Vaginal dryness can occur in women of any age, but most often the problem occurs in those who have menopause. Vaginal dryness is often accompanied by burning and itching in the vagina, in addition, it can make sex very painful. With this trouble to help cope herbal remedies for vaginal dryness.

Causes

In most cases, vaginal dryness Vaginal dryness - hormonal balance   It is the result of decreased estrogen level in the blood. With aging, a reduction of estrogen production can result in the vagina that will be allocated less lubrication, and its walls will be less resilient.

In some women, vaginal dryness occurs during pregnancy and lactation. Causes reduction in estrogen levels can also be spaying, smoking and autoimmune disorders. Sometimes vaginal dryness Vaginal dryness: Causes and Symptoms   It becomes the result of taking certain medications, or too frequent douching Douching - a controversial procedure .

Treatment

Since vaginal dryness is sometimes a sign of the presence of other health problems (eg, infectious diseases), when it occurs it is very important to consult a doctor. Standard means for the treatment of vaginal dryness are estrogen ointment Estrogen - the key to bone health   and water-based lubricants. However, in many cases it is not less effective and are of vegetable origin. It should be noted that the effectiveness of most of them has been confirmed scientifically, and before you use them, it is strongly recommended to consult a doctor.

Wild yam and shaggy black cohosh

Ointments, which include extracts of Dioscorea hairy, often referred to as natural sources of estrogen. However, there is no scientific evidence that Dioscorea shaggy can really raise the level of estrogen or eliminate vaginal dryness.

Food additives with black cohosh is also recommended for the treatment of vaginal dryness, although the effectiveness of such tools has not been proved.

Pueraria lobed or kudzu

During the conducted research in 2007 (it was attended by 71 healthy postmenopausal women) subjects received capsules of kudzu extract daily for 24 weeks. All patients had significant relief of vaginal dryness, and the improvement of the vaginal tissues.

Soybeans

Soy contains material, the properties similar to estrogen - isoflavones. It is believed that because of this, it is effective against vaginal dryness. For the treatment of vaginal dryness is recommended to include in the diet more soy foods (such as tofu).

There are more than two hundred species of honeysuckle, but edible varieties among them quite a bit. In our country, the most common variety of honeysuckle, which is called "edible honeysuckle." It is this variety is used in folk medicine to treat various diseases and conditions.

What substances are part of an edible honeysuckle

Fruits edible honeysuckle - dark blue, covered with a whitish bloom, contain a lot of vitamins, micro and macro. Depending on the locus they contain from 20 to 170 mg per 100 g of ascorbic acid (the north, the askorbinki more). In fruits honeysuckle have P vitamins (Rutin), B beta-carotene (provitamin A), potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium, manganese, magnesium, barium, iron, silicon, copper, zinc, and iodine.

In addition, edible fruits honeysuckle have simple sugars, which are well absorbed by the body (glucose, fpuktoza, galactose, sucrose), organic acids (citric, malic, yantapnaya, oxalic acid), tanning and pectin.

Treatment of spring avitaminosis

One of the most useful properties of edible honeysuckle - a large number of vitamins and minerals. This edible honeysuckle fruits ripen first in our gardens, and therefore, the first and fill the shortage of vitamins and minerals, which appears after the winter and spring. It is an excellent remedy for hypovitaminosis, our ancestors in northern edible honeysuckle used for the prevention and treatment of scurvy Scurvy: a rare but dangerous   - Diseases of the developing deficiency of vitamin C.

Honeysuckle also has excellent antioxidant properties, so it is used for the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Fruits edible honeysuckle contribute to lower blood pressure, they can be used as a self-treatment in the early stages of hypertension. In advanced stages of the disease honeysuckle edible reduces doses of drugs that lower blood pressure.

In addition, the fruits of honeysuckle is a diuretic and contain large amounts of calcium. This allows you to use them in various edema (including the heart) of origin, without the risk of deficiency of potassium in the blood (hypokalemia).

A large amount of vitamin C in combination with the fruit contained in vitamin P strengthens the walls of blood vessels and prevent excessive bleeding. The fruits of honeysuckle used for bleeding gums How to prevent bleeding gums: important rules , Frequent nosebleeds, prolonged and heavy menstruation.

Treatment seasonal viral and bacterial infections

The fruits of honeysuckle have a number of useful properties, allowing their use for the treatment of seasonal viral and bacterial infections. Thus, they have excellent antipyretic properties - tea fresh honeysuckle may reduce even very high temperatures.

In addition, the fruits of honeysuckle has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, that is, able to suppress the vital activity of pathogens and shoot them caused inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tract.

A large number of vitamins improves metabolism Improves metabolism and losing weight without dieting   and enhances immunity Strengthening the immune system - help the immune system Helping the body fight infection. Antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties and honeysuckle used for outdoor use: washed with festering wounds, rinse the throat with tonsillitis and pharyngitis festering.

Treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract

Antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties of honeysuckle are used to treat infectious and inflammatory diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract, as well as to prevent their recurrence.

In the complex treatment of diseases made from extracts of honeysuckle, or simply fresh berries help to reduce the doses of antibiotics. To prevent a recurrence, it is used for ten days each month with twenty-day break for six months.

Gastrotherapy

One of the beneficial properties of honeysuckle is the stimulation of gastric secretion. Since honeysuckle has also anti-inflammatory properties, it allows to use it with success in the treatment of chronic gastritis with reduced gastric acid secretion.

Made from edible honeysuckle drugs used for anti-treatment of such diseases, which is held twice a year.

Honeysuckle - this is the first fruit that ripens in early summer. In folk medicine, they are widely used for the treatment and prevention of various diseases.

Galina Romanenko