From our list of herbs and spices, the following are recommended for Piles:
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- Bupleurum Root
- Collinsonia
- Echinacea Angustifolia
- Echinacea Purpurea
- Goldenseal Root
- Nettle
- Prunella
- Psyllium
- Quercetin
- Sheep Sorrel
- Stillingia Root
- White Oak Bark
- Witch Hazel
Natural Cures and Remedies for Piles
Dosages (Scarlet Pimpernel) – 20 grains flower 4 ×/day for epilepsy (GMH); 15-60 grains powdered leaf (GMH); 1.8 g powdered herb 4 ×/day (HH2; PH2); for dropsy, hepatosis, and nephrosis, steep 1 tsp powdered herb/glass water 10 minutes and sip throughout the day (HH2; PH2).
The diet should eliminate completely all animal proteins, except milk, as they not only lack in magnesium,but also rob the body of its own magnesium storage as well as of vitamin B6. Both these substances are needed in large amounts by epileptics. The best food sources of magnesium are raw nuts, seeds, soyabeans , green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale, beet-tops etc. The patient should avoid all refined foods, fried and greasy food, sugar and products made with it, strong tea, coffee, alcoholic beverages, condiments and pickles.
Bupleurum Root, Collinsonia, Echinacea Angustifolia, Echinacea Purpurea, Goldenseal Root, Nettle, Prunella, Psyllium, Quercetin, Sheep Sorrel, Stillingia Root, White Oak Bark, Witch Hazel
The primary cause of piles is chronic constipation and other bowel disorders. The pressure applied to pass a stool to evacuate constipated bowls and the congestion caused by constipation ultimately lead to piles. The use of purgatives to relieve constipation, by their irritating and weakening effect on the lining of the rectum, also result in enlargement and inflammation of veins and bleeding of the mucus lining. Piles are more common during pregnancy and in conditions affecting the liver and upper bowel. Prolonged periods of standing or sitting, strenuous work, obesity and general weakness of the tissues of the body are the other contributory causes of piles.
Do not exceed recommended dose. Alcoholic extracts contraindicated in pregnancy (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Commission E reports for oral use of leaf, contraindications: pregnancy (EO/alcoholic extracts); adverse effects: prolonged use of EO/alcoholic extracts may produce epileptiform cramps. Other sources report leaf, as herbal tea, should not be used for prolonged period (AEH). “Contraindicated in pregnancy. May interfere with anticonvulsant and hypoglycemic therapies; may potentiate or synergize other sedatives.
FEL); Edema ; Epilepsy ; Erysipelas ; Exanthema ; Fever ; Flu ; Gas ; Gastrosis
Bupleurum Root
Collinsonia
Echinacea Angustifolia
Echinacea Purpurea
Goldenseal Root
Nettle
Prunella
Psyllium
Quercetin
Sheep Sorrel
Stillingia Root
White Oak Bark
Witch Hazel
The most important food remedy for piles is dry figs. Three or four figs should be soaked overnight in water after cleansing them thoroughly in hot water. They should be taken the first thing in the morning along with water in which they were soaked. They should also be taken in the evening in a similar manner. This treatment should be continued for three or four weeks. The tiny seeds of the fruit possess an excellent quality of stimulating peristalic movements of intestines. This facilitates easy evacuation of faeces and keeps the alimentary canal clean.