Choleretic Herbs For Gallstones And Bile Stasis

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Choleretic herbs for gallstones and bile stasis

Content:

• Calamus root
• Anise fruit
• Black elderberry
• Highlander serpentine
• Dandelion
• Marshmallow rhizome
• Wormwood
• Peppermint
• Dill (seeds)
• Parsley
• Strawberries (leaves)
• Celandine

If a person suffers from stagnation of bile, he is shown the use of herbs that eliminate this stagnation. They will also be helpful in detecting gallstones.

Calamus root

In order to get rid of stones in the gallbladder, it is advisable to use an alcoholic tincture of the plant. It should be consumed internally, three times a day, divided into each basic meal. The volume is from 10 to 30 drops, depending on the person's body weight.

Cooking recipes: for cooking, you need the calamus root to dry thoroughly first. After that, it must be crushed. To do this, you can use a coffee grinder or meat grinder. Then the resulting powder is put into glass containers and filled with alcohol. One part of calamus root takes five parts of alcohol. You need to insist on it away from light sources. The minimum cooking time is a week.

You can also use a decoction of calamus root in combination with other herbs (St. John's wort and immortelle). To do this, they are taken in equal proportions, on a tablespoon, poured with boiling water and infused under the lid for a quarter of an hour. After that, you need to add the flowers of the plant and put it to boil over low heat (up to 5 minutes). After the broth has cooled it can be used. You need to drink half a glass before eating. Therefore, it is advisable to immediately prepare a large volume of broth.

Contraindications. Calamus root should not be used by pregnant women. If you have frequent nosebleeds, acute kidney disease, stomach ulcers or gastritis. An important clarification - calamus root is not allowed for people suffering from hypotension, as this plant helps to reduce pressure. The use of large doses of calamus root in any form is contraindicated - this will cause poisoning and vomiting.

Anise fruit

Anise tincture is used as a choleretic agent. To do this, you need to take them in an amount of 40 grams and place them in vodka. Its volume should be 250 grams. It should be insisted for 10 days. After that, consume it orally with meals, either in pure form or adding to drinks. At one time, 20 drops will be enough. You should start with half the dose. If no side effects are observed during the day, then you can switch to a full-fledged intake of the drug.

Contraindications. Cannot be used while carrying a child, as well as with increased sensitivity to the fruits of the plant, as they can cause allergies. The presence of duodenal and stomach ulcers will also be a contraindication.

Black elderberry

As a choleretic agent, a decoction of elderberry bark and its leaves is used. To prepare a decoction, you need to take the bark of the plant, at the rate of 1 tablespoon per glass of water. Then put on fire and cook after boiling for 10 minutes. After, it is necessary to remove from the heat and, covering with a lid, let stand. When the broth becomes warm, it can be consumed internally. You need to drink warm, half an hour before meals. A glass of broth should be divided three times. Strain through a sieve before ingestion.

A decoction of flowers will be more effective if mixed in equal proportions with linden. You should not boil, just fill it with hot water. After the broth has cooled, it can be consumed in the same way as the bark broth.

Contraindications. Cannot be used at the time of pregnancy, as well as for diabetes insipidus. Also a contraindication is ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The dosage should be followed exactly.

Highlander serpentine root

To prepare a remedy, you need to take three tablespoons of crushed mountaineer bark and pour either boiled or filtered cold water. The resulting mass should be put on fire and boiled for half an hour. When the broth has cooled, it must be passed through a sieve. This tea should be drunk three times a day, half a glass. You can start eating in 30 minutes.

Contraindications. Cannot be used if there is kidney or bladder disease. Pregnancy and the period of breastfeeding are also an absolute prohibition on the use of snake root.

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Dandelion

Dandelion juice, which must be squeezed from the roots of the plant, is a powerful choleretic agent. It is necessary to collect the roots in early autumn or late spring. Before squeezing the juice, the roots must be thoroughly rinsed, doused with boiling water and cleaned of adventitious roots. Then they need to be finely chopped with a knife or twisted in a meat grinder. The resulting gruel must be squeezed out and drunk half a glass at a time. This will help get rid of the stones. The course of treatment is a week. Take once a day.

Contraindications. Even in the absence of contraindications, you must first consult a doctor, as this juice is a potent remedy. Cannot be used if there is a stomach ulcer and 12 duodenal ulcer, with hyperacid gastritis and with loose stools.

Althea officinalis rhizome

The root infusion is prepared as follows: you need to take 10 grams of dry product and grind it thoroughly, then pour it with clean boiled water at room temperature. After an hour, strain the infusion and drink 2 tablespoons every two hours. Since the taste of the infusion will be very bitter, you can add sugar or honey there.

Contraindications. Cannot be used in case of dehydration of the body and in conjunction with drugs that thin phlegm. Cannot be used by women who are pregnant or infants. Marshmallow is contraindicated for people with constipation and lung disease.

Wormwood

You can prepare an alcoholic tincture from wormwood. To do this, take three tablespoons of chopped dried herb and place in a glass container. Pour it with a glass of vodka and put it in a dark place. The tincture will be ready in two weeks. The tool has a pronounced choleretic effect, so it should be used with caution. For the first time, five drops will be enough, after a day you can add five more drops, thus, bringing the total amount to 20 drops at one time. Consume with meals, in the morning and evening hours.

If you combine wormwood with horsetail, you can get rid of gallstones. Taking a teaspoon of each herb, pour water over them and boil (no more than 10 minutes). It is worth using such a decoction for a long time, 1/4 cup each, dividing the daily dose into three doses.

Contraindications. You can not use the grass for people of retirement age (or use it with great care), as well as those who have an increased body weight. An absolute ban on the use of wormwood - bearing a child, stomach ulcers, alcoholism, mental disorders, thrombophlebitis.

Peppermint leaves

You need to take one teaspoon of herbs, dry or fresh, and pour a glass of boiling water. Cover and let stand for half an hour. When the water cools down, you need to strain it, and squeeze the grass itself. You need to drink just before going to bed.

Half a tablespoon of dry herb should be placed in a small enamel container, filled with boiling water and put into a water bath, after covering it with a lid. After 20 minutes of continuous simmering, the infusion is cooled and brought to its original volume. You can store such a broth only in the refrigerator, no more than 2 days. Take half a glass before meals, 15 minutes before it starts. It will be enough to take twice a day.

Contraindications. You can not use the plant with hypotension, during feeding and breastfeeding and during pregnancy, if you are allergic to grass, with heartburn and if mint causes drowsiness. It is better not to give the infusion to children under 10 years old, and the herb is contraindicated for infants at all.

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Dill (seeds)

Dill seeds are often used as a choleretic agent. To do this, take 2 tablespoons of seeds, fill them with water (0.5 liters) and boil over a fire with the lid open for a quarter of an hour. Then the broth is cooled naturally, filtered and consumed inside. The dosage is half a glass, the number of times a day - 4. It is necessary to be treated for 2 weeks.

Contraindications. Although dill seeds are mild, they should not be used in unlimited quantities. Increased doses of the decoction can cause weakness, drowsiness and a general breakdown, as well as a decrease in visual acuity and even fainting. Do not use the decoction at low pressure.

Parsley

Parsley is a great help to deal with bile stagnation. For this, both the roots of the plant and its leaves are used. To make juice from parsley, the plant must be thoroughly washed and rotated in a meat grinder (along with the roots). Then the juice is squeezed out with gauze and consumed inside, before eating, 1/4 cup each. If the juice seems too concentrated, you can dilute it with water. It will be enough to drink juice in the morning and evening. The course of treatment is a month.

Contraindications. Juice should not be taken during pregnancy, as this can lead to miscarriage. Contraindications include diseases such as nephritis, gout and cystitis, kidney stones, and increased sensitivity to sunlight.

Strawberries (fruits and leaves)

To prepare a choleretic agent, you need to take one spoonful of strawberries and one spoonful (large) of its fresh or dried leaves. Pour 0.3 ml of boiling water over them and cover with a lid. After half an hour, the infusion must be cooled and taken orally in half a glass 2 times a day. This simple and affordable recipe will help with bile stasis if you take it regularly for a month.

Contraindications. Individual intolerance and allergic reactions.

Celandine

A decoction of celandine herb is used as a strong choleretic agent. To do this, you need to take it in the amount of one tablespoon. Pour in a glass of water and bring to a boil. Take half a glass twice a day with meals. First, it is necessary to cool and squeeze. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.

You can get rid of gallstone disease by ingesting celandine tincture. The course of treatment is also 2 weeks, the number of drops per admission is 10. For preparation, you need to take fresh grass (leaves and stems) - 50 grams, rinse and pour alcohol. Store in a dark place in a glass container for 2 weeks. After this time, you can start taking.

Celandine is also used in combination with other herbs (peppermint and dandelion root). It is necessary to take them in the same proportion - 50 grams each, pour a glass of boiling water and let it brew in a water bath for 10 minutes. Then the broth is filtered and consumed inside half a glass before meals. This is a highly effective remedy, so a weekly course will suffice. You can repeat the reception of the broth in the same amount after 3 months.

Contraindications. Despite the fact that celandine is a fairly effective choleretic agent, it has a number of contraindications, which include: dysbiosis, constipation, epilepsy, psychosis, angina pectoris, bronchial asthma, and neurological diseases.

Due to the fact that celandine is very poisonous, it should not be taken by young children, the elderly, and even pregnant women. Overdose can cause vomiting, diarrhea, fainting, hallucinations. If, after taking celandine, the condition worsens, then you need to call the ambulance team and go to the hospital.

Before you start taking this potent drug, you need to consult your doctor about the possibility of its use.

The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist

Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).