into one another. However, there is a difference. What distinguishes arthritis from arthrosis – the structural destruction of cartilage against the background of dystrophy – is the presence of inflammation. Why does it occur in the articular cavity? There are a great many reasons.

Heredity. Most researchers of the problem are inclined to believe that arthritis is caused by a genetically determined defective functioning of the immune system [1, p. 70]. Immune cells react inadequately to various irritating factors and trigger an inflammatory process that is detrimental to the body’s own tissues.
Bone loss, or osteoporosis. The connection between arthritis and bone pathology is indicated by the term Osteoarthritis, widespread in the English-language scientific literature. This theory is shared by the famous domestic specialist in osteoarticular diseases V.I. Strukov. For many decades, he observed a characteristic picture in the photographs: in close proximity to the arthritic joint in the bone there is a cavity similar to a carious hole. Such voids make it impossible for normal metabolism and removal of dead cells and other waste products from the bone. They develop inflammation, which over time spreads to nearby joint tissues, serving as a trigger for arthritis. Therefore, strengthening bones is extremely important for healthy joints.

Infections:
influenza, sore throat, ARVI, tuberculosis, rubella, measles, mumps, herpes, brucellosis, borreliosis, mycoplasmosis, osteomyelitis, etc. Viruses provoke the same immune reaction and inflammation that turn out to be dangerous for joint tissues. Even more dangerous is bacterial arthritis, which causes acute, rapidly progressing sepsis.
Injuries. These are primarily fractures that pass through or near the joint cavity.

Also, arthritis often develops as a secondary disease against the background of lupus erythematosus, granulomatosis, purpura, psoriasis and other systemic pathologies. Depending on the factors that provoked the inflammation and the course of arthritis, several types are distinguished (see here).

Important! The tableted herbal medicine Dandelion P has a powerful restorative effect on cartilage tissue - a source of a whole complex of plant compounds useful for arthritis and arthrosis.

Treatment

The use of folk remedies in the treatment of arthritis is aimed primarily at relieving pain and improving the functions of the affected joint. For treatment, you can use interesting recipes collected in ancient Russian “Herbalists” - large thick books with metal buckles. All recipes are collected in the article and are given below.

It is important to understand that traditional treatment cannot replace traditional medicine, but can be used as a complement to complex therapy.

Is it possible to cure arthritis with folk remedies?

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Folk remedies are used as adjuvant therapy. They restore joint structures and prevent relapse of a chronic disease, but cannot replace other treatment methods. Contraindications include allergic reactions, wounds and abrasions of the skin, pregnancy and breastfeeding, oncological pathologies, severe infections, and blood diseases.

Arthritis can be rheumatoid, reactive, gouty, psoriatic, septic, and all its varieties are listed in the international classification of diseases.

In almost all cases, folk remedies are used by patients. These are external (ointments, compresses, applications, baths) and internal remedies (infusions, decoctions, teas, juices).

It is important to observe the dosage, take into account hypersensitivity to components and use high-quality raw materials. This will allow you to achieve the desired result and forget about joint problems for a long time.

Therapeutic baths

Ancient doctors said: “your friends are peace and water.” It is natural that the use of funds donated by Nature itself promises good results, and this applies primarily to water.

A therapeutic bath will help relax tense muscles, relieve their spasms and improve local blood circulation, which means increasing nutrition and oxygen supply to damaged tissues, which will make it easier to get rid of the disease. With regular use of such baths, you can notice improvements after a short time.

Warm baths can be used to treat arthritic joints. It should be remembered that the water temperature should not be higher than 35° C, and the bath time should be 25 minutes. This will prevent the muscles from relaxing too much and will give optimal results.

To enhance the effect, you can add a few drops of essential oil to the bath, having previously dissolved it in milk, honey or alcohol, otherwise it will remain on the surface of the water in the form of oil drops and will not have a healing effect.

Chamomile

To heal sore joints, you need to collect a handful of flowers and pour three liters of boiling water over them. After an hour of infusion, the product can be poured into the water with which the bath is filled, and a few drops of mint essential oil can be added. It will make the skin softer and improve the access of healing substances to the affected tissues.

Coniferous

To prepare the solution, you need to place two handfuls of fresh pine needles in an enamel bowl - fortunately, you can get them at any time of the year - chop them, pour in a liter of boiling water and leave for an hour. After this, you need to strain the broth and pour it into the warm water with which the bath is filled.

Pine and spruce are rich in phytoncides - substances that can fight inflammation and infection. To enhance the effect, you can choose juniper essential oil. It will not only enhance the anti-inflammatory properties of pine, but also calm the nervous system.
It is interesting that juniper contains 6 times more phytoncides than other conifers - which is why the people of Buryatia consider it a symbol of eternal life.

Pine bath

Calamus bath

The rhizomes of calamus, which have absorbed the power of peat, a layer that forms in swamps over a long period of time and contains a unique complex of substances, are useful here. Necessary:

Take 300 grams of raw materials, finely chop and pour three liters of spring water.
After an hour, put the mixture on low heat and cook for 10 minutes.
Pour the finished broth into the water filled with the bath and add a few drops of nettle essential oil. Its ability to warm tissues will enhance the effect of a healing calamus bath.
After taking herbal baths, you need to wrap yourself up warmly and lie down in a calm, relaxed atmosphere, preferably with a book.

Aromatherapy

It is important to remember about the magical healing aroma of herbs: they have a calming effect on the nervous system, and therefore on overstrained muscles that worsen the condition of joints affected by arthritis.

Aromatherapy can have a beneficial effect on the body as a whole.

You can add a few drops of lavender, mint, lemon balm or eucalyptus essential oil to a handkerchief and carry it with you; you can use an aroma lamp (however, when oils burn, harmful substances are also released), or you can sew a small bag from natural fabric in delicate light shades and fill it with dry herbs that have absorbed the aromas of the sun, summer and warmed earth. It is best to place it at the head of the bed so that the healing effects of the herbs last throughout the night.

Ointments and rubs

They are the main method of folk treatment. Making your own ointments allows you to make the most of the healing power of fresh plants.

Oregano ointment

To prepare you need:

Pour 500 ml of olive oil over a handful of oregano flowers.
Leave for 11 hours, strain and pour into a dark glass bottle.
Apply the product to the affected joints every evening, gently wiping it off with massage movements.

You can use the resulting ointment hot, heating it in a water bath. The remaining herb can be used on the day of preparation for a compress.

Hop rub

Add 100 grams of crushed hop cones and a few drops of juniper essential oil to Vaseline.
Place thoroughly and leave for 7 hours.
Rub the product onto sore areas using massage techniques.

The effect will not take long to appear.

Compresses

They are one of the most effective traditional medicine methods for treating arthritis. Below are the most popular recipes.

Compresses will help relieve inflammation in arthritis

From burdock

You need to pick a juicy healthy burdock, mash it a little in your hands so that it gives juice, and fix it on the sore joint.
Wrap it on top with a soft, warm cloth and leave for 3 hours, then massage the affected area.
This compress can cope with even moderate pain.

From wormwood

Pour 500 ml of boiling water over 2 wormwood flower inflorescences, leave and strain.
Distribute the raw materials over gauze, wrap it around the sore spot and wrap it on top with a soft, warm cloth.
After an hour, remove and massage the sore spot.

When is it advisable to use traditional methods?

For any joint pathologies, traditional medicine serves as an excellent symptomatic and preventive remedy. It is often used as an addition to pharmaceutical drugs. With arthritis and polyarthritis, unpleasant sensations occur against the background of a sudden change in weather, hypothermia, and increased physical activity. However, folk remedies will not be able to completely relieve the inflammatory process in the acute and subacute periods.

Infections, injuries, constant stress, allergic reactions, poor nutrition, and vitamin deficiency can trigger the development of arthritis.

You cannot use essential oils, homemade ointments, compresses and baths for infectious arthritis that requires the use of antibiotics, antiviral drugs and antimycotics. Also, they are not suitable as monotherapy during severe rheumatoid and reactive arthritis. You should refrain from non-traditional methods of treatment in case of gout attacks, psoriatic arthritis, accompanied by skin clinical symptoms.

Remedies prepared at home are not a way to replace analgesics, muscle relaxants, stimulants for the restoration of damaged tissues and to completely cure the disease in an advanced stage. However, in some cases, it is possible to reduce the dosage of medications if rubbing and compresses have a pronounced anti-edematous and analgesic effect. This will reduce the drug load on the patient's body.

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Decoctions and tinctures for oral administration

To achieve optimal effect, it is necessary to supplement the use of external remedies with medicinal herbs taken orally. It is important to remember the main rules for their use.

Decoctions and tinctures can only be prepared in glass and enamel containers. Metal objects, especially copper and aluminum, react chemically with the components of medicinal plants, and as a result, unwanted compounds are released.
Straining decoctions is allowed only when hot.
Ready-made decoctions can be used within a day, and tinctures - within a week.
The course of treatment is 15 days, after which you need to take a break for the same period and, if necessary, repeat taking the drug.

Decoction “Linden blossom”

The best raw materials for preparation are recently blossomed flowers, but in practice this is not always possible, so dried raw materials can also be used.

You need to take 100 grams of dry linden flower.
Pour 500 ml of boiling water and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
Strain, leave for an hour and take a teaspoon three times a day.

Lingonberry decoction

Pour a handful of lingonberry leaves into 500 ml of boiling water and place in a water bath.
After 5 minutes, remove from heat, strain and put in a cool, dark place.
Take two sips three times a day before meals.

Primrose decoction

Pour 100 grams of spring primrose herb into 350 ml of boiling water.
After 5 minutes, put on low heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Strain and place in a cool, dark place.
Take 50 ml before meals.

Garlic tinctures

They have been used to treat arthritis for a long time: old healers used garlic as a powerful anti-inflammatory agent, even in advanced cases.

Wash 10 cloves of garlic, dry, grate and squeeze out the juice.
Add 100 grams of pure alcohol to it and mix.
Place the container in a cool, dark place for 5 days to infuse.
Use twice a day, adding 7 drops of tincture to warm water.

You can rub the sore areas with the same product, and then wrap them in a warm soft cloth.

Dandelion tincture

Pour crushed dandelion raw materials (100 grams) into a half-liter jar with boiling water.
Cover and leave for 25 minutes. After this, simmer the product over low heat for 5 minutes, strain and cool.
Add 250 ml of pure alcohol to it and put it in a dark, cool place for infusion for a week.

How a proper diet can help

Alleviating the condition, stimulating the body to restore cartilage tissue is the main goal of nutritionists in developing the question of what can and cannot be eaten with rheumatoid arthritis. If you eat right, follow your doctor's instructions and take the necessary medications, the results will be:

increasing the elasticity of tissues around joints;
reduction of inflammation;
stimulation of metabolic processes;
improvement of general condition;
prolongation of remission.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to completely get rid of rheumatoid arthritis. But the quality of life largely depends on a competent approach to food. Maintaining a balance, including all the necessary substances in the diet, especially protein, vitamins and mineral components, significantly improves well-being and allows you to move more actively. Diet is not a panacea, but a useful aid in the fight against illness.

Burdock

According to a similar recipe, a tincture is prepared from burdock, or more precisely, from its leaves - burdock. The effect of this remedy can be supplemented with the compress mentioned above.

Bay leaf

Grind 5 large leaves and 5 peas of allspice and pour pure alcohol.
Place the container in a cool, dark place for 10 days to infuse.
Use twice a day, adding 3 drops of tincture to warm water.

Where can I buy

The online store “Russian Roots” offers ready-made drugs for arthritis, prepared according to folk recipes, as well as individual ingredients included in their composition. Delivery in Moscow and the Moscow region is provided by couriers. Products are delivered to other regions by mail. Medicines for arthritis and other medicinal products can also be purchased in our herbal pharmacies in Moscow. Call and order products from us!

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Healthy food

Below is a list of foods that have a beneficial effect on arthritic joints. These include fruits, vegetables, and their juices.

Lingonberries, cloudberries and cranberries

The berries are rich in substances that can fight inflammation—it’s not for nothing that they are called swamp amber. You can eat them fresh, prepare fruit drinks, or add them to baked goods made from yeast dough, since they are able to retain a large amount of healing substances even after exposure to heat.

Berries are very beneficial for arthritis patients

Juice treatment

Using a juicer, you can get natural juices every day that even the most expensive industrially produced juices cannot compare with. It is important to use them throughout the day and not leave them for long-term storage.

Peach juice

Wash the fruits, squeeze out the juice and add a little cinnamon. Drink throughout the day.

Celery juice

Wash the roots of five plants well, pour boiling water over them and pass through a juicer. You can add a little salt to improve the taste. Take a few sips three times a day, you can take it with bread containing bran.

Delicious recipes

There are many delicious recipes for treating and preventing arthritis.

Fish aspic

One spoon of gelatin must be poured with water and left to infuse for one hour.
Boil sea fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids with pepper, onion and garlic.
Cut it into thin pieces and place in aspic molds.
Strain the broth, add gelatin, mix and pour into molds.

Garnish the aspic with lemon slices, sprigs of herbs and peas. Place it in the refrigerator to harden.