How to Use Herbal Salves & Ointments to Shrink Your Hemorrhoids
Comfrey Herbal Salve
Here is an herbal combination that contains herbs that
promote the healing of skin wounds and blood vessel, is
antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, soothing, and antiitching.
Here is what is in it:
o Comfrey root
o St. John's Wort flower and bud
o Calendula flower
o Plantain leaf
o Chickweed herb
o Mullein leaf
Here's how to use it:
Clean the area where you want to apply the salve. Apply
the salve to the anus or slightly into the rectum by rubbing
to soften the salve. This application can be done at night so
you get a good dose of this salve as it passes through the skin.
Use for 6 days, then rest one day. Use for 6 week, then rest one-week.
When using any kind of salve and herbal extracts, keep
them in the refrigerator. This keeps them fresh and gives
your hemorrhoids a "cool relief " feeling.
Veri-Gone salve
Veri-Gone is a salve that was made for varicose veins and has
been used for general cases of hemorrhoids.
o Witch Hazel
o Echinacea Extract
o Calendula Extract
o Chamomile essential oil
o Alcohol
o Distilled water
Here's a link where you can find this salve. This site has variety of
salve formulations.
http://oldetimersherbals.com/salves.htm
Ghee - Turmeric Salve
Here's a Ghee mixture that is listed in, New Choices in
Natural Healing, 1995, by prevention magazine
health books.
Combine 1 teaspoon of ghee with 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
powder. Apply some of this mixture onto your hemorrhoids
just before you go to bed.
Here's how to use it:
o Apply it for 3 nights in a row
o Stop for two nights
o Resume for three nights
o Continue this cycle until your hemorrhoids are gone
Wear old clothes when you use this combination since the
turmeric will stain your clothes. The discoloration on your
skin will clear after two-three weeks or sooner.
Zinc Oxide Ointment
Zinc Oxide is readily available in a drugstore or throughout
the Internet. It is useful in reducing hemorrhoids symptoms,
since it is astringent, antiseptic, and antibacterial.
Zinc oxide will keep the area dry from moisture and will help
to reduce itching and chafing. Use it as often as you like
and, of course, when you go to bed.
Pilewort Ointment
Pilewort is an herb that has a history of being used for
hemorrhoids. It is a fast acting hemorrhoid remedy. It is
an astringent, tones the blood vessels, and stops bleeding.
You can use it as frequent as you like. Just apply to the
anal area.
Do not take pilewort internally.
Calendula Ointment
Calendula flower has been extensive used in China to heal
hemorrhoids. It has a soothing effect and reduces
inflammation. Its other characteristics are,
Antibacterial
Analgesic
Antiseptic
Astringent
hemostatic (stops bleeding)
styptic (contracts blood vessels)
Calendula ointment helps to form new tissue and for that reason is used for cuts, burns and other skin disorders.
Apply the ointment directly on your hemorrhoids. Use it
daily and as often as you like.