10 Folk Remedies For Removing Gallstones

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10 folk remedies for removing gallstones

Before you practice treatment with folk remedies, consult your doctor. An ultrasound scan or X-ray will help to identify the number of stones, their exact location and size. When large stones move, blockage of the bile ducts and impaired outflow of bile from the bladder may occur, which may require urgent surgical intervention.

1. Beetroot syrup. It is necessary to take several heads of beets, peel them and rinse well with running water. Beets need to be cut and boiled until the broth looks like a syrup. The resulting syrup is taken orally 0.5 cups 3 times a day before meals. This folk remedy helps to dissolve gallstones gradually and without pain.
2. Rowan is red. Fresh fruits of red rowan are considered another effective remedy. To dissolve stones in the bile ducts, you need to eat 2 cups of berries daily for 1.5 months. It should be the fruit of a wild (not garden) tree. Berries can be eaten with granulated sugar, honey, bread.

3. Birch leaf. It is better to collect birch leaves in spring, while they are still young, and dry. A decoction of them is prepared according to this recipe: add 200 ml of boiling water to 2 tablespoons of dried leaves, cook over low heat until the initial volume of liquid decreases by half. Next, the broth should be cooled and filtered. Take it orally 3 times a day before meals. Duration of treatment is 3 months. The birch leaf therapy is recommended only for small stones. The movement of stones along the bile streams can be accompanied by pain, provoke colic, nausea.
4. Again a birch leaf. A tablespoon of dried birch leaves is brewed with a glass of boiling water and over low heat for 20 minutes. The resulting broth must be wrapped and insisted for an hour. The filtered infusion is drunk in the morning and in the evening 30 minutes before meals, 1 glass each. With gallstone disease, this infusion is recommended for a long time.
5. Sauerkraut juice. It is drunk three times a day, 100-200 ml before meals. Juice treatment is continued for 1.5-2 months.
6. Strawberries. It is necessary to eat 3-5 glasses of ripe strawberries within 3 weeks. The tool is effective, helps for a long time.

7. Hemp seed. Add 3 cups of unpasteurized milk to a glass of seed minced through a meat grinder. Put the resulting mixture on low heat and boil until the initial volume of liquid is reduced by three times. The broth should be drained immediately. Drink on an empty stomach for five days. After 10 days, the course must be repeated. It is recommended to refrain from taking spicy food. Painful attacks in the liver are possible, they need to be endured. A year later, treatment with this folk remedy must be repeated. The method is effective, it helps well in the presence of stones in the bile ducts, in the kidneys.
8. Olive oil. Olive oil is taken orally 30 minutes before meals for 2-3 weeks. You should start with 0.5 teaspoon, then this volume should be gradually increased to 0.5 cups. Olive oil prevents the appearance of gastritis, promotes the natural removal of stones from the gallbladder.
9. Radish with honey. Effective for cholelithiasis and urolithiasis. The radish needs to be grated, squeezed out of the juice well and mixed in equal proportion with honey. Take 1 / 3-1 glass inside, gradually increasing the volume. The method not only prevents the appearance of stones, but also inhibits the development of atherosclerosis, protects against liver pathology.
10. Common lingonberry. Steam 1 tablespoon of leaves with a glass of boiling water, insist and filter for 30 minutes. To dissolve gallstones, you need to drink this infusion in 2 tbsp. spoons 4-5 times a day.

On the subject: Preparations for dissolving stones in the gallbladder

Other folk remedies for gallstones

In the event that surgery and other methods of treatment are contraindicated, you can resort to folk recipes to dissolve and remove stones and prevent the formation of new ones. Before starting treatment, you need to agree on this with your doctor!

• Take 250 gr. pour 3 liters of water over the sunflower root collected in autumn and boil for 2-3 minutes. Drink 1 glass 4 times a day. The course is 1.5-2 months. During the period of treatment, you should not eat salty foods and consume acidic drinks.
• Eat two glasses of red rowan during the day. You can add honey or sugar.
• Fill up 2 tables. tablespoons of dill seeds in a thermos, pour 500 ml of boiling water and leave for 4-5 hours. Strain and drink 1 glass of 2 r. a day for a month.
• Recipe for removing stones. Preliminary preparation: do not eat anything during the day and take a laxative twice. For the next three days, drink freshly squeezed juices every 2 hours: in the morning 2 glasses of cucumber juice and then 1 glass of apple juice.
• Take 2 tables. tablespoons of echinacea and black currant leaves, pour 1 liter of boiling water and leave for 2 hours. Strain and bring the infusion to 1 liter with drinking water. Take 0.5 cups 4 p. a day for 6 months.
• Collect pits from cherries and cherries. Break the bones and peel, 2 tables. chop the nucleoli and pour 150 ml of vodka. Keep in a dark place for 15 days. Take 10 drops of the tincture once a day, dissolving them in a tablespoon of water.

• Take olive oil 3 r. 1 tea per day spoon 30 minutes before meals. Every 2 days, increase the rate: 3rd day - 2 teaspoons. spoons, 5th day - 2 teaspoons, etc., on the 29th day - 15 teaspoons of oil. The course of treatment is 1 month. Or take 1 table. a spoonful of olive oil in the morning on an empty stomach 30 minutes before meals for a week.
• Take on an empty stomach 100 grams. fresh radish juice for 3-6 weeks.

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).