Indigestion is an extremely unpleasant condition from which no one is immune. Today, there are many effective drugs for the treatment of diarrhea. However, many people prefer to use traditional medicine, refusing "chemistry". If you are also a supporter of alternative medicine, we recommend that you pay attention to the beneficial properties of pomegranate peels. They help to quickly and effectively normalize the stool. They are used to prepare decoctions and infusions, as well as alcoholic tinctures.
Useful properties of pomegranate
Pomegranate is the oldest fruit that people have not only eaten for several thousand years, but also actively use it for medicinal purposes. Long before scientists fully studied the composition and all the biochemical properties of fruits, they began to be used as a medicine. Many ancient folk recipes used by modern healers contain ripe fruits as the main ingredient in their composition.
Contrary to popular belief, not only freshly squeezed juice or grains are useful for the body, but also processed and prepared pomegranate peels. They are used for diarrhea. On average, 25 to 50% of the volume and weight of a ripe fruit is the peel. For the preparation of a remedy, one medium-sized pomegranate is usually enough. It should be noted that the chemical composition of the grains and peel of the pomegranate is different. Juicy grains contain mainly amino acids, vitamin complexes and a large amount of iron. In folk medicine, pomegranate peels are valued for other reasons.
Useful properties of pomegranate peels and composition
The composition of the peel of these useful fruits includes a huge amount of useful substances. Among them:
- Tannins. One of the simplest and at the same time very effective complex that produces an astringent and anti-inflammatory effect. It is thanks to him that decoctions of pomegranate peels for diarrhea are widely used by doctors, and for various causes of intestinal and stomach disorders, including infectious diseases, which are accompanied by severe inflammation and irritation of the mucous membranes.
- Bioflavonoids. Bioactive complex substances that are extremely rare in food, but they are necessary for our body. Scientists have proven that bioflavonoids are especially effective when combined withvitamin C or ascorbic acid, as they enhance their effect. These substances are similar in their properties to the P vitamins, but are absorbed much faster.
- Polyphenols. These substances have useful properties that are not yet fully understood. However, they are known to be very valuable and quite rare. Polyphenols are part of the pomegranate peel. They protect the fruits from the negative effects of the environment. Once in the body, these substances inhibit the activity of pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms, remove toxic substances, reduce the process of aging and cell destruction, and activate restoration and natural regeneration.
- Catechins. They are found in much more in some varieties of pomegranate than in green tea. These substances are necessary for the normalization of metabolism, strengthening the walls of capillaries. Thanks to these properties, catechins eliminate swelling and other congestion, normalize the motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Ellagic acid. According to the results of numerous studies, this component is one of the most effective natural remedies that prevent the risk of developing cancer cells. In addition, this acid is a powerful antioxidant that can quickly remove free radicals from the body and reduce the negative effects of radiation.
- Several groups of alkaloids that are used as an effective anthelmintic.
- As in the seeds of these fruits, the peels contain vitamins, mineral complexes and trace elements.
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Does pomegranate help with diarrhea? Water infusion is able to cure many serious infectious diseases, removes pathogenic microorganisms in a very short time:
- Salmonellosis, typhoid fever, dysentery, cholera recede within six hours after the start of taking pomegranate for diarrhea. This helps to prevent the epidemic factor in crowded places. This is no less important in cases where the child attends school, kindergarten or rests in the camp.
- Intestinal and stomach ulcers, dysbacteriosis, colitis are serious diseases that often accompany diarrhea. Useful properties of pomegranate peels allow you to completely normalize the stool with regular intake of decoction for a week and a half.
- Fruit fibers are not absorbed by the body, but they can remove all harmful substances.
- During pregnancy, a decoction of pomegranate peel from diarrhea, which expectant mothers often suffer at the beginning of pregnancy, does not allow iron deficiency, as well as the occurrence of anemia. But in this case, it should be borne in mind that the peel contains alkaloids, for this reason, an overdose of the drug is unacceptable and is a contraindication during pregnancy.
Procurement of raw materials
To always have a remedy on hand, you can dry pomegranate peels. Infusion or decoction in this case can be prepared at any time. When choosing a pomegranate, you should consider the following recommendations:
- Get the fruit with a slightly dry skin.
- On his immaturityindicates the smooth surface of the peel, such a fruit does not have a therapeutic effect.
- The pomegranate should be firm to the touch. The one who starts to spoil will be soft.
- The place where the flower is located should break up into segments and be dry.
How to peel a pomegranate? After selecting the fruit, it should be washed well with a brush in hot water. Now you can start cleaning it. First, cut off the top with a knife. Make several longitudinal incisions, focusing on the segments of the fetus. Pour cold water into a deep basin and peel the pomegranate under water. All the crusts will float, and the grains will sink to the bottom.
Throw the grains in a colander, and collect the peel. It is important to carefully peel off the inner white layer from it. It is very bitter, does not contain useful components and does not have medicinal properties. In addition, you do not need partitions. The peels are cut into small pieces and dried. There are two ways to do this.
First way
Lay out the white paper or cloth in advance in a well-ventilated place, spread the crusts out of direct sunlight. They need to be turned regularly to dry evenly.
Second way
Preheat the oven to +50 °C. Spread raw materials on a baking sheet and dry it for half an hour. For this purpose, you can use vegetable dryers. When the crusts become brittle, they should be crushed and stored in a glass jar with a tightly closed lid.
Pomegranate peels for diarrhea: recipes
Traditional healers keep a lot ofold recipes for using the peel of these fruits. Below we will describe how to brew pomegranate peels, consider some recipes. Pomegranate peels can be prepared in several ways.
Powder
Medicinal raw materials can not only be dried - many make powder from pomegranate peels. From diarrhea, decoctions and infusions are prepared from it. In this form, the raw material is stored for a long time. Grind dry crusts with a blender and pour into thick paper bags. Store it in a dry place.
Infusions: Method 1
Infusion of pomegranate peels is prepared very simply. Pour 250 ml of boiling water over fresh, freshly removed crusts from the fruit and let them brew until a rich burgundy shade is obtained. You can not filter the infusion, because with this method of preparation, it is not formed. The resulting volume is drunk at one time. You can brew peels again.
Method 2
Many people know how to brew dry pomegranate peels when there is no way to get fresh ones. This will require a handful of dried raw materials, which is poured with boiling water (200 ml). Close the container with a lid and leave at room temperature until completely cool.
Method number 3: using a thermos
How to brew pomegranate peels in a thermos? For this, dry powder is more suitable. Pour one spoon (tea) of raw materials into a thermos and pour boiling water (250 ml) for half an hour.
With intestinal viruses and appendicitis, the infusion is not filtered and take half the daily dose. If after fifteen minutes diarrheastopped, the body began to restore strength, the patient felt relief, the drug was stopped. If there is no improvement, the rest of the medicine is taken after three hours.
Dysbacteriosis, intestinal and stomach ulcers, accompanied by frequent diarrhea, require longer treatment. The infusion is taken 25 ml before meals four times a day for a week.
Decoctions
And now consider how to cook pomegranate peels from diarrhea in the form of a decoction. Put one teaspoon (tea) of dry crusts in an enameled container, fill them with warm water (200 ml) and send them to a water bath for a quarter of an hour. The drug should be infused for an hour. Filter formulation and take 30 ml twenty minutes before meals.
There is another way: two spoons (teaspoons) of the powder, pour 300 ml of water and put in a water bath for 10 minutes. Cool composition to 40 °C.
Alcohol tincture
Effectively helps pomegranate from diarrhea in the form of alcohol tincture. To do this, the fresh peel is carefully crushed with a knife and pour 2 tablespoons (tablespoons) of prepared raw materials with 200 ml of vodka. The container must be tightly closed with a lid and let the composition brew for two weeks in a dark and warm place. After this time, the tincture is filtered. Take it 5 drops diluted in a tablespoon of water in the morning and evening.
This product is not recommended for use by pregnant or breastfeeding mothers or children.
Treatment of children
With diarrhea in children, pretty quicklydehydration develops. The main task of doctors and parents is to prevent this. Pomegranate as a remedy for diarrhea can also be used in the treatment of children (with the exception of alcohol tinctures). In order not to worsen the condition of the baby, it is necessary to consult a pediatrician and, having received his approval, prepare a medicine.
To do this, grind 25 grams of dry pomegranate peels in a coffee grinder, pour the powder into a thermos, pour boiling water (200 ml) and leave for 3 hours. Then carefully filter. It is very important in the treatment of a child to observe the dosage and regimen of taking this remedy. Parents should coordinate them with the doctor. Usually, babies up to a year old are given a teaspoon three times a day. Children 1 to 12 years of age should take 1 teaspoon 5 times daily.
Depending on the condition of the baby, the characteristics of his body, the doctor can change both the dosage and the schedule for taking the infusion.
Recommendations
Because the pomegranate peel infusion has a sour and tart taste, a small child may refuse to drink it. Therefore, parents will have to cheat a little. In a syringe (without a needle), draw the required dose of decoction and pour it over the baby’s cheek, pinch the nose so that he swallows the medicine. After that, you can give him some water to drink.
Diarrhea in a child is usually cured after one dose of an infusion of crusts. Minerals included in its composition normalize alkaline and water balance, and flavonoids increase immunity.
Pomegranate peel during pregnancy
Expectant mothers, especially in the first half of pregnancy,also quite often face this unpleasant problem. You can also prepare a decoction of pomegranate peels for diarrhea during this crucial period in a woman's life.
Crush 25 grams of dry pomegranate peels, pour hot water (200 ml) over them and put in a water bath for half an hour. Then filter the composition and add a tablespoon to a glass of water or tea. Take this remedy no more than twice a day until the symptoms of the disease disappear.
Side effects
Overdose of pomegranate peel drugs can cause:
- nausea;
- vomit;
- violation, and sometimes complete loss of appetite;
- skin rashes.
Independent increase in the course of treatment can also cause negative consequences. Tannins with prolonged use can cause:
- atrophy of the intestinal mucosa and stomach;
- indigestion;
- stagnation in the stomach of food.
It is strictly forbidden to use a decoction of pomegranate peels for enema - this procedure contributes to the development of constipation and the appearance of anal fissures due to overdrying of tissues.
Contraindications for use
Despite the many positive properties of such potions, not everyone can use pomegranate for diarrhea. Contraindications to their use are:
- Individual intolerance.
- Kidney disease during an exacerbation.
- Some liver disease,including hepatitis.
- Anal fissures, hemorrhoids.
- Internal bleeding.
Infusions and decoctions of pomegranate peels should not be taken in combination with antihistamines, and also if diarrhea is a symptom of a serious pathology of the digestive system.
If the disorder is accompanied by high fever, bouts of vomiting, intestinal colic, then the treatment of diarrhea with pomegranate peels should be abandoned. Infusions, tinctures and decoctions of the peels of these fruits are an effective remedy that can solve the problem of mild diarrhea. You need to know that self-treatment of this disease with the help of traditional medicine can be carried out for no more than two days. In the absence of a positive result, urgent medical attention should be sought. After the necessary studies, the specialist will prescribe medication treatment.
