Modern medicine can not offer any of the most effective medicines to treat psoriasis. All sprays, oils, creams, therapeutic procedures, pills only help eliminate unpleasant symptoms and make the patient's life better, prevent and weaken the manifestations of relapses. Then, when trust in medicine disappears, many patients turn their attention to folk remedies.
Home treatment for psoriasis
Many of those who have suffered from psoriasis for a long time try to try all possible means to get rid of plaques and flaking for years to come. Tar is considered one of the most effective remedies in folk medicine. Although most patients notice that it helps to cure plaque only if psoriasis has started relatively recently.
Before treating with birch tar, be sure to check if you have an allergic reaction to this substance. This can be done using a special test. Soak a cotton swab in a little tar and apply the product to the elbow joint. If you suffer from allergies, then its first signs (redness, itching, skin) will appear in half an hour. Remember that there are no other contraindications to the use of birch tar.
Treatment with this drug lasts 2-6 weeks, depending on the stage and severity of the disease. Tar can be purchased at any pharmacy. Apply with a cotton swab to those areas of the skin that are affected by psoriasis. During the first days of treatment, the tar is applied for only ten minutes. After that, it should be washed with tar soap. Gradually, the therapy time increases to 40 minutes per day. It is best to set the pitch in the evening.
Within a few days you will be able to see the first positive results. But in any case, do not interrupt the treatment until all the plaques are completely gone.
Despite the fact that birch tar is considered the best popular remedy for psoriasis, some patients prefer other treatment options.
Even older forms of psoriasis can be easily treated with regular baking soda. In some patients, after a long-term remission comes, which is quite difficult to achieve with the help of medication. The simplest and cheapest option for treating psoriasis with baking soda is to use baking soda baths.
To do this, hot water is taken in the bath and up to 900 g of soda is added. If necessary, you can also add sea salt, chamomile or wire infusions. You need to lie in the bath for at least half an hour to get an effective therapeutic result. After that, never rinse baking soda from your skin or dry it out.
Such baths are taken in a day from two to eight weeks. Until complete forgiveness occurs.
Some patients claim that copper sulfate helps to cure psoriatic plaques quickly and for a long time. To use this recipe, you will need the following ingredients: yellow sulfur (powder), copper sulfate, dry celandine (powder), lard and birch tar. Take 50 g of sulfur and 50 g of burnt vitriol (in powder form). Add 25 g of birch tar and celandine, as well as 150 g of fat. Put the mixture in a water bath, stir. Then let cool.
The resulting ointment should be lubricated with tablets once a day (preferably at bedtime). To avoid any problems in the form of allergies, you should first try the oil on a small area of skin.
Alternative treatment for scalp psoriasis
Homemade shampoos are best for treating scalp psoriasis. The following recipe is considered the most effective.
Take 20 g of honey, baby shampoo and an egg white. All of these ingredients should be thoroughly mixed and applied to the scalp daily for three to eight weeks for 15-20 minutes.
No less effective in the treatment of psoriasis of the head are a variety of infusions and decoctions, which are taken internally. Among them should be noted:
- Take 20 g of fresh flowers and pour 500 g of boiling water. Insist for about 1. 5 hours. Necessary it is necessary to take the tincture every day one hour after meals (120 g).
- Take the roots of calamus and elecampane and combine them with celandine, St. John’s wort, lingonberry leaves, horsetail and black sage flowers. 10 g of the mixture should be poured with boiling water (250 g).
Treatment of plantar psoriasis with folk remedies
The most effective treatment for plantar psoriasis is fatty or mechanical fat. In this case, note that only plain grease helps, which is sold for lubrication of metal parts of cars. Today you can see various preparations based on this substance with herbal ingredients, but, as practice shows, they do not bring the desired result.
It is immediately worth deciding on a long-term treatment (from one to two months). Plantar psoriasis usually takes a long time and is difficult to cure, as the plaques are in a place that often comes in contact with other surfaces.
For treatment, you just need to lubricate the affected areas of oily skin. In the first few days, spread the fat for 15-20 minutes and every day (within a week) increase this time to 40 minutes. Be sure to wash the grease after use with tar soap.
Alternative treatment for nail psoriasis
To improve the condition of nails with psoriasis, it is recommended to use the following folk remedy.
Take laurel leaves (20 g) and pour over them 400 g of hot boiled water. Cook for about ten minutes on low heat. Then cool and drain. The infusion should be taken orally for one-third of a glass three times a day. Therapy lasts up to seven days. After that, it is worth taking a two-day break, and then drink again according to the old scheme until all the symptoms of the disease disappear.
You can also rub the liquid form of vitamin A (retinol) directly on the nail plate. But it should be borne in mind that such treatment will last at least three months. Some people use nail baths with cornstarch or oatmeal.
Folk remedies for treating psoriasis on the elbows
One of the most effective treatments for psoriatic plaques on the elbows is egg oil. Many patients claim that thanks to this medicine they managed to achieve a lasting remission for several years.
In order to prepare egg oil, the following ingredients are needed: place a raw egg (with shell) in a 200 gram glass jar. Pour it with the vinegar essence, which should completely cover the egg. Close the lid and place in a dark, cool place for a day. Take out the egg and press it with the shell. Add a little pork or goose fat there. Stir
This oil should be applied to the affected elbows in a small amount, as at first it will be quite uncomfortable for the agent to burn. After a while, you can increase the amount. After 1-2 hours, wash the oil with water and spread the skin with a regular cream (for children it is more suitable). Apply only once a day. The effectiveness of this tool can be seen very quickly (2-3 days). Therapy is continued until the plaques are completely gone.
Herbal treatment of psoriasis
Medicinal herbs are often used to treat psoriasis. But the most effective among them is cabbage, especially its seeds. For a long time, garden cabbage has been considered the safest treatment for psoriasis. It should also be remembered that this plant helps to achieve long-term remission, which is quite difficult to deal with conventional medicines.
Purslane can be purchased either at a pharmacy or online. If you are going to buy online, then you should pay attention to the "Collection of garden crops".
For effective therapy, you need to create a concentrated solution. To do this, take two tablespoons of bark seeds and prepare them in boiling water in a thermos. Once the infusion has stayed (about an hour), you can apply it on the affected skin. Remember to keep the skin moist from the tincture.
The therapy lasts from four to six weeks and during this time the patient can completely get rid of the psoriatic plaques. Forgiveness is long enough. In some cases, it can be up to five years old.
Treatment of psoriasis with homeopathy
Homeopathic remedies are often used to treat psoriasis. At the same time, some of them help to get rid of psoriatic plaques completely as well as get a long-term forgiveness. But immediately it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that treatment with homeopathy is long and quite complicated. Under no circumstances should you refuse treatment in the middle of the course, otherwise you will not get effective and positive results.
Note that homeopathic medicines tend to be less effective when taken separately from medicines.
Evaluation of traditional medicine prescriptions in the treatment of psoriasis
Remember that traditional medicine is considered most effective in the early stages of the disease, when the first plaques appear on the patient's skin.
Among the most popular recipes are the following:
- Celandine is perhaps the most famous medicinal plant used, among other things, to treat psoriasis. Its juice is used most often. Such a treatment is carried out in summer, as during this period celandine begins to bloom. Fresh plant juice is applied to psoriatic plaques immediately after harvest of the plant. The therapy lasts about three months and during this time the patient can see an effective result.
- Hazelnuts - used to make warm baths. It is applied during an exacerbation of the disease. To make such a bath, you need to take half a kilogram of walnut shells and insist in boiling water. It is recommended to lie in such a bath for half an hour.
- Meadowsweet - the root of this medicinal plant is used to treat psoriasis. It should be used in powder form. To prepare an oil based on meadow root, you need to take Vaseline or oil and half a glass of crushed root. Boil the mixture in a water bath and lubricate it on the affected skin.
Effective treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies
Alternative treatment in the fight against psoriatic plaques is more effective. Helps to achieve long-term remission (in some cases even up to five years), as well as to quickly cleanse the skin from unpleasant external manifestations. Each patient chooses the most effective and proven method for himself. The most popular today are considered: birch tar, celandine juice, viburnum tincture, baking soda, car fat. But it is worth understanding that you may be allergic to these funds, so before using them, you should test for allergic reactions.