3 infusions to relieve pain and inflammation
The infusions that we provide below will be prepared with three medicinal plants which possess the suitable properties to soothe various pains. Headaches, sore throats, and stomach pain, which could cause some pathologies.
If you like to resort to home remedies and natural so as not to abuse so much of the painkillers, these medicinal plants represent a totally natural alternative.
Of course, before starting to take the infusions we advise you to consult with your doctor, pharmacist or therapist and let yourself be guided by their advice and follow their guidelines, without any doubt they will be able to advise you the best for your specific case.
The medicinal plants that we advise in this post are known, they are not toxic, but even so this article is merely informative so we advise you to first consult with professionals in the field.
Mint infusion
The mint It is a medicinal plant with digestive properties which favor us when making a good digestion.
The infusion of mint that we will prepare on this occasion will help us to calm the headache that sometimes appears when digestion becomes slow or heavy especially when we have eaten too much or we have eaten quickly.
To prepare this infusion we will need a tablespoon of mint leaves for a given cup of water that we will prepare.
preparation:
- In a heater we put the water to heat and when it starts to boil add the mint.
- Turn off the heat, cover the infusion and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- We fill the infusion and when it is warm we can take it.
What are its benefits?
This infusion is appropriate to take after eating to help us make a good digestion.
We can also take it at the moment when our head hurts and we notice that the cause may be heavy digestion.
Infusion of Salvia
The infusion of salvia (Salvia Officinalis), we can prepare it both to take it and to make gargles and relieve sore throat.
The sage It is a plant with medicinal properties, which can help us improve the symptoms that accompany various diseases, including angina, pharyngitis, hoarseness or aphonia.
To prepare an infusion of sage and take it, we will need:
2 tablespoons of sage leaves that can be fresh or dried and a cup of mineral water.
preparation:
- We put the water to heat in a saucepan and when it starts to boil add the sage.
- Turn off the heat, cover the infusion and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- We fill the infusion, and add a little honey.
- Honey will help to soften the throat.
- We remove and when it is warm we can take it.
From this infusion we can take a cup 2 or 3 times a day, until we notice that the pain disappears.
In case we are going to prepare the sage infusion to make gargles we make the infusion following the previous steps and keep boiling for 15 minutes with low heat.
Then we strain it, add a teaspoon of vinegar, half a teaspoon of honey, stir and when it is cold we gargle.
Infusion of Yarrow
The yarrow is a medicinal plant that has several medicinal properties among which we emphasize that it is soothing, antispasmodic, tonic, digestive, antidiarrheal, astringent, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and healing.
We can benefit from the properties of the yarrow both prepared in infusion for internal use as well as using yarrow for external use.
In this case the infusion that we will prepare is for internal use, to relieve stomach pain.
To prepare this infusion of yarrow we will need, about 12 grams of plant or flowers, we will not use the root and a cup of mineral water.
preparation:
- In a saucepan we put the water to boil, when it boils we add the yarrow, lower the heat and keep boiling for 15 minutes.
- We extinguish the fire, we strain the infusion and when it is warm we can take it.
From this infusion we can take 3 cups a day, until we notice that the stomach pain improves. This article is published for informational purposes only. It can not and should not replace the consultation with a Physician. We advise you to consult your Trusted Doctor. ThemesInfusions
