5 medicines that can be replaced with plants
1. Headaches – replaces anti inflammatory with white willow leaf or mint
Willow leaf is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, being used even since ancient Egyptian in medicinal purposes. Has a high content of salicylic acid that is why called “natural aspirin”; and can successfully replace pills for headaches.
2. Diarrhea – replace anti diarrhea pills with raspberries leafs, mint or thyme.
Raspberries leaves contain substances with astringent action on intestines. In addition, help the body to absorb essential fluids, preventing dehydration.
3. Insomnia – replaces painkillers and sleeping pills with VALERIANA, linden.
Valerian is one of the best natural sleeping pills. Unlike drugs for sleep, which sometimes have side effects (after a hard sleeping, you can wake up with dizziness and headache), a few drops of valerian extract taken in the evening before bedtime, it helps you wake up rested.
4. Allergies – can be treated with nettle leaf.
Unless it comes from a severe allergy, you can make natural treatments that you get rid of possible side effects of pills – the best known of them is drowsily. Try infusion or tincture of nettle. This plant contains quercitina, a substance which inhibits the release of histamine in the body.
5. Burns – replace burning spray for burns with aloe vera gel or rattle oil.
It can be applied some drops of fresh oil on burns from leaves of aloe vera, you either lubricate with aloe gel which you can buy at the naturalist store. This plant has anti-inflammatory properties and cicatrizes, relax pain and hurry the restoration of affected tissue.