Herbs for the heart - Causes, symptoms and treatment. MF.

Phytotherapy is widely used in all diseases of the heart. I will not be afraid of such a loud statement, because the first thing that patients themselves take with pain and discomfort in the chest, rapid heart rate, or just under stress, is a tincture of valerian, hawthorn, motherwort, peony or corvalol( part of peppermint).Yes, and doctors( I'm among them) to their patients repeatedly "drilled" 10-20 drops of one of these tinctures at the reception. In the old days, a ready mix of tinctures called Morozov drops could be purchased at the pharmacy, which included: 50 ml of Corvalol + 25 ml of Valerian tincture + 25 ml of tincture of hawthorn + 25 ml of Leonurus tincture +( in the absence of contraindications) 25 ml of pion tincture.

In this article I want to talk about the wider use of herbs in heart diseases. But first, let's define the diseases for which we will use phytotherapy:

• In case of coronary heart disease( angina)
1. Angina of tension
2. Acute coronary syndrome
• In postinfarction cardiosclerosis

1. Without cardiac rhythm disorder
2. Withcardiac rhythm disorder
3. With chronic heart failure
• With myocardium
• For chronic heart failure( CHF):
1. CHF 1A stage
2. CHF 1B stage
3. CHF 2A stage
4. CHF 2B - 3 stages

This classification of heart disease is conditional. It lists both chronic diseases( stress angina, chronic heart failure), and acute pathology requiring emergency treatment in a profile hospital( acute coronary syndrome, heart rhythm disturbances, cardiac decompensation, myocarditis).In all these cases, treatment should be comprehensive, that is, consisting of chemical preparations( nitrates, antiarrhythmics, cardiac glycosides, antibiotics or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, diuretics, etc.) and phytopreparations, dietary supplements, homeopathic remedies, etc.

Phytotherapy is an additional treatment for chronic pathology without decompensation phenomena, it can be used in combination with therapy with basic chemical preparations for exacerbation of the disease or preventive courses 1-2 times a year. As for acute pathology, herbs can be treated after stabilization, usually after discharge from the hospital.

Herbs and collections for heart diseases:

• Anti-sclerotic action: immortelle, calendula, flax, sea kale, rose hip
• Sedative action: periwinkle, hawthorn, mint, motherwort, cyanosis, cotton grass, fennel, hop,
helmet • Cardiotonic action:hawthorn, gorisvet, lily-of-the-valley, digitalis, motherwort
• Vasodilator action: periwinkle small, swollen, mint, chamomile, wheaten, fennel
• Pain: Valerian, peony, motherwort, blue-head, blue-eyed
• HypocholesterolemiaEffects: immortelle, calendula, flax, sea cabbage, rosehip
• Diuretic action: cowberry, oregano, madder, juniper, mint, kidney tea, spores, fennel, horsetail
• Antioxidant effect: immortelle, nettle, larch, sea buckthorn, pine nuts

What herbs and preparations are used, how to brew, the dosages, the length of the course of treatment, when can I repeat the course? The following treatment algorithms are proposed at the PFUR phytotherapy department:

In case of coronary heart disease:

• Gathering( gr):
Birch buds warty 10.0
Flowers of immortelle sandy 30.0
Horse chestnut fruits 10.0
Cones of red clover 5,0
Inflorescences of chamomile pharmacy 25.0
Hops cone 25,0
Preparation: Pour 2 g of collection 200 ml of boiling water. Infuse in the thermos for 30 minutes. Take during the day. Duration of admission is 1 month.

• Collection( gr) with increased excitability:
Birch buds warty 10.0
Flowers of immortelle sandy 30.0
Horse chestnut fruits 10.0
Cones of red clover 5,0
Inflorescences of chamomile 25.0
Cones of hops of common 25, 0
Mint leaves 2.0
Valerian root 5.0
Hop inflorescence 1.0
Cyanosis roots 5.0
Preparation: Pour 2 g of collection 200 ml of boiling water. Infuse in the thermos for 30 minutes. Take during the day. Duration of admission is 1 month.

• For phytodetic purposes it is recommended to add food:
1. Strawberry
2. Ashberry
3. Grapes
4. Watermelon
5. Melon
6. Carrots sowing
7. Artichoke seeding
8. Garlic
9. Onion
10. Dill
11. Tarhun
12. Soybean
13. Irga
14. Honeysuckle

For postinfarction cardiosclerosis:

• Collection( gr):
Grass of Astragalus woollyflower 15.0
Flowers of immortelle sandy 25.0
Herb grass 5, 0
Herbaceous motherwort Five-lobed 10.0
Grass of the horsetail 50,0
Root of the skullcap of the Baikal 5.0
Preparation: Pour 2 g of collection 200 ml of boiling water. Infuse in the thermos for 30 minutes. Take during the day. Duration of admission is 1 month.
• Poseidonol 1 capsule 3 times daily with meals. Duration of admission is 1 month.
• Superanthitox per 1 capsule in the morning and evening with meals. Duration of admission is 1 month.
• Fitovonosed on 20 drops in the morning and in the evening. Duration of admission is 1 month.
• For phytodetic purposes, it is recommended to introduce into the diet products:
1. Wild strawberry
2. Dill odor
3. Garlic
4. Black currant
5. Raspberry mandatory
6. Carrot sowing
7. Ashberry ordinary
8. Apricots
9.
onion 10.
onion 10.
bean 11.

grapes Traditional medicine for cardiosclerosis:

• Gathering( gr):
Mistletoe shoots 40.0
Calendula leaves and inflorescences 30.0
Grass and grass roots 30,0
Rhizome rhizomes30.0
Valerian herb 30,0
HerbageBretz 30,0
Grass melissa 30,0
Method: 10.0 gr Pour collecting 1.0 liter of cold boiled water. Infuse for the night. In the morning add 5 tablespoons of honey and put on a weak fire, bring to a boil and boil for half a minute. When the broth cools down, drain it. Take 100.0 ml every 3 hours( for a day to drink at least 0.5 liters).Before each ingestion add a few drops of lemon juice to the broth. Duration of admission is 3 months.

• Collection( tablespoons):
Rhizome rhubarb 2 tbsp.
Leaves of hazelnut 2 tbsp.
Grass of the bastard 2 tbsp.
Preparation: Pour 1.0 liter of boiling water over the resulting mixture of plants, infuse for 2 hours. Take 30-50 ml during the day. Duration of admission is 10 days.

In case of myocarditis:

• Collection( gr):
Arnica mountain flowers 10.0
Grassy astragalus 15,0
Nettle nettle leaves 15.0
Melissa herb grass 10,0
Greater plantain leaves 20,0
Root of the saber 5, 0
Flowers of the vulgaris vulgaris 20,0
Herb yarrow 10,0
Preparation: Pour 2 g of collection 200 ml of boiling water. Infuse in the thermos for 30 minutes. Take 60 ml 3 times a day. Duration of admission is 1-3 months.
• Rothokan 5 ml 3 times daily before meals with 50 ml water. Duration of admission up to 1 month.
• Sanguirrythrin 0.005 3 times daily after meals for 3-8 weeks.
• Fitoren 60 drops 3 times a day. Duration of admission up to 1 month.
• In the morning it is desirable to use a diuretic collection( brusniver, elekasol, diuretic №2).Duration of admission up to 1 month.
• In the evening, take a peony tincture of 10-40 drops before going to bed with 50 ml of water. Duration of admission up to 1 month.

For chronic heart failure:

• Gathering( gr):
Birch leaves 10.0
Grass of St. John's wort 10,0
Grass of Yarrow 10,0
Flowers of black elder 10.0
Leaves of nettle 10.0
Hawthorn flowers 20.0
Flower immortelle 20,0
Preparation: Pour 0.5 teaspoon of collection 200 ml of boiling water. Infuse in the thermos for 30 minutes. Take 1/3 cup 3 times daily after meals. After 2 weeks, the physician should correct the components of the collection with the addition( if necessary) of
Valerian root 20.0
Camomile flowers 20.0
Dill seeds 20.0

It is possible to add other plants taking into account the course of the underlying disease:
Root of the ara 10.0
Birch buds 80.0
Flowers of the immortelle 30.0
Hawthorn flowers 80.0
Black elderberry flowers 30,0
Gravel grass 30,0
GrassSt. John's wort 20,0
Marigold flowers 20,0
Corn stigmas 30,0
Lime flowers 40,0
Peppermint leaf 30,0
Plantain leaf 20,0
Motherwort herb 50,0
Herb horsetail grass 50,0

•It is useful for constipation of a mixture consisting of the following components( gr):
Dried apricots 300,0
Pitted prunes 300,0
Figs 300,0
Leaf senna 100,0-150,0
Method of preparation: To pass through the meat grinder( or blender) the components of the mixture, store in a glass jar in the refrigerator. Take before bedtime, gradually increasing, from 0.5 teaspoon to 1.5 tablespoon per 1/3 cup of warm water.
The entire course of phytopreparations treatment for chronic heart failure is long, but not less than 6 months!

Contraindications for the treatment of heart diseases with herbs

Phytotherapy is contraindicated if:

1. The patient has an allergic reaction to the components of the charges.
2. The patient has allergic reactions that occur during treatment with phytotherapeutic drugs.
3. As the only therapy for life-threatening conditions, such as increased angina attacks, swelling build-up, increased dyspnoea with exercise, attachment of dyspnea at rest, etc.

Phytotherapy can be used, but with caution:

1. In case of self-treatment, BUT on the background of therapy with chemical drugs: nitrates, antiarrhythmics, cardiac glycosides, antibiotics or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, diuretics, etc.
2. If the general condition worsens: more angina attacks, swelling build-up, increased dyspnoea with exercise, dyspnea at rest, etc. It is necessary to monitor the doctor and it is possible to change the tactics of managing the patient.
3. When pregnant and lactating. Now "heart disease" is getting younger, and pregnancy can occur at any age up to menopause. Including, there are diseases that lead to both heart attacks at a young age( for example, antiphospholipid syndrome), and congenital late or unidentified heart diseases leading to chronic heart failure, or myocarditis that occur after a bacterial or viral disease. A pregnant and nursing woman should be treated strictly individually!

Forecast

What effect is possible to achieve in treatment and why is it so important and the traditional treatment prescribed by the doctor? Treatment of heart disease should be comprehensive:

1. Modification of avoidable risk factors:
- Smoking cessation
- Weight loss
- Compliance with a balanced diet with restriction of animal fats
- Regular physical activity: at least 30 minutes a day 5-7 timesa week in the open air
- Restriction of consumption of table salt( not dosalivat)
- Blood pressure control
- Controlling the level of cholesterol and its fractions
- Control of blood sugar

2. Receiving medicinal preparationschemical agents such as nitrates, antiarrhythmics, cardiac glycosides, antibiotics or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antihypertensives, diuretics, cholesterol-lowering drugs, potassium, magnesium preparations, etc.).

3. Auxiliary therapy: phytotherapy, homeopathy, physiotherapy, physiotherapy,acupuncture, etc. *
* these methods of treatment are not mandatory, but can significantly improve the overall condition and prognosis of the disease.

I believe that all the above methods of treatment with a competent appointment will lead to a positive result. I like to prescribe phytotherapy to patients with cardiac pathology, since all heart diseases require long, and sometimes lifelong treatment, and herbs can be treated with courses up to several months, almost without fear of complications. Of course, to undergo treatment with herbal remedies, it is necessary under the supervision of a doctor that at any time it can be quickly adjusted treatment.

Adding herbal medicine to the main treatment helps you achieve the following goals faster:

• Reduction of asthma attacks
• Increased exercise tolerance( better tolerability)
• Control of myocardial hypoxia
• Normalization of sleep and psycho-emotional state
• Heart rate normalization, prevention of arrhythmia attacks
• Normalization of blood pressure level
• Intensification of diuretic diureticschemical nature
• Improvement of vitamin and mineral status of the organism
• Normalization of immunity
• Reduction of intoxication syndromeOhm inflammatory diseases

But do not use herbal medicine as a single agent in diseases of the heart. In rare cases, if the heart disease is not chronic, such as after a previous myocarditis, phytotherapy can be the only treatment, and then only after consultation of therapists and cardiologists. In all other cases, it is necessary to take the treatment prescribed by your doctor. Self-abolition of chemical preparations leads to the development of life-threatening conditions!

Doctor phytotherapeutist Akimova NS