Heart disease is one of the most common causes of death in people not only in old age, but also in younger people. Therefore, it is very important to start the treatment of heart disease at an early stage. After examining and determining the cause of the ailment, the doctor will prescribe complex therapy. It will not only alleviate the condition of the patient, but also help to avoid complications. Very often, together with drugs, treatment with folk remedies is used. Ischemic heart disease is a pathology that best responds to such therapy. But since it can occur in different forms, all treatment should be prescribed by a doctor individually.
What is IHD
ICD code 10 for this pathology is from 120 to 125. Coronary disease includes angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, complications after a heart attack and actuallyischemic disease. This disease is characterized by a pathological condition of the heart muscle, expressed in violation of the trophism of its tissues. This is due to circulatory problems. With insufficient blood flow and oxygen supply to the heart muscle, its ischemia develops. Most often, this happens with atherosclerosis of the vessels or with blockage of the arteries by a thrombus.
ICD 10 code for IHD is different in acute and chronic forms. The methods of treatment also differ. In the chronic form of the disease, symptoms develop gradually. At first they appear only during physical exertion, then they occur even at rest. The acute form of coronary artery disease is characterized by a sharp cessation of the blood supply to the heart, which is expressed in a severe attack of pain, shortness of breath, arrhythmia. Such an attack can be fatal.
Symptoms of coronary heart disease in women and men are no different. But according to statistics, men most often suffer from this pathology. It usually occurs after 40-50 years. People with obesity, diabetes, hypertension or bad habits are more susceptible to it. In addition to smoking and drinking alcohol, the development of this disease can cause a love of fatty and fried foods.
Recommendations for the treatment of coronary heart disease
An acute attack of heart pain in this pathology is easily removed by "Nitroglycerin". Usually, in the initial stages of the disease, it does not last long and can go away on its own after the cessation of physical activity. But in a chronic course, as well as in advanced cases, the treatment of coronary artery disease should be comprehensive. Some patients do notthey suspect that coronary heart disease is dangerous and do not go to the doctor, stopping pain attacks on their own with "Nitroglycerin". But it happens that this drug stops helping, and the pain does not go away. After all, a violation of the blood supply to the heart, if not eliminated, can lead to a heart attack, stroke or chronic heart failure.
This disease is characterized by the development of tissue ischemia. This is the death of cells due to lack of oxygen. This condition can be fatal if left untreated. Therefore, it is necessary to start therapy for coronary disease as early as possible, when the first symptoms appear. Moreover, the treatment should be comprehensive, aimed at thinning the blood, improving the blood supply to the heart and the supply of oxygen to the heart muscle. Different methods are used for this.
- Drugs to lower cholesterol, thin the blood, improve the nutrition of the heart muscle. They are taken in courses. And in case of an acute attack, special remedies are prescribed, for example, Nitroglycerin.
- Change in lifestyle, consisting in the rejection of bad habits and the regulation of physical activity. It is necessary to avoid stress, overstrain, but a sedentary lifestyle for people with coronary heart disease is also unacceptable.
- Proper nutrition is very important for heart he alth. It is because of the excess of fatty foods that atherosclerosis can develop - the main cause of coronary artery disease.
- Treatment of coronary heart disease with folk remedies is used quite often. Particularly effectiveit is at the initial stage and in the chronic course of the pathology.
The combination of different methods is necessary because drugs act quickly, stopping attacks, and folk remedies need to be taken for several months in order for them to have their beneficial effect. In addition, it is important to exclude factors that contribute to the progression of the disease. Only with this approach is it possible to normalize the patient's condition and prevent complications.
Features of the use of folk methods
Traditional medicine has recently become very popular. Indeed, unlike drugs, they have fewer contraindications and less likely to cause side effects. But natural medicines can cause an allergic reaction, so before the first use it is necessary to check all recipes for individual intolerance. In addition, such remedies do not act quickly, they must be accumulated in the body, so you cannot rely on them in an acute attack. It is recommended to combine the treatment of coronary heart disease with folk remedies with drugs prescribed by a doctor.
Such treatment at the initial stage of the disease can slow down the formation of cholesterol plaques, improve blood circulation and ensure a normal supply of oxygen to the heart. Folk recipes help to provide normal conditions for the work of the heart muscle. They reduce the number of attacks and slow the progression of the disease. But to choose certain means for treatmentcan only be done under the guidance of a doctor. After all, despite the fact that they are natural, they affect the body in different ways and some pathologies in a patient can become an obstacle to their use. If used incorrectly, folk recipes can lead to a deterioration in the patient's condition.
The most effective folk remedies for the heart
There are many homemade recipes based on herbs or edible plants. All of them act differently on the work of the heart. Some thin the blood, others prevent the deposition of cholesterol or the formation of blood clots, and there are those that have a general strengthening effect, supporting the heart muscle and providing it with enough oxygen. Therefore, it is not recommended to independently choose folk recipes for treatment. Only a doctor can determine which herbs are best for CHD.
Many plants have a beneficial effect on the work of the heart, but the most effective in this pathology are:
- hawthorn;
- motherwort;
- heather;
- valerian;
- chamomile;
- melissa.
In addition, white mistletoe is sometimes used, the medicinal properties and contraindications to which allow it to be used only as directed by a doctor. After all, this is a poisonous plant, so you can use it only in the exact dosage and as directed by a doctor.
Treatment with hawthorn
The fruits of this plant are considered the most effective in coronary artery disease. They are goodhelp with angina pectoris, improve blood supply to the heart muscle, soothe. You can use hawthorn in the form of a decoction, infusion, alcohol tincture. Most often, fruits are used, but treatment with its flowers is also effective. Hawthorn is used alone or as part of fees. There are several recipes for the use of this plant for various heart diseases.
- One tablespoon of hawthorn fruit is poured with a glass of boiling water, preferably in a thermos. After a few hours, the resulting infusion is filtered. You need to drink it 2 tablespoons three times a day before meals, about 30 minutes in advance.
- As a general tonic, hawthorn can be brewed like tea. Such a weak decoction is drunk several times a day with sugar or honey.
- In a thermos you can prepare an effective heart elixir of hawthorn and motherwort. For 1 liter of water you need to take 3 tablespoons of plants. Brew overnight, then strain. Drink a glass several times a day before meals. You can also add rose hips to the infusion.
- Decoction can also be prepared with hawthorn flowers by adding horsetail and highlander grass to them. You need to drink it 1 sip, drinking a glass during the day.
- Hawthorn flowers go well with mistletoe leaves. In addition to the collection, add the herb of lemon balm and periwinkle, valerian root and cumin fruits.
Use of honey
Recipes with honey are considered the most effective for heart diseases. It can be added to tea or any herbal decoctions, simply diluted with cool water and drunk in the morning. Among folk recipes withhoney are common in which it is mixed with various products. A mixture of grated horseradish and honey is effective for IHD. They need to be mixed in equal parts and eat a teaspoon in the morning on an empty stomach. With these components, you can also prepare an infusion. To do this, 2 tablespoons of chopped horseradish are poured with a small amount of water. A day later, add it to a mixture of a glass of carrot juice and a glass of liquid honey. Take the resulting remedy in a tablespoon an hour before meals.
Honey for IHD can be used constantly, alternating different recipes. For long-term use, a honey elixir on alcohol is suitable. To do this, mix 500 mg of liquid honey and alcohol, heat the mixture over low heat until a film appears on the surface. After infusion, mix with a decoction of herbs. To prepare it, brew cudweed, chamomile, valerian, motherwort, knotweed in a liter of boiling water. Leave for half an hour and strain. After mixing, the elixir is placed in a dark place. After 3 days, the medicine is ready. It is taken over the course of a year according to the following scheme: in the first week, a teaspoon twice a day, in the second - a tablespoon, in the third week, take a break.
Recipes with garlic
Garlic is often used in CHD. This plant dilates blood vessels and increases heart contractions. In addition, garlic prevents the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, as it cleanses the vessels of cholesterol. Alcohol tincture is effective: 50 grated garlic should be poured with a glass of vodka and insisted for several days. Take 8 drops 3 times a day, after diluting them with a small amount of water. In addition, you can prepare a medicine from garlic and honey. Mix them in equal amounts and insist for 7 days. Then take a tablespoon three times a day.
The cores are recommended to make garlic oil. You can simply pour chopped garlic with vegetable oil and, after insisting, use it to dress salads. And you can make medicine. To do this, pour a peeled head of garlic with a glass of unrefined olive oil. A day later, add the juice of 1 lemon. Insist for a week, sometimes stirring. Take this mixture by a teaspoon before meals for 3 months.
Recipes with heather
This plant is also often included in various folk recipes for IBS. The properties of heather allow it to be used for heart diseases both independently and as part of fees. It helps to regulate the rhythm of the heart, increases the strength of heart contractions, and has a calming effect. But it is undesirable to use it for people with pathologies of the digestive system, especially for gastritis with low acidity. Most often, it is recommended to add a decoction of heather to tea. To do this, boil 50 g of heather in half a liter of water and leave for a day. You can also use other recipes.
- Take 50 g of heather, birch leaves, couch grass root and chestnut flowers, 100 g of chamomile flowers, hawthorn and motherwort grass. Grind the mixture, brew a teaspoon in a glass of water. Drink 10 ml twice a dayday.
- A collection of 3 tablespoons of heather, 2 tablespoons of oregano and a spoonful of motherwort is effective in the initial stages of various heart diseases.
- An effective sedative collection can be prepared from heather grass, cudweed marsh and valerian root. For severe anxiety, take a third cup of a decoction of this collection every 2 hours.
- Decoction of heather combined with birch leaves relieves swelling well.
- You can also make heather tincture. To do this, pour 10 g of herbs into 50 ml of alcohol and insist for 2 weeks. Take 30-40 drops several times a day.
Decoctions of herbs
Various decoctions and infusions of medicinal plants help in the treatment of coronary heart disease. You can use herbs separately, but different fees are most effective. They have a complex effect, so they better support the work of the heart. They can be used, in addition to the most common hawthorn or heather, other herbs. Motherwort, lemon balm, cornflower flowers, linden and lovage, white mistletoe work best. The medicinal properties and contraindications of such decoctions are precisely known only to specialists, so it is not recommended to combine different plants on your own. It is better to use recipes that have proven to work.
- Brew a glass of boiling water in a thermos 2 tablespoons of buckwheat flowers and a spoonful of mistletoe. Take a couple of spoons three times a day.
- Make a mixture of sunflower petals, dill seeds, jaundice herb and coltsfoot. Brew a spoonful of the mixture with a glass of boiling water. Take half a cup 4-6 times a day.
- Mix equal amounts of crushed corn root and lovage grass. Brew in a thermos, drink half a glass 3 times a day.
- Effective collection is obtained by mixing equal amounts of birch buds, bearberry leaves, elecampane root, corn stigmas and cornflower flowers. Pour 2 tablespoons of the mixture with a glass of water and boil the broth in a water bath. Take half a glass twice a day.
- In a similar way, a collection of raspberries, linden flowers, flaxseed and kopek root is prepared and taken.
Features of food
When treating coronary heart disease with folk remedies, it becomes mandatory to follow a special diet. After all, it is possible to stop the progression of the disease only with an integrated approach, and dietary habits greatly affect the state of blood vessels. To normalize the blood supply to the heart muscle, you need to give up fatty and spicy foods, reduce the amount of meat, flour products. It is especially harmful for IHD to consume pork, lard, smoked meats, goose or duck, fatty fish, butter, fast food, mayonnaise, coffee and chocolate. You need to try to eat less sour cream, eggs, flour products.
Meat is recommended to be replaced with soy, it is permissible to use skinless chicken, veal, lean fish. Instead of butter, you need to add sunflower, olive, corn or soybean oil to dishes. The diet for IHD should include raisins, pumpkin, cottage cheese, nuts and seeds,citrus fruits, legumes, seaweed, berries. You need to eat more vegetables and fruits, and the ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates should be 1:1:4. Dried fruits, wheat bran, oatmeal, honey are useful for this pathology.
Food can even be used to prepare medicines that help with coronary artery disease. Most often it is recommended to make a decoction of oats. For it, you need to take unpeeled grains in the amount of 50 g, pour half a liter of water and boil. Then insist a few hours. After that, add 70 g of crushed elecampane roots and repeat the procedure. Mix the infusion with honey and take half a cup 2-3 times a day. It is also useful to use on an empty stomach a mixture of 2 proteins, 2 tablespoons of sour cream and a teaspoon of honey. This medicine has a general tonic effect and improves the functioning of the heart.
