Rheumatism is a chronic, infectious or allergic disease, accompanied by musculoskeletal pain (joints) or cardiovascular disorders.
Conditions associated with rheumatism, or rheumatic diseases are rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, fibromyalgia, and tendonitis.
The causes of different types of rheumatism are varied and complex.
Thus, there are risk factors that can be modified, such as the presence of toxins in the blood due to malfunctioning metabolism, digestion or excretion; infections of the teeth, tonsils and gall bladder and exposure to cold or humidity.
Also, there are risk factors that cannot be changed, such as genetic predisposition, age, sex (most forms of arthritis affect a higher percentage of women than men) and the immune system (can act wrongly, attacking the body’s structures).
Signs and symptoms of rheumatic diseases include:
- Fever;
- Inflammation;
- Pain;
- Muscle stiffness.
Natural Treatments for Rheumatism
Horseradish – In folk medicine, the plant is used against rheumatism, because it is as effective as it is accessible. There is no garden where you cannot find a leaf of horseradish.
Here’s how you do an anti-inflammatory grated root horseradish: put two medium roots in a cloth towel and apply thicker poultice on the painful area until you feel a slight burning sensation on the skin. Keep it there no more than 10 minutes. You should apply it 1-2 times a day until the joint inflammation disappears. It is particularly useful because it improves rheumatic patients who appear to worsen amid cold and moisture.
There is a cure for internal use, which is said to be equally effective: in a cup of hot milk put two tablespoons of grated horseradish. After one hour drink the preparation, with rare sips. The treatment is done every morning, less than one month.
Apple vinegar – If you have in your pantry a bottle with vinegar, you have a real cure against rheumatism.
Take every morning, one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with a teaspoon of honey. The treatment lasts, at least, three months and has detoxifying effects. Besides, certain substances in apple cider vinegar have anti-inflammatory effects and prevent aging.
Teas – should not be missing from your pantry. If you want to cure your rheumatism, you should drink tea especially from, horsetail, nettle, licorice, ivy leaves, and birch.
Here are some good recipes implemented:
- Add only one teaspoon of horsetail in 250 ml of water, simmer 15 minutes on low heat. Strain and drink hot three times a day between meals.
- Pour two glasses of boiling water over one teaspoon of licorice root. Allow thermos overnight, then strain. Drink 1/2 cup each, three times a day.
Paprika – I’m sure you have in the pantry some paprika. If you know how to prepare it, you can obtain an efficient remedy for rheumatism.
Here’s what you can do for a miracle tincture: put 30 g of fresh pepper in a jar, and after adding a half glass (100 ml) of water and a half glass of 90 degrees Alcohol. Close the jar hermetically with the lid and let the preparation soak for ten days. After it is filtered, the tincture is obtained, and you can pour it into a dark bottle.
Potato Juice– What could be more efficient than using potato for preventing the onset and aggravation of rheumatism?
If you take one or two teaspoons before every meal, it may be sufficient.
It is helpful in relieving pain and in minimizing the toxic wastes in the body. The potato skin, on the other hand, contains salt minerals that are typically used for rheumatism treatment. The minerals found in the potato peel may be extracted using boiling. This decoction can also be taken in the same manner.
Bitter Gourd– It is by far, easier to extract the juice from the bitter gourd than from potato.
Combine a cup of this juice with a teaspoon of honey and take it daily to treat rheumatism. To provide more efficient relief, you must take this treatment over a period of three months.
Celery– It is more convenient to extract the juice of the vegetable itself for treating rheumatism, but a more efficient way of doing it is with the help of extracting the seeds. It has a tonic effect on the stomach and the kidneys.
If you want to achieve the desired relief from rheumatism, it is best to drink a hot liquid containing 5 to 10 drops of the seed extract. But you may also use powdered celery seeds as an alternative.
Lemon Juice– For a more efficient result, you will have to drink the juice of three lemons every day.
Walnuts– They must be thoroughly eaten to arrive at its beneficial effects. Half a dozen each day may be sufficient for treating rheumatism.
Rhubarb– Remedy using this herb seldom fails and may prove very beneficial for you.
You must pound the stalk of rhubarb along with an equal amount of sugar. You must take one teaspoon of this solution daily.
These well-recognized home remedies for rheumatism have been passed down from generation to generation. Though many will challenge the effectiveness of the ailment/treatment, the proponents of these remedies will say otherwise.
Whatever the conflict between modern medicine and homeopathic treatment there may be, fact remains that people recognized the capacity of these methods to heal. And so they are still in existence up to this date.
Have you ever tried a natural method to get rid of rheumatism?