Diabetes Mellitus
.Diabetes mellitus has become an increasingly mass disease in the last 10-15 years, both in our country and in many countries around the world.
Diabetes mellitus has symptoms: marked thirst, dry mouth, increased urination, dry skin, and itching. Laboratory tests show elevated sugar (glucose) in the blood and urine.
Diabetes mellitus has two types: type 1 - insulin-dependent, when as a result of absolute insufficiency of the insular apparatus of the pancreas (its endocrine islets) this hormone is not produced by the body, as a result of which the patient has to inject insulin daily; type 2 - insulin-independent, when the function of the insular apparatus is preserved, but markedly weakened - in this case, patients receive antidiabetic tablets. And of course, with both types of the disease it is necessary to follow the diet prescribed by the doctor.
If diabetes mellitus is diagnosed, folk medicine recommends the following methods.
Lilacs. Prepare an infusion for diabetes: 20 g of buds pour 1 cup of boiling water (do not boil!). Infuse for 30 minutes. Take an infusion for diabetes for 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.
Prepare the collection:
motherwort leaves - 10g;
strawberry leaves - 15 g;
leaves of mulberry - 20 g.
1 tablespoon pour a glass of boiling water. Boil for 5 minutes, infuse for 1 hour. Strain. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day after meals.
Birch. Collect the buds in the spring, while they are swelling. The daily dose is 3-4 tablespoons per 2 cups of boiling water. Infuse for 6 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.
Walnut. Prepare an infusion for diabetes: 1 tablespoon of crushed leaves pour a glass of boiling water, boil for 1 minute, insist for 1 hour. Strain and drink throughout the day. You can also use the partitions from 40 walnuts. They are poured 1 cup of water, stewed on a water bath for 1 hour. Infuse for 2 hours, strain. Take an infusion of diabetes for 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.
Aspen. Prepare a decoction: 1 tablespoon of dry crushed herb boil for 30 minutes on low heat in 2 cups of water. Let stand, covered, for 3 hours, strain. Take 1/4 cup 3 times a day before meals.
Prepare the collection:
Blackberry leaves - 1 part;
bean pods - 1 part;
leaves of laurel - 1 part;
chicory root - 1 part.
1 tablespoon of the mixture pour 1 cup of boiling water, boil for 30 minutes, insist 1 hour, strain. Take 1 cup 3 times a day before meals.
Laurel noble. Prepare an infusion for diabetes: take 30-40 leaves for 500 ml of boiling water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for about 5 minutes, then pour the solution into a thermos for 3-4 hours for infusion. Strain and take the infusion for diabetes in the morning on an empty stomach and during the day before meals 2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day.
Black silkworm. 20 g of berries pour 300 ml of boiling water, boil for 5 minutes, insist 2 hours, strain. Take 1/2 cup morning and evening after meals.
Thyroid Diseases
.There are quite a few diseases of the thyroid gland. But the most frequent pathology of this endocrine organ is goiter with or without violation of its function.
Most often goiter without organ dysfunction is diagnosed. On examination, a person suffering from goiter shows an enlargement of the thyroid gland of one degree or another (1st to 4th).
If the goiter runs with increased thyroid function, it is toxic goiter, or thyrotoxicosis, or basilar disease.
The main symptoms of toxic goiter: increasing irritability, fidgeting. Progressive weight loss (despite normal or even increased appetite), body tremors, sweating, palpitations, enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), widening of the eye slits, their bulging.
The mechanism of its development is related to immune disorders. In case of untimely treatment, exophthalmos (or exophthalmopathy) may acquire a malignant course characterized by swelling of the soft tissues of the eyes, corneal ulceration and damage to the optic nerves.
On examination, the skin in patients with thyrotoxicosis is tender, thin, moist. The pulse rate rises from 90 to 120 or more beats per minute, depending on the severity of the disease. But if the rapid pulse in patients with vegetovascular dystonia (a form of neurosis, which many of us suffer), as a rule, on a deep breath leads to normal values, then in patients with thyrotoxicosis, it does not fall below 90 beats per minute, which, incidentally, the doctor and takes into account, conducting differential diagnosis.
Goiter leads to persistent tachycardia. It is characterized by changes in the heart muscle, in connection with which there are unpleasant sensations in the heart area. These changes are reflected on the electrocardiogram (ECG). In some cases, especially in the severe stage of the disease (goiter), there is an arrhythmia of heartbeats (sometimes atrial fibrillation). In the latter case, heart failure increases quite rapidly, which is manifested by increased pain in the left side of the chest, shortness of breath, swelling of the legs, increasing the size of the liver.
If a patient is diagnosed with toxic goiter, it leads to cardiovascular changes, grouped under the term "thyroid-toxic heart". Arterial (blood) pressure: upper (systolic) pressure is elevated, lower (diastolic) pressure is decreased. The function of the digestive tract is also impaired. Stools (usually liquid) are frequent up to 3-4 times a day.
For thyroid diseases (goiter and its types) folk medicine recommends.
Oak. Rub the neck and goiter area daily with fresh or dry but soaked in water bark. The same bark can simply be tied around the neck and worn until the goiter is reduced.
Amber (resin derivative). Wear a string of yellow real amber around your neck. This stone will help alleviate goiter and its symptoms.
Walnut. Prepare a tincture: 1 cup of fresh walnut baffles insist in 500 ml of vodka for 7 days. Strain and take 25 drops 3 times a day with water.
Prepare the collection:
oak bark - 1 part;
sorrel leaf - 1 part;
rhizome of sand sedge - 1 part;
brown algae (dry seaweed) - 1 part.
2 tablespoons of the mixture from goiter pour 1 cup of boiling water, insist 1 hour, strain. Take 1-2 cups a day for toxic goiter (basidov's disease).
Blackcurrant rowan, red currant, persimmon. The goiter mixture is brewed like tea. Take it in any form.
Lemon. Grate half a lemon with rind, mix with sugar to taste. Take the mixture for goiter 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.
Apple tree. 2-3 apples eaten contain a daily dose of iodine, which is vital for normal thyroid function. (by the way, the champion in the content of biologically active iodine is seaweed, which is recommended to be regularly introduced into your diet - in any form.).
