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Using propolis for hemorrhoids as an adjunct to the main treatment, you can quickly get rid of pain, relieve inflammation and swelling, and heal cracks in the mucous membrane. Below are popular and effective recipes for products based on this product and recommendations for their use.
The benefits of propolis for hemorrhoids and cracks
Propolis (uza, bee glue) is a sticky substance produced by bees. It is used by these insects for construction and disinfection purposes - for insulating the walls of the hive and sealing cracks, disinfecting honeycombs before laying eggs, mummifying other insects and debris. Over the summer, beekeepers collect only 100-150 g of the product from 1 hive.
The composition of bonds includes resins, tannins and aromatic compounds, wax, flavonoids, alcohols and minerals, and more than 200 components in total. About half of them are resinous substances and 30% - wax.
The effectiveness of propolis for hemorrhoids is due to its properties:
- pain relievers;
- anti-inflammatory;
- venotonic;
- regenerating (wound healing);
- antiseptic and antimicrobial;
- anti-thrombotic.
Propolis destroys most pathogenic bacteria and fungi, many types of viruses. Light analgesic effect is associated with the presence of essential oils and tannins in the composition.
The effectiveness of treatment of hemorrhoids with propolis at home
Bee glue has long established itself as an effective treatment for hemorrhoids. Its use relieves inflammation, reduces mucosal bleeding, swelling and size of hemorrhoids, heals anal fissures.
Anyone can make candles, tincture or propolis ointment with their own hands at home. For the best therapeutic effect, treatment should be started as early as possible. Also, an important condition is the use of the agent as an additional to the scheme prescribed by the proctologist, and not as the main one.
Propolis recipes for hemorrhoids at home
To cure hemorrhoids, you can use different propolis products:
- rectal suppositories;
- tincture;
- cream;
- solution for setting enemas.
The following are popular and effective homemade recipes for these dosage forms.
Propolis cream for the treatment of hemorrhoids
With external hemorrhoids, the nodes are lubricated with a cream or applied in the form of a gauze bandage. With the internal - put a little funds (about half a teaspoon) in the anal passage in the morning and evening.
There are several options for making propolis ointments and creams at home. For the first recipe you will need:
- cocoa butter - 100 g;
- bee glue - 15 g;
- cosmetic wax - 20 g;
- dry herbs (chamomile and calendula) - 0.5 tbsp. l .;
- water - 100 ml.
Cream preparation procedure:
- Pour the herbs with boiled water and let it brew for an hour.
- Melt the wax and cocoa butter in a water bath.
- Add chopped propolis and herbal infusion.
- Mix everything thoroughly, pour into a clean jar with a lid and leave to harden.
Ingredients for the second recipe:
- 20 g of bee glue;
- 40 g of refined wax;
- 10 g lanolin;
- 100 ml of olive oil.
The wax with propolis is melted in a water bath, olive oil and lanolin are added, mixed and allowed to harden. The cream can be enriched by adding 2 tsp. horse chestnut extract (price in pharmacies - 200-300 rubles).
Composition for the preparation of a monastery ointment for hemorrhoids:
- honey - 2 tbsp. l .;
- refined beeswax - 3 tbsp. l .;
- propolis - 1 tbsp. l .;
- calendula oil extract - 2 tbsp. l.
The wax is melted and the rest of the ingredients are added. Calendula extract can be purchased at a pharmacy or homemade soap and creamer store. Another option is to do it yourself, bay 5 tbsp. l. dried flowers of medicinal marigolds 300 ml of olive oil for 2 weeks. Then shake, strain and add to the ointment.
Tincture of propolis for hemorrhoids
This remedy is used for lotions and sitz baths to relieve pain, itching and inflammation in the nodes. Making propolis tincture for hemorrhoids is as easy as shelling pears:
- 100 g of the product is crushed and poured into 500 ml of alcohol or high-quality vodka.
- The infusion time is 3 weeks, the composition must be shaken every 3 days.
- Then the tincture is filtered through 3-4 layers of gauze and stored in the refrigerator.
To make a sitz bath, 4-5 liters of water and 100 ml of propolis tincture are poured into a comfortable basin. If you need to relieve pain and stop bleeding, take cool water and sit for 3-5 minutes. In case of itching and irritation, warm water (50-55 ° C) is needed to reduce inflammation, the bath time is 15 minutes.
For a compress, gauze or a wide bandage is moistened in tincture and applied to the inflamed nodes. Such lotions are convenient for external hemorrhoids.
How to make candles for hemorrhoids from propolis
The pharmacy has a huge selection of propolis suppositories for the treatment of hemorrhoids:
- "Gemo-pro";
- "Monfarm";
- "Prostopin" and etc.
They help with exacerbations of the disease, are effective for the treatment and prevention of rectal fissures, have antitumor, analgesic, anti-inflammatory effects, improve intestinal motility. This dosage form is easy to use.
You can make candles from propolis for hemorrhoids with your own hands at home. The following recipe is based on the composition of the propolis DN homeopathic suppositories:
- cocoa butter - 50 g;
- lanolin - 4 g;
- propolis extract - 5 ml.
Melt the cocoa butter in a water bath, add the rest of the ingredients.
The solution that did not have time to freeze is poured into them, and in this form the suppositories are sent for storage in the refrigerator.
Before each use, simply remove the next candle from the foil and insert it into the anus after hygiene measures. If there is no foil, use parchment paper or polyethylene.
Recipe for candles with honey, herbs and propolis:
- coconut oil - 3 tablespoons l .;
- honey - full tsp;
- crushed propolis - 2 tsp;
- aloe juice - ½ tsp;
- 10 drops pharmacy extract of calendula.
Melt coconut oil along with propolis, add honey and herbal ingredients, mix everything and pour into foil molds.
Solutions for enemas with propolis against hemorrhoids
For hemorrhoids, enemas are most often prescribed using a syringe. The medicinal composition for such a procedure can be done as follows:
- Pour 2 tbsp. l. a mixture of strawberry leaves and knotweed 300 ml of water.
- Bring to a boil, simmer for 10 minutes.
- Allow to cool to 40-45 ° C, strain and add 2 tbsp. l.water extract of propolis (sold in the pharmacy).
- Pour the solution into a syringe and give an enema.
- Repeat daily until symptoms disappear (5-10 days).
The second recipe for an enema for hemorrhoids is also simple:
- Chamomile and calendula flowers (2 tsp each) pour 300 ml of boiling water, cover with a lid for 30-40 minutes.
- The infusion is filtered and the propolis extract is poured into it (2 tbsp. L.).
If the main goal is to relieve pain in hemorrhoids, then instead of chamomile you need to take oak bark. It contains tannins that have an antispasmodic and analgesic effect. With bleeding hemorrhoids, it is recommended to do enemas with propolis and a decoction of burnet.
Precautions
Pregnant and lactating women should be given special attention to propolis treatment. There is no direct contraindication in the use of the remedy for them, but prior consultation with a doctor is required.
Also, you should not be treated with bee glue for more than a month. This is due to the fact that prolonged use of propolis can lead to a decrease in immunity, in the case of hemorrhoids - local. And this increases the risk of infection.
If during treatment in the anus and rectum there is a burning sensation, itching, swelling, redness of the skin, then you should do an enema with chamomile infusion, take an antihistamine tablet (Diazolin, Tavegil, Suprastin, etc.), and stop using propolis.
Other possible side effects:
- migraine;
- headache;
- general weakness;
- temperature increase.
It is important to understand that propolis alone cannot remove hemorrhoids in the later stages of the disease. It is possible to get rid of advanced hemorrhoids, as a rule, only by a surgical method.
Contraindications
The main ban on the use of propolis for hemorrhoids is an individual intolerance to beekeeping products and bee glue, in particular. If it is not known whether there is an allergy or not, then before starting to be treated with this remedy, a small amount of tincture or an aqueous extract is applied to the inner fold of the elbow and waited for 4-6 hours. If there is no reaction in the form of a rash, itching, peeling and swelling, then the remedy can be used.
Many sources say that propolis should not be used for diabetes and bronchial asthma. In this context, we are talking about ingestion. Patients with these diseases should consult a specialist regarding the treatment of hemorrhoids with suppositories, cream or tincture.
Conclusion
In the complex treatment, propolis for hemorrhoids will become an effective remedy against soreness and swelling with inflamed nodes. On the basis of bee glue, you can make cream, suppositories, tinctures and solutions for enemas. Using any folk remedy, one should not forget about the precautions, possible contraindications and the obligatory consultation with the attending physician.
