Rimedi Naturali con le erbe medicinali

Angina pectoris prevention

People affected by angina pectoris can try preventing new attacks with some herbal recipes.
One of its symptoms is a severe chest pain which often passes to the neck and the shoulders.
In this case, stay still and call a doctor as soon as possible.
Therefore some remedies to reduce this disorder and soothe its symptoms are:

Sage decoction: 40 leaves of sage boiled in 1 l of water. Drink 4 tsp per day.

Olive leaves decoction.

Cocoa bean acts by relieving the acutest pains.

People suffering from angina pectoris should avoid egg whites, which can narrow coronary arteries, and eat only egg yolks.

Remedies to heal calluses

A lemon slice to put directly on the callus.

Or use some very finely chopped geranium leaves. Put mashed leaves on a cloth and apply to the affected part in the evening.

A clove of garlic crushed and mixed with olive oil. Apply it hot to your callus.

Take 2-3 ivy leaves, soak them in vinegar for 12 hours. Apply to the affected part and bind it. Repeat the application every day.

Cut salted olives and put them under a bandage. Apply to your callus and keep it during the night. Your feet will be smooth by the next day.

Kidney stones and gallstones

Kidney stones can be treated with couch grass or horsetail infusion, or with a decoction of dry figs chopped and boiled in milk (and infused for a while). There are some waters which are recommended to dissolve kidney stones (like Fiuggi, italian water i.e.) and others recommended for gallstones (water of Chianciano). The foods to avoid to reduce the risk of a new attack are read meats, preserved meats and game, entrails, hot cheese, fried food, fat food in general, strong drinks and wines, drugs.

Decoction of couch grass: boil for a minute, 2 handfuls of rhizome in a liter of water, throw away the used water, wash the weeds and crush.
Boil again in a liter of water for 10 minutes.
Drink 3-4 glasses a day.
Helpful for gout, arthritis and rheumatism, is also effective to remove small gallstones in the gallbladder and urinary tract.