Ear pain is the main symptom of inflammation. It gives a lot of discomfort, interferes with life. As soon as you have pain, you need to see a doctor as soon as possible. But what if you have to wait a few days before going to a specialist? Traditional healers say - it is necessary to use natural medicines. For example, geranium will help with earache. We propose to talk about the beneficial properties of this plant today!
Home doctor
Pink geranium, also known as pelargonium, pleases flower growers with its bright flowers and delicate fragrance. However, few people know that geranium is a real home doctor: it can be used to treat kidney diseases, various intestinal pathologies, even dysentery. Geranium is especially effective for earache. In folk medicine, pelargonium is considered real.panacea for otitis and other diseases. It should be noted that geranium leaves will be needed to treat sore ears. Both fresh and dried leaves can be used to make decoctions and tinctures!
Useful properties
Healing properties of geranium for the ear are provided due to the presence of phytoncides, that is what natural antibiotics are called. Thanks to them, geranium has an anti-inflammatory effect. Researchers have proven that the phytoncides present in geraniums suppress all pathogenic microflora, including staphylococcal! By the way, in total, geranium contains about 500 components, these are organic acids, vitamins and minerals, essential oils, pectin, flavonoids, tannins. Thanks to this composition, the following beneficial effects can be distinguished:
- quick pain relief;
- significant slowdown in the reproduction of viruses;
- decrease in the rate of appearance of pus;
- decrease puffiness;
- stop the spread of infection;
- rapid production of interferon.
Geranium-based herbal remedies have a calming effect, because they help restore normal sleep and relieve fatigue, it is extremely useful for otitis media, because this disease is characterized by general malaise.
Indications for use
Indication for the use of the leaves of the plant is otitis - both viral and acute bacterial. Pelargonium will quickly cope with severe pain in the ear, it will be usefuland in chronic disease. The thing is that it instantly relieves inflammation and prevents new pain attacks. Doctors say: this plant is an excellent addition to traditional therapy, moreover, at the initial stage of the disease, geranium will completely destroy the infection and cure this pathology. Please note: before using geranium for the treatment of ears, it is imperative to consult a specialist, only the attending physician can decide on the replacement of antibiotics with pelargonium.
Recipes
There are many ways to use pink geranium for earache, all of them are quite simple to use. However, the simplest is to simply pluck the sheet, rinse it well and dry it, and then twist it into a tube and insert it into the ear canal for up to four hours. After that, the ear must be insulated: for this, you can cover it with a piece of cotton wool and a bandage on top. Already half an hour after you insert a geranium leaf into your ear, you will notice how the pain begins to go away. After 3-4 hours, the geranium leaf will need to be replaced with a new one. With proper application, a noticeable result of treatment will be in three days. There are many other recipes for geranium-based herbal remedies that allow you to stop ear pain with otitis media. Let's take a closer look at them.
Geranium, alcohol and rye flour
In order to improve blood circulation in otitis media, enhance drainage and accelerate tissue regeneration, you need to take geranium leaves, rinse them well,grind to a mushy state. After that, you need to add rye flour to the gruel (you can use, for example, buckwheat instead), a small amount of camphor alcohol. You should get a rather tight dough, you should make a cake out of it, which is subsequently applied to the area around the shell of the diseased ear. Then the ear must be insulated, this can be done with wax paper or cotton wool. Specialists draw attention to the fact that this method cannot be used for purulent otitis media, because heat can aggravate the course of the disease.
Geranium and olive oil
In order to prepare a remedy for earache, geraniums, or rather, crushed leaves, must be combined with olive oil. The composition should be infused for two hours in a cool place. Make sure that direct sunlight does not fall on the phytopreparation. In this remedy, it is necessary to dip a cotton-gauze turunda and insert it into the ear for 4-5 hours. You can also use the herbal product as ear drops.
Geranium and water
It is necessary to grind the leaves of pink geranium, get juice from them, which should be mixed with water in equal proportions. Cotton or gauze swabs should be soaked with this solution, which should be inserted into the sore ear all night.
Geranium flowers
It is necessary to take fresh pelargonium flowers, squeeze the juice. It must be carefully filtered so that no particles of petals remain in it. This can be done with a small strainer or gauze folded several times. Juicemust be instilled three times a day in a sore ear. A single dose is 2-3 drops.
Decoction of pink geranium
In the event that otitis media is accompanied by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the middle ear, it is necessary to wash the nose with a decoction of pelargonium. To do this, you will need a tablespoon of crushed leaves, a glass of hot, but not boiling water. The ingredients must be combined and let them brew for a couple of hours. After that, strain the solution well, rinse your nose with it. This must be done 3 times a day, the treatment period is one week.
Useful information
Due to the fact that any inflammatory process occurring in the ear entails increased excitability of a person, especially a child, sleep is disturbed, tearfulness and irritability appear. That is why traditional healers recommend using aroma pillows with pink geraniums. You will need a small cotton bag in which you need to pour dry leaves and pelargonium flowers. Coniferous components will not be superfluous. This bag should be put next to the pillow at night. By the way, do not forget to consult with your doctor, because it is strictly forbidden to bury geranium in the ear with otitis media with a violation of the integrity of the eardrum.
Combination of geraniums with other plants
With otitis media, pelargonium can be used as the main component, which will alleviate the condition, or can be combined with other equally effective means. For example,aloe will help enhance the effect of geranium. The juice of this plant must be mixed in equal proportions with geranium juice. You can add a small amount of liquid honey to this composition, then dilute with water. Such a remedy should be instilled into the ears or soaked in cotton swabs to lay them at night.
Another great treatment is an alcoholic tincture of geranium for the ears. The healing properties of pelargonium are perfectly complemented by calendula. First you need to combine calendula and geranium in equal amounts. They must be mixed with alcohol in a ratio of 1:100, then left for a week in a dark, cool place. This tincture is used in the form of drops. Please note: the composition must first be diluted with water.
The leaves of sage, chamomile flowers and pelargonium root, combined in equal amounts, are excellent for pain in the ear with otitis media. They must be poured with a glass of boiling water, then held in a water bath for 20 minutes. Such drops must be instilled several times a day, a single dose should be three drops.
Contraindications and precautions
Like any other remedy, geranium has a number of contraindications, these include pregnancy and lactation, infancy, violation of the integrity of the eardrum. Drops prepared on the basis of pelargonium should not be instilled into the ears if blood is present in the secreted purulent masses. To refuse treatment with geraniums is for people with severe somatic pathologies.and those who have a tendency to bleed. Such a remedy should not be used by those who, with otitis media, exudate in large quantities. Before you think about how to treat the ear with geraniums, be sure to consult a doctor. Please note: folk remedies based on pelargonium are recommended to be used as an addition to traditional treatment. In a severe course of the disease with purulent inflammation, high hopes should not be placed on this phytopreparation. Geranium is unlikely to be able to cope with what process on its own.
