Modern medicine cannot offer one of the most effective drugs for the treatment of psoriasis. All sprays, ointments, creams, therapeutic procedures, pills only eliminate unpleasant symptoms and make the patient's life better, prevent and weaken the manifestations of relapse. Then, when there is no trust in drugs, many patients turn to folk remedies.
Home treatment for psoriasis
Most people who suffer from psoriasis for a long time try to try all possible ways to get rid of plaque and peeling. Tar is considered one of the most effective drugs in folk medicine. Although most patients report that this helps the plaques heal only if the psoriasis has started relatively recently.
Be sure to check for allergic reactions to this substance before treating with birch resin. This can be used in a special test. Dip a cotton swab into the resin and apply to the crooked side of the elbow. If you suffer from allergies, the first symptoms (redness, itching, peeling) will appear within half an hour. Note that there are no other contraindications to using birch resin.
Treatment with this tool lasts 2-6 weeks, depending on the stage and severity of the disease. You can buy millet in any pharmacy. Apply to psoriasis-affected areas of the skin with a cotton swab. In the first days of treatment, the resin is applied for only ten minutes. After that, it should be washed with resin soap. Gradually, the duration of therapy increases to 40 minutes a day. It is best to apply tar in the evening.
You will see the first positive results in a few days. But in any case, do not stop treatment until all plaques are completely gone.
Although birch tar is considered the best folk remedy for psoriasis, some patients prefer other treatment options.
Older forms of psoriasis are also easily treated with ordinary baking soda. In some patients, this is followed by a long-term remission, which is very difficult to achieve with medication. The simplest and cheapest option to treat psoriasis with baking soda is to use baking soda baths.
To do this, hot water is taken to the bathroom and up to 900 grams of soda are added. If necessary, you can also add sea salt, chamomile or string infusion. You should sleep in the bathroom for at least half an hour to get an effective therapeutic result. After that, never wash your skin with baking soda or dry yourself.
Such baths are taken daily for two to eight weeks. Until complete remission occurs.
Some patients claim that copper sulfate helps to cure psoriatic plaques quickly and for a long time. To use this recipe, you will need the following ingredients: yellow sulfur (powder), copper sulfate, dried celandine (powder), lard and maple resin. Take 50 g of sulfur and 50 g of burnt vitriol (in powder form). Add 25 g of maple resin and gravel, as well as 150 g of oil. Put the mixture in a water bath, stir. Then cool.
The resulting ointment should be lubricated with a board once a day (preferably before bedtime). To prevent any problems in the form of allergies, you should first try the ointment on a small area of skin.
An alternative treatment for psoriasis of the scalp
Homemade shampoos are best for treating psoriasis. The following recipe is considered the most effective.
Take 20 g of honey, baby shampoo and an egg white. All these ingredients should be thoroughly mixed and applied to the scalp every day for 15-20 minutes for three to eight weeks.
Various infusions and mixtures taken internally are less effective in the treatment of psoriasis of the scalp. Among them should be emphasized:
- Take 20 g of elder flowers and pour 500 g of boiling water. Insist for about 1, 5 hours. It is necessary to take tincture (120 g) one hour after meals every day.
- Take the roots of calamus and elecampane, and celandine, st. Pour 10 g of the mixture with boiling water (250 g).
Treatment of plantar psoriasis with folk remedies
The most effective treatment for plantar psoriasis is oily or machine oil. In this case, keep in mind that only the simple oil sold for lubrication of metal car parts helps. Today you can see various preparations based on this herbal substance, but as experience shows, they do not give the desired result.
It is worth setting yourself up for long-term treatment immediately (one to two months). Plantar psoriasis usually takes a long and difficult time to heal because the plaques are often in contact with other surfaces.
For treatment, it is enough to rinse the affected areas of the skin with oil. In the first days, spread the oil for 15-20 minutes and increase this time every day (for a week) to 40 minutes. Be sure to wash off the oil after using with tar soap.
Alternative treatment for psoriasis of the nail
It is recommended to use the following folk remedies to improve the condition of psoriatic nails.
Take bay leaves (20 g) and pour 400 g of hot boiled water over them. Cook over low heat for about ten minutes. Then cool and strain. The infusion should be taken orally one-third of a glass three times a day. Therapy lasts up to seven days. After that, it is worth taking a break for two days and then drink again according to the old scheme until all the symptoms of the disease disappear.
The liquid form of vitamin A (retinol) can also be applied directly to the nail plate. However, it should be borne in mind that such treatment will last at least three months. Some people use cornstarch or oatmeal nail baths.
Folk remedies for the treatment of psoriasis on the elbows
One of the most effective treatments for psoriatic plaques on the elbows is egg ointment. Many patients claim that they have been able to achieve a stable remission for several years thanks to this drug.
To prepare the egg ointment, you need the following ingredients: Put a raw egg (shelled) in a 200-gram glass jar. Pour in the vinegar, which should completely cover the egg. Close the lid and put in a dark and cool place for a day. Remove the egg and crush the shell. Add a little pork or goose fat there. Stir.
This ointment should be applied in small amounts to the affected elbows, as the burning of the agent will be very unpleasant at first. You can increase the amount after a while. After 1-2 hours, rinse the ointment with water and spread it on the skin with an ordinary cream (most suitable for children). Apply only once a day. The effectiveness of this tool can be seen very soon (2-3 days). Therapy continues until the plaques disappear completely.
Herbal psoriasis treatment
Medicinal herbs are often used to treat psoriasis. However, the most effective of these are purees, especially seeds. For a long time, garden orange has been considered the safest treatment for psoriasis. We must also remember that this plant helps to achieve long-term remission, which is very difficult to achieve with traditional medicines.
Purslane can be purchased at a pharmacy or online. If you are planning to buy something on the Internet, then you should pay attention to "Collect the garden market".
For effective therapy you need to create a concentrated tincture. To do this, take two tablespoons of orange seeds and infuse in a thermos of boiled water. You can apply to the affected skin after the infusion has stopped (about an hour). Remember to keep the skin moist from the tincture.
Therapy lasts from four to six weeks, during which time the patient can completely get rid of psoriatic plaques. Remission is long enough. In some cases, it can even be as young as five.
Treatment of psoriasis with homeopathy
Homeopathic medicines are often used to treat psoriasis. At the same time, some help to get rid of psoriatic plaques completely, while also achieving a long-term remission. However, it should be noted that treatment with homeopathy is long and complicated. Under no circumstances should you refuse treatment in the middle of the course, otherwise you will not get effective and positive results.
It should be noted that homeopathic medicines are less effective when taken separately from drugs.
Rating of traditional medicine prescriptions in the treatment of psoriasis
Remember that traditional medicine is 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 are:
- Celandine is perhaps the most popular medicinal plant used to treat psoriasis. The juice is most commonly used. Such treatment is carried out in the summer, because during this period the chrysanthemums begin to bloom. The fresh juice of the plant is applied to psoriatic plaques immediately after harvesting. Therapy lasts about three months, during which time the patient can see an effective result.
- Hazelnuts - used for the preparation of hot baths. It is used during the outbreak of the disease. To make such a bath, you need to take half a kilogram of walnut shells and insist in boiling water. It is recommended to sleep in such a bath for half an hour.
- Meadow - the root of this medicinal plant is used to treat psoriasis. It should be used in powder form. To prepare an ointment based on grass root, you need to take petroleum jelly or butter and half a cup of crushed carrots. Boil the mixture in a water bath and rub it on the affected skin.
Effective treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies
Alternative therapies are more effective in combating psoriatic plaques. It helps to achieve long-term remission (in some cases even up to five years), as well as to quickly clean the skin from unpleasant external manifestations. Each patient chooses the most effective and proven method for himself. Today it is considered the most popular: birch bark, celandine juice, viburnum tinctures, soda, machine oil. However, it is worth understanding that you may be allergic to these funds, so you should test them for allergic reactions before using them.