Pyelonephritis is an inflammatory nonspecific renal pathology of bacterial etiology affecting the pelvis, parenchyma and calyces of the kidneys. Its causative agents are enterococci, Escherichia coli, staphylococci, Proteus and others. But not only medicines are used to treat pyelonephritis. Herbs relieve the condition of patients, and also help to get rid of the effects of medication, rather intensive therapy.
Official medicine offers multivitamin complexes, antibiotics, uroseptics for the treatment of this disease. Treatment of pyelonephritis with herbs provides significant support, but you can take herbal teas only during the period of remission of diseases in order to avoid new exacerbations and protect the intestines and liver from the negative effects of antibiotics.
In addition, herbal preparations help to get rid of toxins and viruses,pathogenic microorganisms. What herbs are most effective for pyelonephritis? How to take them? You will find answers to these questions in the article.
What is the disease dangerous?
With each exacerbation of pyelonephritis, new kidney tissues are involved in the inflammatory process. As a result, over time, this leads to the appearance of a scar instead of tissue with a normal structure. The functional tissue of the kidneys is gradually reduced when the disease becomes chronic, the organ itself shrinks, and then stops working. That is why it is so important to start treatment in a timely manner in order to prevent its further development, which often leads to bilateral kidney damage.
Using Herbs
Since herbs are very useful for kidneys in pyelonephritis, they are part of complex therapy. Plant collections are equally important. Plants with anti-inflammatory, diuretic and antibacterial properties are used. They fight viruses and bacteria, which actively multiply due to stagnation of urine. Used along with drug treatment of pyelonephritis, herbs eliminate the effects of antibiotics, prevent their impact on the intestinal and liver microflora.
Sometimes herbal preparations are more effective than potent drugs, as many microorganisms have already developed strong immunity to antibiotics, but are completely powerless against herbs such as ivy budra, yarrow, meadowsweet and others.
Principlesphytotherapy
Useful herbs for the kidneys in pyelonephritis should be taken following three rules:
- composition of herbal teas should be changed periodically - every 30-40 days;
- after three months of treatment, you should take a break for two to three weeks;
- Given the peculiarities of the genitourinary organs, herbal-based drugs are taken in the afternoon.
Diuretic and anti-inflammatory herbal remedies
Oats have proven themselves as a herb that treats pyelonephritis. This is an excellent anti-inflammatory agent. In folk medicine, not only grains are used, but also the stems of the plant.
Tincture of stems
Grind 300 g of oats (green grass) in a meat grinder or blender and pour the resulting mixture with 0.5 liters of vodka. Leave to infuse in a dark place for three weeks. Then the composition is filtered. Take the medicine twice a day half an hour before meals. Single dosage: 30 ml of tincture mixed with a tablespoon of water.
It should be understood that cleansing the kidneys with oats is a method that takes quite a lot of time, and therefore it is the most gentle. Thanks to the mild effect of the drug, the body is restored and does not suffer from the aggressive effects of drugs.
Decoction
Means for the normalization of kidney function is prepared as follows: pour three tablespoons of oat grains with three liters of water and put the container on a slow fire for 3.5 hours. Strain the composition and take half a cup warm one hour before meals.
Infusioncornflower
Infusion of cornflower flowers and its herbs for pyelonephritis has analgesic, anti-inflammatory effect, eliminates swelling. Pour boiling water (200 ml) over a tablespoon (tablespoon) of dried and chopped cornflower, let it brew for forty minutes and take 50 ml 4 times a day.
Flax seeds
In folk medicine, flax seeds are often used to treat chronic pyelonephritis. A spoonful of seeds (a tablespoon) is poured with boiling water (200 ml), insisted for a quarter of an hour, shaken, filtered. Take a quarter cup half an hour before meals three times a day.
Chamomile
Able to alleviate the patient's condition with pyelonephritis herb chamomile. An infusion of flowers has a pleasant aroma and taste, contains vitamins A, C, as well as trace elements, antioxidants and flavonoids.
Weak infusion (1 tbsp. Grass, filled with 400 ml of boiling water) is prescribed for chronic pyelonephritis. It should be consumed during the day. The product cleanses the kidneys of accumulated toxins and toxins. The antispasmodic property of chamomile infusion provides an analgesic effect.
Infusion more concentrated (10 g of grass and 200 ml of boiling water) is effective in acute pyelonephritis. Take this drug 100 ml in the morning and before bed at night.
Cowberry
This is a plant that effectively treats pyelonephritis. Since ancient times, not only infusions of leaves, but also fruits have been used for kidney problems. The infusion of the leaves is famous for its powerful antimicrobial and diuretic action, creates optimal acidity in the organs.urinary system.
Preparing such an infusion is easy - 10 g of plant leaves are poured into 0.2 liters of boiling water. The cup is covered with a lid and the remedy is infused for three hours. During the day, drink 200 ml of infusion in two doses. Treatment continues for a week.
Juice from fresh cranberries with honey - a pleasant-tasting drink that relieves inflammation in the kidneys. Mix 50 ml of juice with a spoonful of honey, mix well and drink half an hour before meals.
Cranberries
The high content of folic and ascorbic acids in cranberries allows you to use the berry to relieve inflammation in the kidneys and restore their function. In the complex therapy of pyelonephritis, cranberry juice and juice are used.
Morse is easy to cook and pleasant to drink. A glass of berries should be kneaded with a wooden spoon, drain the juice. Cake pour a liter of water and boil over low heat for no more than 5 minutes. Then the container is removed from the fire, juice and a spoonful of honey are added. You can drink juice 200 ml three times a day.
Corn silk
Medicinal herbs used to treat pyelonephritis have a powerful anti-inflammatory and diuretic effect. Corn silk is rich in vitamins A, E, P, B, selenium, acts as an anti-inflammatory, diuretic and antispasmodic.
Pour 0.2 liters of boiling water over a tablespoon of fibers and put the mixture in a water bath for 20 minutes. Then cool the composition and strain it. Take the drug at intervals of three hours throughout the day, 30 ml.
Herbal preparations
Collecting herbs atpyelonephritis is a medicinal mixture made from environmentally friendly raw materials, which is made up of leaves, stems or roots of plants with anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. There are two forms of this disease - acute and chronic. Treatments are naturally somewhat different.
Acute pyelonephritis
Herbs for acute pyelonephritis are prescribed only on the third day after the exacerbation of the disease. They are an adjunct to medical treatment. Doctors note the special effectiveness of herbal teas, which include bearberry (bear's ear). They have a complex effect on the body, having antiseptic, astringent, diuretic properties. To prevent the spread of infection to the genitals, celandine grass is used for pyelonephritis.
Collection 1
In equal parts, mix parsley fruits, bearberry leaves, hernia naked and field harrow. Pour two tablespoons (tablespoons) of the dry mixture with boiling water (500 ml) and let it brew for two hours. Infusion take 60 ml. A day you need to drink a glass of infusion.
Collection 2
Equal parts of celandine, garden parsley and bearberry herbs are mixed and to prepare a daily dose, pour 400 ml of water into a collection spoon (tablespoon). Boil on low heat under the lid for fifteen minutes. Take a decoction three times a day before meals, 100 ml each.
Collection 3
Mixing the leaves of bearberry, warty birch and corn stigmas (in equal proportions), one tablespoon of drymixture must be poured with a glass of boiling water. Herbs should be infused for an hour. Take an infusion of 60 ml in the morning, afternoon and evening.
Chronic pyelonephritis
Treatment of a disease in a chronic form is longer and it gives the desired result when included in the complex therapy of herbal teas. Herbs for chronic pyelonephritis should have bactericidal, diuretic and anti-inflammatory properties.
Composition 1
- Leaves of blackcurrant, bearberry, warty birch;
- Dioecious nettle.
- Plantain.
Composition 2
- Strawberries and cranberries.
- Juniper and rose hips.
In both recipes, all herbs are taken in equal proportions, usually a tablespoon, and poured with a liter of cold water. The mixture is placed in a water bath for a quarter of an hour, after which the composition is filtered and 100 ml is taken four times a day.
Composition 3
The following collection of herbs for pyelonephritis increases the body's resistance, eliminates the effects of a bacterial infection. For its preparation you will need:
- leaves of bearberry, lingonberry;
- juniper fruit;
- plantain;
- nettle nettle;
- blackcurrant (leaves);
- strawberry fruits;
- horsetail;
- rosehip.
Mixture of herbs (2 tablespoons) pour boiling water (500 ml), cover and leave until completely cooled. The infusion must be filtered, after which you cantake 100 ml before meals.
Composition 4
Another collection that, in addition to antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action, has a tonic effect. Bearberry leaves, horsetail, lingonberry leaves, licorice root, wild rose and juniper are thoroughly mixed in equal parts. Then a spoonful of a mixture of herbs is poured with boiling water (200 ml). Take the composition of 20 ml three times a day.
Kidney teas
You can use medicinal plants in the form of tea, which can be single or multi-component. Pharmacy formulations are inexpensive and easy to use - the herbs in them are selected in the required proportions, there are instructions for cooking.
The most popular in the complex therapy of pyelonephritis include the following compositions:
1. "Clean Stream"
Inexpensive Russian tea, which includes St. John's wort and cranberries, chamomile and calendula, knotweed. The collection has healing and antibacterial properties, is useful for the treatment of inflamed kidneys and can be used for preventive purposes.
2. Brusniver
This tea is familiar to many. It is able to destroy pathogenic flora (staphylococci, E. coli), normalize diuresis and increase immunity. Herbal tea contains: string, leaves of bearberry and lingonberry, crushed rose hips.
3. «Fitonefrol»
Phyto tea with a pleasant aroma, which included: calendula and bearberry, mint and dill, eleutherococcus. The composition has a diuretic,tonic, anti-inflammatory and regenerating action.
Contraindications for use
We talked about what herbs to drink with pyelonephritis. It's time to recall that almost all medicinal plants have contraindications. As a rule, renal herbal preparations are well tolerated by patients, although there are a number of contraindications to their use:
- severe organic kidney damage;
- prone to swelling and allergic reactions. This is especially important when it comes to the treatment of pyelonephritis in children, as they often show individual intolerance to the components of herbal preparations;
- should completely exclude kidney fees, infused with alcohol, in the treatment of children;
- during pregnancy and lactation, the use of herbs is allowed only after consultation and approval of such a method of treatment by a specialist.
And one final piece of advice: herbal treatment of pyelonephritis, no matter how harmless it may seem, should be supervised by a physician.
