These Plants Ease Hemorrhoids (Better Than Drugs)

Hemorrhoid treatments usually involve elastic band-type procedures or other surgeries. These are painful, and patients are understandably unenthusiastic. Therefore, it comes as good news that the journal Immuno has just published a study revealing the amazing effects of a mixture of three common plants. They ease pain and itchiness, and many markers of using these plants were better than medication use—without any side effects.

Hemorrhoids are enlarged, swollen, and often inflamed veins around your anus or inside your rectum. For this reason, substances with antiinflammatory properties that can also narrow blood vessels are popular treatments. Israeli and Palestinian scientists identified three plants that are used against hemorrhoids in traditional Arab medicine. These are Alchemilla vulgaris, Conyza bonariensis, and Nigella sativa. Alchemilla vulgaris supplements are available, while Conyza bonariensis is a weed that is resistant to many herbicides and Nigella sativa (also called black seed) is popular in traditional medicine all over the world. These scientists obtained a topical ointment consisting of water and ethanol extracts of these three plants. They carried out two different studies, one on people and the other in the laboratory. They first recruited 77 hemorrhoid patients ages 19–61 and split them into two groups: 54 received the treatment and 23 received a placebo ointment. They were told to apply two to three milliliters of the ointment to their hemorrhoids twice a day for six days. After this treatment period, the group that used the plant-based ointment reported a big improvement on measurements of pain severity and itchiness, while the placebo group improved a lot less. In addition, upon physical examination, the scientists observed a substantial improvement in hemorrhoid severity in the plant-based ointment group, which was not enjoyed by the placebo group.

In the second study, they went back into the laboratory and tested the ointment on human cells and on bacteria. They discovered several reasons why it worked so well on hemorrhoids: 1. It was better than Ampicillin at combating bacteria. Ampicillin is a penicillin-based antibiotic. This is important in cases where hemorrhoids burst or break, resulting in open wounds. 2. It was better than phenylephrine at narrowing blood vessels. Phenylephrine is a drug that is used to increase blood pressure. This is useful because hemorrhoids are swollen veins. 3. It had strong anti-inflammatory effects. 4. It was safe, without any toxic effects against any human cells. Thus, the ointment addresses several aspects of hemorrhoids, so it is not surprising that it works so well. The only problem, of course, is that it is not commercially available for us to buy and use. However, there is even better natural approach to hemorrhoids that not only improves them but also eliminates them within days. Learn these simple steps here…