Problems with circulatory system- scourge modern society... V recent times more and more people began to go to doctors with a diagnosis of heart failure. This disease is a weakening of the myocardium. At the same time, he loses the ability to create full blood circulation in the body. As a result, the organs of the body do not receive the required amount. nutrients... Traditional medicine for heart failure helps to cope with the disease at the initial stage. But for this you need to diagnose pathology in time.
Myocardial insufficiency is usually divided into two forms: chronic and acute. Chronic (CHF) develops over several years. On initial stages the symptoms of heart failure are mild, so many simply do not notice the problem. Signs of illness may only appear after severe physical activity... They become palpitations and shortness of breath.
If an infection enters the body, bleeding occurs, after taking a large amount of alcohol or strong medications, a stroke, and others serious illnesses may appear acute form illness. Seizures occur, characterized by vivid symptoms: increased heart rate, edema, discomfort.
Heart failure treatment folk methods will be effective if you start it immediately after the first signs of the disease appear. Among the main symptoms are the following:
- Rapid fatigue, a feeling of fatigue that does not leave. The heart loses its ability to actively pump blood. Therefore, the amount of nutrients and oxygen entering the cells of the body is sharply reduced. From this, a person quickly gets tired, stamina is lost.
- The heart rate increases. It tries to make up for the lack of pumped blood volume due to more intensive work... The result is faster muscle wear.
- Shortness of breath, difficulty with lung function. This becomes a consequence of stagnation of blood in the capillaries. respiratory system... In the initial phase of the disease, the problem appears with excessive physical exertion. Later, such negative phenomena even accompany a state of rest.
- Deviations in work internal organs... Deterioration of blood circulation primarily affects the functioning of the kidneys and liver.
- The appearance of edema. This is a sign of an advanced stage of heart failure. They are the result of fluid stagnation in body tissues due to impaired blood circulation. Most often, swelling appears in the legs.
- Cough. Becomes a symptom chronic form diseases. Its appearance provokes stagnation of fluid in the lungs. The symptom intensifies when the person is in a horizontal position.
It is necessary to recognize the symptoms and begin a therapeutic course before ascites appears - severe swelling in the abdomen. This sign indicates an advanced stage of circulatory disorders. The patient's health condition will deteriorate every day. In this situation, treatment of heart failure with only traditional methods will no longer help. A serious medication approach will be required.
Basic principles of therapy
Heart failure should be treated comprehensively. Severe cases require medication or surgical intervention... At the stage of the onset of the disease, folk remedies will be relevant. The therapy should be based on the following principles:
- Restore the optimal rhythm of the heart, normalize metabolic processes.
- Reduce muscle stress.
- Accelerate blood circulation.
- Get rid of swelling.
- Saturate the heart with nutrients.
- Eliminate shortness of breath.
When heart failure is diagnosed, treatment should be followed immediately. Before using formulations homemade be sure to consult a specialist. This will avoid complications.
Means for restoring normal functioning of the heart muscle
All medicines and mixtures of traditional medicine consist of natural ingredients that may have contraindications. In order not to harm your health, check with your doctor in advance which means you absolutely cannot take.
Among the home recipes aimed at restoring the full functioning of the heart, the following are distinguished:
- Steep three tablespoons of chopped medicinal asparagus in a glass of boiling water. The infusion time is 1 hour. Better to use a thermos for this. Filter the resulting mixture and consume 25 ml every couple of hours.
- Take 1 spoon of hawthorn petals, 2 - fennel fruits, 3 - mint, 4 - valerian rhizomes. Mix the ingredients. Spoon a spoonful of the resulting composition with a glass of boiling water. Better to leave in a thermos overnight. Drink the liquid the next day in three divided doses.
- Pour 200 ml of boiling water with 10 grams of raw adonis. Let it stand for 1 hour. Drink three portions a day.
- Pour a teaspoon of chopped dried raw jaundice into a saucepan with three glasses of water. Once the mixture boils, turn off the heat. Insist for about an hour. This liquid should be consumed one spoon at a time 30 minutes before breakfast, lunch and dinner. Before that, it should be filtered.
- Stir in 1 spoonful of strawberry leaves, 3 motherwort, and two each St. John's wort and horsetail. Steam a spoonful of the prepared collection with boiling water in the amount of one glass. An hour later, you can start taking. Drink 100 ml twice a day.
Such remedies are very effective in heart failure. If the patient is an adult, then the duration of the prescription can be up to two months. Children should be treated only after consultation with a specialist.
Reducing the load on the muscle
During illness, the main muscle human body weakened. The load on it is increased physical activity, as well as experiences, excitement. Minimize impact negative factors will help treat heart failure folk remedies... It should include taking sedatives. Among the most effective recipes are the following:
- Collect a composition of three tablespoons of valerian rhizome, the same amount of mint and 4 tablespoons of lemon balm. Spoon a spoonful of the prepared medicine with 200 ml of boiling water and leave for 20 minutes. This infusion is consumed in 1/2 cup immediately before breakfast and dinner.
- Make a preparation from one mint. A tablespoon of leaves is steamed with 200 ml of boiling water and left for 2 hours. Take a spoonful 3 times a day.
- Take in equal proportions cumin and fennel fruits. Add dried motherwort. Steam two tablespoons of such a product with 500 ml of boiling water. After cooling, it can be taken in equal portions 4 times a day.
- Stir in identical amounts of hawthorn and chamomile petals, motherwort herb, and dried chum. Pour a tablespoon of the resulting mixture into a thermos, pour in a glass of boiling water. Soak overnight. The next day, drink in equal portions throughout the day, one hour before each meal.
- Mix together one spoonful of valerian roots, yarrow herb and lemon balm leaves. Add 2 tablespoons of anise. Pour 200 ml of boiling water over a spoon of this collection. Filter after half an hour. Drink the liquid three times a day.
The use of such funds for heart failure in women and men will help calm down, eliminate the effects of overstrain and stress. This will allow the weakened muscle to recover faster.
Recipes for puffiness
Swelling with heart failure - characteristic symptom... Treatment with folk remedies has an excellent effect. Among the most commonly used diuretics are:
- Dip a teaspoon of parsley seeds in a glass of boiling water. After 8.5 hours, the liquid can be consumed in 1/4 cup throughout the day in 4 doses.
- Take 300 ml of 70% alcohol. Pour 100 grams of chopped lovage root into it. After 2 weeks, it will be possible to use a spoonful three times a day with plenty of water.
- Mix equal proportions of fresh black radish juice with honey. Take this remedy in a spoonful three times throughout the day.
- Mix two tablespoons of juniper berries with the same amount of horsetail. Add one spoonful of wheatgrass. Steam a teaspoon of the prepared collection in a glass of boiling water. After 20 minutes, filter the liquid and take it in a tablespoon three times during the day before meals.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons of cornflower petals, the same amount of crushed angelica roots and 4 tablespoons of juniper berries. Put a tablespoon of the product into a glass of boiling water and leave for 2 minutes. Filter and consume in equal portions 4 times a day.
These recipes will help you get rid of puffiness. It will become much easier for the body to cope with the disease.
How can you strengthen your heart?
In order for the heart muscle to restore normal functionality faster, it needs nutrition. The lack of useful elements can be filled different ways... Simple recipes will help with this:
Using these folk remedies for heart failure can help strengthen muscle in old age and speed up recovery.
Blood circulation stimulants
A weakened myocardium is unable to maintain full hemodynamics. To avoid damage to internal organs, it is important to improve blood circulation. To do this, use one of the following means:
- In a glass of boiling water, add a teaspoon of dried May lily of the valley petals. Leave it on for half an hour. Drink such a medicine in a tablespoon three times a day.
- Combine two tablespoons of mustard with the same amount of salt and cayenne pepper. Pour in half a liter of vodka. Stir and remove to dark place. Shake the container occasionally. After a short time, the tincture will turn red. She will be able to lubricate hands and feet. At the same time, try not to rub it strongly into the skin. After the procedure, you need to lie down for a while under a blanket. It is best to do this before bed.
- Add a pinch of cardamom to your usual tea. Add it when preparing meals.
These remedies will help restore blood circulation and help the heart muscle to better cope with its functions.
Getting rid of shortness of breath
One of unpleasant symptoms heart failure becomes shortness of breath. Difficulty breathing occurs in the initial phase of the disease after physical exertion. If you do not know how to treat this, use the simple folk recipes who received good feedback sick:
- Birch leaves in the amount of 2 teaspoons, steam 200 ml of boiling water. Leave it on for half an hour. Enter a pinch baking soda... Filter. Drink in equal portions throughout the day.
- Pour 3 teaspoons of lemon balm in 200 ml of boiling water. Soak until cool. Filter and drink 100 ml 4 times during the day before meals.
- Fill the seeds of wormwood vegetable oil in a ratio of 1 to 4. Every morning on a piece of refined sugar, drip three drops of the resulting product. Put the treat in your mouth and suck.
- Squeeze the juice from 2 lemons. Add 35 grams of crushed garlic to it. Refrigerate for 24 hours. Eat one teaspoonful of the mass every day with clean water.
- Build a mix of Thyme, Blackberry, Dumplings, Motherwort, and Woodruff. Place a tablespoon of the collection in a saucepan. Pour 200 ml of boiling water there. Boil for 15 minutes. Soak for an hour. Take 2 scoops three times a day.
These recipes will eliminate shortness of breath and reduce stress on damaged heart muscle.
The use of folk remedies gives a good result in the treatment of heart failure on early stages... But one thing must be observed important condition: before using them you need to go through medical examination and consult a doctor.
Fedorov Leonid Grigorievich
Official medicine treats this disease with drug therapy; v severe cases used by surgery.
Folk remedies for heart failure consist of restorative treatment and the removal of excess fluid from the patient's body.
Doctors often recommend combining official methods of treating this disease with folk remedies.
Having made the decision to use folk remedies for the treatment of the disease, notify the doctor about this and only with him decide whether herbs in heart failure can become a substitute for drug therapy or only supplement it. Start off self-treatment folk remedies, without the intervention and recommendations of a doctor in case of heart disease, can be fatal. Especially the treatment of heart failure with folk remedies requires constant monitoring by specialists.
Herbal diuretics
Diuretics are called diuretics in medicine and have been used for a very long time. They stabilize heartbeat, bringing the state of health of patients back to normal. From medicinal herbs prepare infusions. Herbal diuretics are weaker, but drug fees inflict minimal harm to the patient:
- Take in equal shares Birch buds, juniper fruits and grass horsetail... Grind, stir, add 300 ml of boiling water and leave for 2 hours. Take 100 ml three times a day.
- Two teaspoons of yarrow herb for the preparation of the infusion are placed in a thermos, add 200 ml of boiling water and leave for 2 hours.
- The easiest diuretic to make at home is rosehip tea.
In the process of treatment, follow all the doctor's prescriptions and the recommendations below:
- It is advisable to drink diuretics in the first part of the day, do not take them before bed.
- If there is no effect, consult a specialist about the need to prescribe another treatment. Do not increase the dosage of the medication yourself.
- During treatment, you should eat without eating foods that stop or smooth out the effects of herbal diuretics: pickles and alcohol.
Potassium-rich foods
The heart is a rather demanding part of the body: it lacks cardio exercises for proper activity. So that difficulties with the main muscle of the body do not bother, revise the menu to include those containing potassium.
Consider if you feel that you are contracting muscles in the process. physical exercise or loads? If so, you need an additional source of potassium. The substance in question is simply irreplaceable for normal work muscle tissue, and its lack can adversely affect the activity of the heart muscle. It is well known that potassium improves the functioning of the myocardium with all kinds of metabolic disorders.
The level of the human body's need for the substance in question depends on its age, well-being, physical activity. Adults over 20 years old should take at least 4.7 grams per day. potassium. The need for the substance in question increases proportionally with increasing physical activity, with the use of diuretics.
The main source of the substance is plant food. Potassium is, of course, also found in animal products. But the usefulness of such food is questionable due to the high content of hormones in it.
The list of plant foods containing this trace element is huge. However, supporters healthy eating worried about the question, what portion healthy food it is necessary to use in order to get rid of potassium deficiency for a long time and from all the accompanying and following from this problems.
- Green and herbal tea... One hundred grams of this drink contains the most potassium: about 2500 mg. Four cups of tea make up daily requirement in the substance in question and will significantly improve the patient's well-being.
- Dried apricots. There are 1800 mg of potassium per 100 grams of dried apricots. Thanks to great content potassium, dried fruit is a natural diuretic.
- Also, a lot of potassium is included in honey and apple cider vinegar... The positive features of these food products is that the microelement in question has already been processed in them (by the bees themselves or during the fermentation of vinegar), and therefore the substance is absorbed much better.
Respiratory and pulmonary heart disease occurs for many reasons. In the first place are the following chronic diseases lungs like emphysema, Chronical bronchitis, pneumosclerosis, tuberculosis. In addition, cardiopulmonary insufficiency can result from diseases of the blood, circulatory system, diseases of the central nervous system.
For all types pulmonary insufficiency the pressure inside always rises pulmonary alveoli, which leads to an increase in the load on the right ventricle (since it has to make much more effort to push blood into the narrowed pulmonary vessels). Trying to compensate for the increased load on it, the right ventricle expands, thereby increasing its power. But this increase cannot be infinite, and, in the end, the right ventricle ceases to cope with its work. There is a right ventricular failure and the so-called cor pulmonale.
The symptomatology of pulmonary heart disease is largely determined by the disease that caused it. But in any case, shortness of breath is its main symptom. It is by the degree of shortness of breath that the severity of the disease is judged. If shortness of breath occurs with significant physical exertion, then they talk about the first stage of the disease, if it occurs with little physical exertion, they put the second stage of pulmonary heart disease, and. finally, if shortness of breath worries the patient at rest, then this is the third stage of the disease.
Others no less important symptom with pulmonary heart failure, the cyanosis of the mucous membranes (cyanosis) is. Cyanosis is the result of inadequate oxygen supply to the blood. If the normal saturation of arterial blood with oxygen is 95-98%. then at respiratory failure it does not exceed 90%.
Third important sign pulmonary and pulmonary heart failure - edema. They are located mainly in the area lower limbs but at severe forms capture the lower abdomen.
Treatment of pulmonary heart disease primarily consists of treating the underlying disease that caused it. The basic principles of treatment are reduced to the following main factors - elimination of bronchospasm and cleansing of the bronchi from mucus:
---- edema treatment:
- the appointment of oxygen and agents that stimulate the work of the respiratory center:
- breathing exercises:
- treatment inflammatory diseases lung tissue.
Treatment of pulmonary and pulmonary heart disease
Pulmonary heart disease is one of the most common diseases of the elderly. She happens to be end result general atherosclerosis, rheumatism. all lung diseases and chronic diseases hearts.With the development of pulmonary heart failure, edema appears, atrial fibrillation heart palpitations (tachycardia) and heart failure.
The roots of the onset of the disease must be sought in the elderly and even young age... Here, malnutrition, insufficient physical activity, and slagging of the body play a role. Heart failure treatment is mainly a treatment for atherosclerosis, but it has its own specific features... First of all, you need to reduce the load on the heart: try to get rid of excess weight, regulate nutrition, cleanse the body and, first of all, the vessels.
For the treatment of pulmonary heart disease, the following herbs, fees and medications can be advised:
- Digitalis preparations, which are irreplaceable means treatment of chronic pulmonary heart failure for 300 years. These are mainly pharmaceutical preparations lantoside, adonizide, gitalene. digalen-neo and others.
In addition to pharmaceutical preparations, foxgloves are used with decoctions and infusions from it.
- With a rapid heartbeat, the following composition is applied:
Hawthorn flowers
Horsetail herb
Knotweed
Tricolor violet
Everything is taken in equal amounts, crushed, mixed. 1 tablespoon of the mixture is poured with a glass of boiling water, infused for 1 hour, filtered. The composition is drunk during the day in 3-4 doses.
Prepare collection:
Motherwort herb
Hop cones
Hawthorn flowers
Shandra common herb
Pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, drain. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day.
Prepare collection:
Hawthorn flowers
Hawthorn leaves
Goldenrod root
Pour 2 teaspoons with a glass of boiling water. Insist 1 hour, drain. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day.
Rhododendron leaves reduce shortness of breath, swelling, palpitations. With constant use, they lower blood pressure.
For the normal functioning of the heart, potassium salts are needed in sufficient quantities. There are many of them in dried apricots, lightly fried millet, sprouted grain sprouts. Very common pharmacy drug potassium orotate.
To facilitate the work of the heart, it is necessary to get rid of edema and excess fluid in the body. Since the development of edema contributes salt, then in the patient's diet it is necessary to reduce its amount to a minimum. Food must be unsalted.
The diet for cardiovascular insufficiency should be fruit and vegetable, with enough vitamins and minerals. Apple-curd cheese is recommended fasting days when a person eats only 600-800 g of apples and 300-400 g of cottage cheese per day. With large edema, such a diet is prescribed for 5 days.
Gradually, as it improves general condition, you need to increase locomotor activity... It must be remembered that physical inactivity (low physical activity) is the first ally of heart and pulmonary failure.
One of the very effective fees used in the treatment of pulmonary heart disease is the following:
Ruta white (flowers) - 2 tablespoons
Melilot (grass) - 2 tablespoons
Mordovnik - 2 tablespoons
Linden (flowers) - 4 tablespoons
Raspberry (fruit) - 4 tablespoons
Mother and Stepmother - 4 tablespoons
Plantain - 4 tablespoons
Horsetail - 6 tablespoons
Dill - 6 tablespoons
Melissa - 6 tablespoons
Motherwort herb - 6 tablespoons
Hawthorn flowers and fruits (equally divided) - 8 tablespoons
Sandy immortelle - 10 tablespoons
Grind everything, mix well. Brew a tablespoon of the collection in 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 1 hour. Take 150-200 ml 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Heartbeat remedy. Pour 500 ml of water into a saucepan, boil over low heat, add a tablespoon of spring adonis. Boil for 3 minutes, leave for 1 hour (tightly closed form). Strain. Take a decoction of 50 ml 3 times a day. Normal heartbeat usually recovers after a few days.
Pass three lemons, a tablespoon of honey and 100 g of dried apricots through a meat grinder. Take a tablespoon 3 times a day in the treatment of pulmonary heart disease.
For all heart diseases (especially for defects) ethnoscience recommends the following recipe. Grate 100 g of red beets and pour 500 ml of spring or well water. Take 3 times a day for 1/2 cup.
Siberian elder. A decoction of the bark and roots is drunk with cardiosclerosis and pain in the heart, with palpitations, shortness of breath, neuroses of the heart and pulmonary heart disease. Brew a tablespoon of the chopped mixture with a glass of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes, leave for 2 hours. Strain. Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day.
Marsh blueberry. A decoction of young shoots and leaves is taken for all heart diseases. Drink as tea 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day.
Violet tricolor. To improve the functioning of the heart and lungs when cardiopulmonary failure They drink tea from the flowers of the tricolor violet. It takes a long time to take.
If you chew a lemon peel 2-3 times a day, then the work of the heart improves.
With angina pectoris, after myocardial infarction, with cardiopulmonary insufficiency, the following composition is prepared:
1 liter of honey
10 lemons with skin
10 heads of garlic (heads, not cloves)
Everything is crushed (lemons are passed through a meat grinder with a crust), mixed and put in a warm place for a week in a clean enamel bowl. Drink 4 teaspoons once a day. Drink slowly, savoring every sip. The course of treatment is until the end of the medication.
Prepare the composition:
10 tablespoons of hawthorn
5 tablespoons rose hips (crushed fruit)
Grind everything, pour 2 liters of boiling water. Wrap the pot warmly and place in a warm place for 24 hours. After 24 hours, strain the composition through cheesecloth. Take 200 g 3 times a day before meals.
May lily of the valley preparations, as well as digitalis preparations, are indispensable in the treatment of pulmonary heart failure: May lily of the valley is used for neuroses, heart defects, circulatory failure, dropsy and epilepsy.
In some Western European countries, lily of the valley preparations are used to treat paralysis. Tincture of flowers: in a half-liter bottle
Rub up to half of the lily of the valley flowers and rub it to the brim with alcohol or vodka. Bury in the ground for 10 days. Take 5 to 15 drops, 3 times a day, adding 1 drop daily.
Infusion of flowers - pour 1 tablespoon of flowers with a glass of boiling water. Insist 1 hour. Drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day.
In case of heart disease, with symptoms of cardiopulmonary insufficiency, take 1 glass of regional flowers of a sunflower and pour 1 liter of water. Boil for 5 minutes, leave for 1 hour, cool. Strain and drink for 2 days in 6 divided doses. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Treatment of edema in pulmonary heart disease
- Water is well removed from the body with the help of a constant (for a month) fruit and vegetable diet. It is especially recommended to use raw cabbage, eggplants, cucumbers, lemon with peel and honey, boiled potatoes, onions, garlic, parsnips, parsley, broth watermelon peels(you can pour 300 g of crusts per liter of water instead of water).Birch buds and leaves, bedstraw grass, parsley fruits are especially recommended for medications of heart origin.
The root and the entire aerial part of lovage is used for swelling of the legs.
A decoction of cherry stalks (1 tablespoon of stalks is brewed in 0.5 l of boiling water, infused for 1 hour, taken 150 ml 3 times a day).
Tincture of calendula. It is used 30-50 drops 3 times a day for edema of any origin. Take within a month. Helps get rid of dropsy and improves heart function.
Flax-seed. Pour 4 teaspoons of lionseed with a liter of water, boil for 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat, wrap it warmly in a blanket and let it brew for 3-4 hours. Strain and add lemon juice for taste. Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day. The product is soft, the result is achieved in 1 to 2 weeks. It removes especially well lion seed internal edema.
A decoction of oat straw, collected from the beginning of earing and before the beginning of grain ripening, in an amount of 40 g per liter of water, is drunk 3-4 times a day, 1/4 cup.
Pour 150 g of chopped elderberry root with 300 ml of vodka. Insist in a dark place for 14 days, drain. Take the first 3 days, 10 drops 3 times a day before meals. 3 days 15 drops and 3 days 20 drops 3 times a day.
Pumpkin. Porridge and its juice are used in the treatment of cardiac edema, as well as in diseases of the heart, kidneys and bladder.
Prepare collection:
Hypericum herb
Nettle leaf
Bearberry leaf
Plantain leaf
Dog-rose fruit
In total, take an equal tablespoon of the crushed mixture and insist in a glass cold water b hours, then boil for 10 minutes over low heat and strain. Take 1/4 cup 4 times a day.
One of the most powerful diuretics is the following:
Wash and chop 150 g of parsley, put in a saucepan. Pour in fresh cow's milk and place in a not too hot oven or oven. Let the milk evaporate until half of the original amount remains. (The milk originally poured should cover a layer of parsley for 2 fingers.) Strain and give the patient 2 tablespoons of broth every hour. The medicine must be drunk in 1 day. This powerful diuretic helps even when other diuretics are ineffective.
Parsley (root or herb) - is used not only in mixtures of plants, but separately. 1 teaspoon of seeds or 1 tablespoon of the whole plant simmer for 10 hours in 1/3 liter of boiling water and drink 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day. The decoction and infusion of seeds are drunk 1 tablespoon 4 times a day.
Pass the parsley root and greens through a meat grinder to obtain 1 glass of mass, add 0.5 l of boiling water and wrap it up to infuse for 6-8 hours. Then they filter, squeeze, add the juice of one lemon and drink everything in 3 doses in 1 day. You need to drink for 2 days in a row. After 3 days, repeat the treatment.
Boil 1 tablespoon of wheatgrass root in 1/3 liter of water for 10 minutes. Strain and drink 2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day.
Black radish juice with honey begins to drink 1/2 cup a day, gradually increasing the dose to two glasses.
Prepare collection:
Horsetail herb - 30 g
Birch leaf - 30 g
Pour a tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of boiling water, boil for 5 minutes, leave for 1 hour. Drink 1/4 cup 4 times a day.
- Burn the stems from ordinary Russian beans on an iron sheet, collect the ashes, grind them into powder and store in a glass jar with a ground stopper. Reception: mix 1 tablespoon of vodka with 1/2 teaspoon of ash and take 3 times a day.
Drink 2 tablespoons of onion juice in the morning, for this in the evening they take 2 medium onions, cut them into thin slices, sprinkle them with sugar, and in the morning, squeeze the juice, drink.
Infusion of agave and wormwood leaves on water in the same amount. Take a teaspoon of the mixture in a glass of boiling water. Drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day.
In dropsy, especially abdominal dropsy, a powerful remedy is therapeutic fasting systematically carried out, especially from the very onset of the disease. It is necessary 1 time in 2 months to carry out a 7-day fast, drink only 2 glasses of tea without sugar per day - a glass at 12 noon, the second - in the evening, before bedtime. And be sure to do an enema from pure water... But you need to prepare for fasting. First you need to carry out one day fasting(Once a week), then try a 3-day fast, and finally, after 1-2 months of preparation, you can do a 7- or 9-day fast. When fasting, a daily enema is required.
After fasting, the transition to regular food should also be gradual;
on the 1st day of getting out of hunger - half diluted with any vegetable or fruit juice,
on the 2nd day - undiluted juice in the amount of 2-3 liters,
on the 3rd day - vegetables and fruits,
and only on the 4th day - not a large number of any porridge on the water, some bread, soup without meat.
From the 5th day, you can go to your regular diet. When carrying out fasting, one should take into account that it is not the fasting itself that is more difficult to endure, but the way out of it.
Cardiopulmonary failure occurs when, over time, the heart muscle weakens and cannot pump enough blood throughout the body. In this case, a situation arises with a lack of oxygen in the human body. This can lead to myocardial weakness, which is caused by congestive failure... This disease occurs quite often today.
Heart failure: symptoms
This ailment can lead to the manifestation of a number of negative symptoms that negatively affect human health and well-being:
- Decrease in the body's natural ability to withstand stress.
- Manifestation constant state tiredness.
- Sudden, spontaneous attacks of weakness.
- Also, in some cases, there is an accumulation of fluid in the tissues of the knees and the development of edema throughout the body. This process leads to the occurrence of a cough, which quite often occurs in a person during a horizontal position.
- People notice a change in heart rhythm, which often begins to bother them.
Possible causes of heart failure, as well as myocardial infarction, are the presence of heart defects, constantly increasing blood pressure or inflammation of the heart muscle.
It should be noted that most of these patients have a hereditary predisposition to the occurrence of this ailment... If the heart beats slowly, quickly or unevenly, then over time, this process has a negative effect on the work of the heart muscle, which weakens significantly.
Signs of heart failure are mainly related to high blood pressure or vascular damage. These disorders can negatively affect the functioning of the heart by weakening the muscle.
Consequences of heart failure
In the event that this disease does not manifest itself in any way even in stressful situations, then compensated heart failure is diagnosed. It leads to a decrease in the elasticity of the heart muscle, which constantly contracts too hard. Thus, the body receives an insufficient amount of blood supplied by the systemic circulation. With time of intensive use, heart tissue begins to die off and a scar appears in its place. This process is accompanied by the manifestation of a number of symptoms in the patient. There is severe shortness of breath and swelling of the legs. This is due to the fact that the body does not receive the required amount of oxygen and other nutrients. This situation is most typical for a stressful situation and practically does not manifest itself during rest.
Dilation - consequences of heart failure
As soon as heart failure and insufficient blood circulation begin to appear in the body, the mechanism of compensation for the condition is activated, which manifests itself in a negative way. In this case, the following changes in the functioning of the body are observed:
- An increase in the size of the ventricular muscles (hypertrophy). This process is most typical for the left ventricle. Initially, there is an increase in the need for more frequent muscle contractions. This fact completely disappears if the heart begins to increase significantly in size. There is also a significant thickening of the walls of the heart and a loss of its elasticity. As a result, we get a sharp decline the volume of blood in the body, which enriches it with oxygen through big circle blood circulation.
- Enlargement of the ventricles (dilatation). There is an increase in the volume of the heart due to the expansion of the ventricles. At the first stage of the disease, this allows an increase in the volume of pumped blood. However, over time, this process weakens the heart's ability to contract properly, resulting in muscle damage.
First aid for heart failure
Note that the main symptoms in the form of shortness of breath and swelling develop slowly. Sometimes it takes from several days to weeks. In this case, the deterioration of a person's condition occurs suddenly and can be fatal.
This occurs at a time when the compensation mechanism can no longer provide the body with the required amount of oxygen. There is a hypertensive crisis due to ventricular fibrillation. This leads to a sharp difficulty in breathing, the voice becomes hoarse, and phlegm appears. A person may complain of chest tightness.
In order to save a person's life, you should immediately contact ambulance... Until the rescue team arrives, the person should be placed in sitting position, while trying to relax it as much as possible. The work of the resuscitator will be helped by the presence of all required documents such as a list of medications to take, medical reports as well as passable resynchronization therapeutic methods.
Treatment with folk remedies for heart failure
Elecampane root
This plant must be dug up in early spring or late autumn. After that, you should remove contamination from them, cut and dry. You can use the oven for this. You will also need a third of this root, which you need to pour over the oats. To prepare it, take half a glass of unrefined grains, which are poured with half a liter of water brought to a boil. The resulting broth must be mixed, and then boiled and insisted for at least two hours. Strain and add two tablespoons of honey before drinking. The broth is taken three times a day before meals, no more than half a glass. The course of treatment is fourteen days.
Beans
The broth is prepared from two tablespoons of the pods or greens of this plant. Do not forget to remove dirt from them and grind them first. You need to prepare a drink in an enamel bowl. Additionally, you need 750 ml of water. This mixture is put on fire and brought to a boil. The process should be carried out for at least fifteen minutes. Additionally, you will need leaves of motherwort, hawthorn, mint, lemon balm, lily of the valley. All of these ingredients are taken in one tablespoon. They are alternately added to the boiling broth, which remains on the fire for another three minutes.
Hawthorn strengthens the heart muscle well
Additionally, the resulting mixture should be infused for at least four hours. Don't forget to strain it afterwards. In order for the drink not to be spoiled, it should be stored in the refrigerator. Drink the broth should be four tablespoons daily, while first adding twenty drops of Zelenin. Best effect reaches when consumed at least three times a day twenty minutes before meals.
Hawthorn
Hawthorn has long been used to strengthen the heart muscle. To prepare the broth, you need half a kilogram of ripe fruits. Rinse them thoroughly and fill with 1 liter of water. The drink is cooked on the stove for twenty minutes in boiling water. After that, it is filtered and mixed with a third glass of sugar and honey. Stir until all ingredients are melted. Treatment consists of taking two teaspoons of the remedy once a day before meals. To obtain the effect, such manipulations should be carried out for one month, while the composition must be stored in the refrigerator.
Viburnum
For the treatment of this disease, viburnum has long been used. This folk remedy has proven itself well in the treatment of heart failure. To do this, use fresh or frozen fruit. You can also use a tincture made on viburnum. You will need one tablespoon of fruit, which should be very juicy. To these should be added one tablespoon of honey and filled with a glass of water, which has been brought to a boil. The composition should be infused for at least one hour.
Treatment consists in taking half a glass of the broth twice a day. The course is one month, after which it is recommended to take a break. To achieve maximum results, this treatment should be repeated at least four times a year. Heart failure can also be treated with viburnum jam or jam. In addition, this delicious composition will help the body fight various colds.
Collection of herbs
Can be treated this disease through the use of a composition from various medicinal herbs... So, for example, you can prepare a decoction of lemon balm, valerian and yarrow.
You will need to shift all of these ingredients in a 1: 1: 3 proportion. Such a collection as part of one tablespoon is poured with half a liter of cold water and infused for at least three hours. Only after that it should be additionally boiled and allowed to cool. Then, for the convenience of reception, it is filtered. Treatment consists in taking tea, one glasses a day. The course of treatment can be continued until complete recovery organism.
Pumpkin
To relieve puffiness, you can use grated raw pumpkin, which is needed in an amount of 500 grams. The juice of this vegetable also helps to cope with the disease. It is recommended to take 500 ml daily. Puffiness can be removed with a potato compress, which is taken in a grated state. It should be wrapped in a cloth and kept on the sore spot for at least twenty minutes.
Heart failure is a medical condition that needs proper treatment. That is why such complaints should not be ignored, because during a stressful situation it can be fatal.
Cardiologist
Higher education:
Cardiologist
Kuban State medical University(KubGMU, KubGMA, KubGMI)
Education level - Specialist
Additional education:
"Cardiology", "Course in magnetic resonance imaging of cardio-vascular system»
Research Institute of Cardiology. A.L. Myasnikova
"Course in functional diagnostics"
NTSSSH them. A. N. Bakuleva
"Course in Clinical Pharmacology"
Russian medical Academy postgraduate education
"Emergency cardiology"
Geneva Cantonal Hospital, Geneva (Switzerland)
"Course in therapy"
Russian state medical institute Roszdrav
The cardiovascular system can become vulnerable to exposure to the most various factors... In particular, at risk are people whose close relatives have already suffered from problems in this area. As a result, it turns out that a series of several provoking moments can provoke a disease such as heart failure.
Many have heard this name more than once as one of the most common causes of death. That is why, attention to this problem should be increased, and knowledge of the main methods of treatment is simply irreplaceable. For this there is traditional medicine, but today we will look at the methods of treating heart failure using traditional medicine that are available today.
Heart failure symptoms
Before fighting a disease, you need to clearly understand that you have heart failure, and not some other ailment. Of course, accurate diagnosis should be carried out by the attending physician, but by the presence of some symptoms, a person can independently determine the disease.
Perhaps the first sign of heart failure can be called shortness of breath, which a person begins to experience even in the early stages of the disease. Initially, this symptom occurs if a person is engaged in some activity that is combined with intense exertion, but later on, shortness of breath becomes chronic. More precisely, a person develops "dyspnea of rest" when a person begins to feel a lack of air even in a calm state.
Then orthopnosis develops, i.e. shortness of breath is observed in a person if he is simply in a supine position. Shortness of breath is caused by poor circulation through the pulmonary vessels, because the heart can no longer fully pump blood.
Also, the disease can be characterized by a dry cough, which is hallmark it is the chronic form of the disease. It arises mainly in those moments when a person is in a supine position, because the lavno organ also becomes difficult to perform its usual functions.
In addition to the symptoms listed above, heart failure can cause the following symptoms:
- Swelling of the lower extremities. This symptom occurs in the evening, but can completely disappear the next morning. At first, only the ankles swell, but then the legs, thighs, etc. are exposed to this. The effects of edema can be very different, including hair loss, changes in the shape of nails, etc.
- Muscle weakness. This symptom can be explained quite simply - not enough blood passes through the muscle tissue. Most often, weakness occurs precisely during physical exertion.
Heart failure includes these symptoms, the eradication of which may well be carried out through traditional medicine. But it is worth noting that traditional medicine can only be used as an adjuvant, i.e. together with traditional methods treatment.
How is heart failure treated?
If a patient is diagnosed with an acute form of heart failure, then he must be immediately hospitalized in a hospital. This decision is made by the attending physician, who accurately understands the degree of riskiness. The patient is immediately prescribed complete rejection from physical activity, as well bed rest... As drugs funds from arterial hypertension, i.e. enalapril or lisinopril, which can reduce a person's upper and lower pressure. In addition, metoprolol, cardvedilol, or other beta-blockers may be prescribed to normalize the rhythm.
To get rid of puffiness, diuretics are used - bumetanide or indapamide. To reduce the heartbeat, the doctor prescribes strophanthin, which belongs to the group of cardiac glycosides.
This is a rather schematic description of the treatment regimen, because only the attending physician can prescribe this or that remedy, focusing on the patient's condition and the general picture of the disease. Concerning alternative methods, then you can treat heart failure with folk remedies, so we will consider this topic in more detail.
Treatment with folk remedies
If you want to know how to treat heart failure, then you should probably know about the main methods. alternative medicine that are available to everyone. Heart failure symptoms treatment with folk remedies is quite accessible to everyone.
First of all, the patient should be provided with complete rest, i.e. protect him from all kinds stressful situations, experiences and physical activity. During the period of illness, his cardiovascular system is weakened, so these measures are mandatory at the first stage of treatment.
If the patient does not have an acute stage, then it is quite possible to use folk remedies in the treatment of heart failure. We present to your attention several effective recipes.
Recipe number 1
Treatment for heart failure can be started with the use of viburnum. In this case, both fresh and frozen berries are suitable, from which a tincture can be made. We take 30 grams of berry mixture, and then knead them until juice is formed. Add 25 grams of honey and one glass of boiling water to them. Let it brew for 60 minutes, after which we take 100 grams twice a day.
Recipe number 2
For next recipe we need lovage root in the amount of 100 grams. Pour this amount of the mixture with 300 grams of alcohol. This is infused for two weeks, and then you need to consume a spoon three times a day before meals.
Recipe number 3
We take 30 grams of blueberry shoots, then pour 200 ml of boiling water. Cook the mixture for ten minutes, after which the tincture should cool. It is taken in a spoonful three times a day.
Recipe number 4
We take lily of the valley flowers in the amount of ten grams, then fill them with 200 ml of boiling water. We infuse the mixture for half an hour. It is recommended to take the tincture on a spoon three times a day.
Recipe number 5
We take one gram of foxglove leaves, which we fill with a small amount of liquid. The mixture is taken in a dosage of a spoon four times a day.
Recipe number 6
We take 30 grams of St. John's wort, which must be filled with 400 ml of boiling water. The mixture should be infused for some time, after which it must be filtered. We take a spoon in the morning and in the evening.
Recipe number 7
Pour one teaspoon of parsley seeds with one glass of water. The mixture should be infused for eight hours. Drink a quarter of one glass four times a day. This remedy very well helps against puffiness - one of the main signs of heart failure.
Recipe number 8
For the next recipe, we need a whole herbal collection consisting of hawthorn flowers (five parts), herbs bird highlander(three parts) and horsetail (two parts). All this needs to be crushed, after which, for two teaspoons of the mixture, take a glass of boiling water. All this should be infused for 60 minutes, after which the tincture must be filtered. You need to take it throughout the day, taking several small sips.
Recipe number 9
We need: yarrow herb (five parts), St. John's wort (four parts), arnica inflorescences (one part). We grind all these herbs, after which we pour 30 grams of the mixture with 200 ml of cold water. All this should be infused for several hours, after which we put the tincture on low heat. Cook for five minutes, then filter. It is also necessary to take the tincture all day, taking several sips.
Recipe number 10
With these problems, very effective remedy turns out peppermint... We take a teaspoon of mint, pour 200 ml of boiling water over it. The mixture should be infused warm for twenty minutes. Next, the broth is filtered, after which it is taken half an hour before the first meal. It is worth noting that the treatment with mint is very long - you will have to take the specified amount of broth daily for several years.
Recipe number 11
We take 15 grams of yarrow herb, after which we fill it with 200 grams of liquid. We put the mixture on fire, after which we cook for twenty minutes. Remove from heat so that the broth can infuse for 60 minutes. The tincture should be taken in 30 ml three times a day.
Recipe number 12
We need green beans in the amount of 30 grams, which should be filled with 300 ml of liquid. We put all this on fire, after which we cook for about twenty minutes. After we remove the broth from the stove, the mixture should be infused for 50 minutes (take two spoons three times a day).
Recipe number 13
The following remedy is very effective in combating puffiness in the legs and other parts of the body. We take parsley (root and leaves), then pass it through a meat grinder, or grind it in a blender. You need to take greens in such an amount that we get one glass of chopped mixture. We transfer it to a glass dish, after which we pour 400 ml of boiling water. The mixture should be infused in a warm place for nine hours. Then we pass it through a sieve, after which we rid the greens of the remaining moisture. Next, add the juice of one medium lemon, after which we take the tincture for a third of one glass for two days. Then we take a break for three days, after which we take it again for two days.
Recipe number 14
A seasoning such as cardamom helps to stimulate muscle work very well. It is not surprising that this remedy has been used for a very long time, back in the days of ancient India. Cardamom can be added as a seasoning to dishes, salads, or simply added to tea or any other beverage.
Recipe number 15
We take two teaspoons of birch, which must be pre-grinded. Fill them with 200 ml of boiling water, after which we insist for half an hour. Then strain and add a small amount of baking soda. The tincture should be taken three times a day every two and a half to three hours, which allows you to effectively fight shortness of breath, i.e. with the main symptom of heart failure.
Recipe number 16
We take motherwort herb in the amount of four tablespoons. Pour 200 ml of liquid, after which we begin to cook the mixture in a water bath. Then we remove the broth from heat so that it can infuse (it will take about 40 minutes). Then we filter, after which we squeeze the resulting cake. Add up to one glass of water to the liquid, after which we take a third of the glass twice a day. Should be taken 60 minutes before meals. It is important to note here that the infusion should not be stored for more than two days, therefore, after this period, a new one should be prepared.
As we can see, there are a great many recipes for traditional medicine that can be useful in the treatment of heart failure. And this is also taking into account the fact that there are far from complete list all possible tinctures, decoctions and mixtures. Of course, in the acute stage of the disease, they are unlikely to be useful, but in the treatment of chronic heart failure, they are quite effective if combined with traditional medications.
It is also worth noting that the intake of traditional medicine must be agreed with the doctor so that there is no conflict in the treatment, as well as to avoid any complications.
How to eat right under the hour of heart failure?
Diet is an integral part of the treatment of many diseases. V in this case, heart failure is no exception. The patient should exclude carbohydrates from his diet, i.e. those foods that promote quick dial weight. This is understandable, because being overweight is considered a burden for adults, so you need to give up the following foods:
- pasta;
- white bread and pastries;
- confectionery;
- foods containing a large amount of sugar;
- fatty meats.
Among what must be consumed in case of heart failure, various cereals can be noted - oatmeal, buckwheat, millet, etc. You also need to strive to ensure that daily diet included fresh fruits and vegetables.
You also need to give up smoked meats, salted and pickled foods, because these products provoke swelling of the limbs. You also need to give up alcoholic beverages, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, cape and fish broths, and strong brewed tea.
Yes, the diet for the most part consists of giving up certain foods, but not a single one can do without this condition. competent treatment... Especially when it comes to the cardiovascular system, where the price can be too high.
Opinion of doctors
Many experts are quite normal about traditional medicine, seeing in it adjuvant at complex treatment diseases. In the case of heart failure, this statement also takes place, but with one caveat - acute stage diseases should be treated exclusively in a hospital, where the patient will be given all the necessary medications.
What if we talk about chronic variant, then here traditional medicine copes with its tasks. It acts on the cause of the disease - high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, etc. Various herbal preparations and natural remedies help to reduce stress, and also removes excess fluid from the body. It is worth noting that not a single herb or plant can have all these positive properties, therefore it is recommended to use the fees so that the effect is more noticeable.
Heart failure does not exclude treatment with folk remedies, but only in combination with modern medicines, which can only be prescribed by the attending physician.
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