Swollen legs and feet treatment with Home remedies
You must know how painful and frustrating it can be if you have swollen legs, hands or feet.
Swelling known as edema, or the retention of fluids in you body, can be caused by many different reasons such as:
- A sedentary lifestyle—sitting or staying in one position for too long
- Eating too much processed foods and foods high in salt
- Poor circulation
- PMS
- Side effects of some medications
- Pregnancy
Let’s make it clear. Swelling can be quite normal for people who stand or sit for a longer periods of time, or for women during pregnancy, but chronic leg or ankle swelling is a serious issue. This peripheral edema, as its name says, must be taken into consideration as the most serious diseases such as kidney disease, heart failure or liver disease, so if you happen to have this problem, consult a physician.
For people who have occasional swelling problems, there are a lot of herbal remedies that can be helpful in order to reduce the swelling and to help your body eliminate the excess fluids. One of these is the parsley.
Parsley -This Powerful Tea Is The Best Remedy For Swollen Legs
It Used To Be Recommended by Hippocrates
The word parsley derives from two Greek words: “petrose” – rock, and “selenium” – celery. So if we put the two words together, it literally means “rock celery”.
There are two types of parsley: curly parsley and Italian parsley (flat leaves).
So, next time when you go to a restaurant and have a garnish in your food, don’t just pick it off the dish and leave it to the side, but eat it because it has a lot of positive effects on your body.
Moreover, recent studies have shown that eating parsley can help you protect yourself from a variety of diseases including: digestive disorders, urinary tract problems, allergies, to lower your blood pressure, improve your bone health, menstrual pain, it can even help in cases of bronchitis.
According to “The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook” parsley helps the kidneys to remove excess fluids from the body, as it was used in ancient times like a tonic for kidney stones and rheumatism as well as an antidote for poison.
Parsley Is a Natural Diuretic
“Parsley acts as a diuretic by inhibiting the sodium and potassium ion pumps, influencing the process of osmosis and increasing the flow of urine.” shows in a study published in 2002 in the journal of Ethnopharmacology.
Parsley can help you not to experience the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs because it is rich in potassium contrary of the chemically produced diuretics that lower the potassium levels in your body.
Another Brazilian study published in 2009 showed similar results and suggested that parsley can decrease blood pressure as well and increase urinary flow.
Parsley Tea Recipe for Edema
According to Dr. John R. Christopher, renowned author and America’s foremost herbalist,you should drink at least two quarts (64 oz.) of strong parsley tea per day in order to achieve maximum results.
If you feel the need, you can increase the amount of parsley tea to a cup every half hour. If you make your own tea, he suggests that you should use fresh green leaves, together with the roots and seeds.
Instructions:
- Chop the leaves and roots into small pieces (you can also pre-chop the parsley and store them in an airtight glass container in the fridge for up to a week.)
- Place approximately ¼ cup of parsley into an infusion basket.
- Pour over a cup of boiled water or submerge into a tea pot.
- Let the mixture steep for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove the basket or strain the tea.
- Add honey, lemon or ginger for flavor if desired.
- Always drink parsley tea warm for the best effects.