Long-term antibacterial treatment, poor-quality food, poor ecology, the effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, frequent stress, hormonal changes in the body, poisoning, and other external and internal factors often lead to an imbalance in the intestinal microflora. As a result, there is an active reproduction in the intestine of opportunistic microorganisms and the development of dysbacteriosis. To cope with this common disease, special preparations are used to help restore the intestinal microflora.

Basic drugs

To restore the intestinal microflora, probiotics (eubiotics) are used - preparations containing bifidus or lactobacilli in their composition. These microorganisms are in preparations in a live, dried or specially processed state.

When they enter the intestines with pathogenic microflora, they come to life and begin to multiply, destroying harmful microorganisms and restoring biological balance.

All drugs in this group are natural.

They are monocomponent:

• Bifidumbacterin,
• Lactobacterin,
• colibacterin,
• Vitaflor,
• Probifor,
• Baktisubtil,
• Normoflorin-L,
• Normoflorin-B.

Polycomponent:

• Linex,
• Bifiform,
• Bifiliz,
• Acylact,
• Bificol,
• Flora Dofilus,
• Normoflorin-D,
• Polybacterin
• Narine,
• Acipol.

Prebiotics are preparations containing in their composition a nutrient medium for the reproduction of microorganisms beneficial to the intestines.

These include:

• hilak forte,
• Fervital,
• Dufalac,
• Lactusan,
• Calcium pantothenate.

Synbiotics are complex preparations of a new generation, which are essentially a symbiosis of probiotics and prebiotics.

The most popular among these drugs:

• Biovestin-lacto,
• maltidophilus,
• Bifidobak,
• Bifistim 1,2,3,
• Bifidumbacterin-multi 1,2,3,
• Laminolact.

Antibacterial drugs that help suppress the reproduction of pathogenic flora in the small intestine.

The most commonly used for this purpose are:

• tetracycline,
• penicillin,
• cephalosporin,
• metronidazole.

Phytopreparations that suppress pathogenic microflora. These include herbal teas containing:

• hypericum,
• cranberries,
• calendula,
• yarrow,
• eucalyptus,
• cinquefoil,
• sage,
• oregano,
• plantain.

The choice of a drug to restore microflora depends on the degree of dysbacteriosis, the causes of the disease and the composition of the intestinal flora.

After antibiotics

The restoration of microflora after antibiotics takes place in several stages, and at the first stage, paradoxically, doctors prescribe antibacterial drugs. They are necessary for the destruction of pathogenic bacteria that have multiplied in the intestines as a result of taking antibiotics.

The choice of these drugs depends on the composition of the pathogenic flora and the sensitivity of harmful microorganisms:

1. When staphylococci and enterococci multiply in the intestines, the following are usually prescribed:

• drugs from the group of semi-synthetic penicillins (for example, amoxicillin);
• tetracycline,
• cephalosporin,
• metronidazole,
• drugs from the macrolide group (for example, oleandomycin).

2. With the active reproduction of E. coli, the most effective are:

• nitrofurans (antiseptics);
• nalidixic acid derivatives;
• sulfonamides (phthalazole).

3. When multiplying in the intestines of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the following are usually prescribed:

• aminoglycosides (kanamycin),
• Polymyxin.

4. With candidomycosis (fungal infection of the intestine), the most effective are:

• Lamisil,
• amphotericin,
• Itraconazole
• Amphotericin B,
• Mycoheptin
• Levorin,
• nystatin,
• Ketoconazole
• Fluconazole.

5. For dysbacteriosis caused by taking antibiotics, bacteriophages are also used - special preparations containing viruses that act against only one type of bacteria. Bacteriophages are prescribed both together with antibiotics and as an alternative to antibacterial treatment.

The modern pharmaceutical market offers the following bacteriophages:

• staphylococcal,
• coliproteic,
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• proteinaceous.

The next stage in the restoration of microflora after antimicrobial therapy is the colonization of the intestines with beneficial flora.

At this stage of treatment, the above drugs are used: probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics.

And, finally, the last stage of the body's recovery after antibiotics is the use of immunomodulators that increase immunity and contribute to a more rapid restoration of the intestinal microflora. Usually used for this purpose herbal preparations, including:

• echinacea tincture;
• preparations with propolis.
• herbal teas containing: nettle, plantain, lemon balm, tricolor violet, coltsfoot, raspberries, succession, lingonberries, currants, mountain ash, wild rose.

For children

The normal composition and functioning of the intestinal microflora in childhood is especially important, since with prolonged dysbacteriosis in children, deviations in the development of bone, muscle and even brain tissue are observed.
For children who are bottle-fed, adapted mixtures enriched with bifidobacteria and other beneficial microflora will help restore the intestinal microflora, such as:

• Biolact adapted,
• baby,
• bifidoc,
• bifilin,
• Bifilife.

In case of detection of serious disorders in the functioning of the intestines, and the need to restore the microflora of the child with drug treatment, the pediatrician may prescribe probiotics that saturate the child's body with lactobacilli, in particular:

• Bifiform Baby,
• Lactobacterin,
• Primadophilus,
• Linex,
• Laktovit Forte,
• Acylact,
• Biobacton.

Enterosorbents that neutralize the waste products of pathogenic microbes, in particular, Polysorb - an effective enterosorbent of a new generation.

Enzyme preparations that help restore the enzymatic activity of the body. For example, Abomin is a preparation made from the dried mucous membrane of calves.

During pregnancy

During pregnancy, to restore the intestinal microflora, probiotics are prescribed - preparations containing bifidobacteria:

• Bifidumbacterin,
• Linex,
• Lactobacterin,
• Acipol.

Among the prebiotics - preparations containing lactulose:

• Dufalac,
• Normase,
• portalak,
• Lactusan.

Their action also helps to get rid of problems with constipation, which women often suffer during pregnancy.

Of course, the choice of drugs for the restoration of microflora during pregnancy should be carried out only by a specialist after a special study of feces, however, the woman herself must remember that for the safety of the baby's health, she should be treated exclusively with natural preparations.

How to restore and maintain beneficial intestinal microflora?

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Microflora is a metabolic system that produces and destroys both its own and foreign substances that take part in the absorption and transfer of beneficial as well as harmful agents. This system is always in close relationship with external environment and the microbes it contains. Given this fact, it is simply impossible to call it stable.

What is the intestinal microflora?

The gut microflora is a range of living microorganisms that can be both beneficial and harmful to a person's overall health. There are more than 500 species of these microorganisms. Their total weight reaches 2.5 - 4 kg. The entire microbial world intestines It is represented by two types of flora, namely mucosal and luminal.

Mucosal flora is in close relationship with the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, while forming numerous microcolonies of bacteria and their metabolic products.

translucent flora is located in the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract, which is why it cannot come into contact with the mucous membrane. Its "survival" is possible only due to dietary fiber, which remains not fully digested. It is to these fibers that it attaches itself.

There is another classification of the intestinal flora, according to which it is divided into:
1. optional part - consisting of bacteria that are noted in the body of all healthy people. Their excessive amount can cause the development of a disease only if there is a strong decrease in the body's defenses.

2. obligate part - consisting of microorganisms that are always part of the beneficial flora. They take an integral part in metabolic processes ( metabolism), and also help the body fight various infections.

3. Transient part - consisting of random microorganisms that are not able to stay in the intestines for a long period of time. All these microorganisms tend to provoke the development of various infectious pathologies.

The ratio between different groups of microorganisms plays a very important role, since it determines the general well-being of a person. As soon as any deviations from the norm make themselves known, a person almost immediately begins to be disturbed by unpleasant signs of various diseases.

How is the intestinal flora formed?

At the birth of a child, his intestines are sterile. For the first time he encounters microbes already in the delivery room. Since the immunity of babies is very weak, it is simply not possible for him to resist the onslaught of the microbial world. Given this fact, babies are placed on the mother's stomach immediately after birth. On the skin of women in labor there is a beneficial flora, part of which is taken by the newborn. The baby's gastrointestinal tract also receives a large number of beneficial microorganisms from the first drops of colostrum - the secret of the mammary gland, which contains an accumulation of a number of useful components. Over the next 3-5 days, the intestines are filled with other microorganisms, among which there is also a pathogenic flora that causes the development of transient, i.e. temporary intestinal dysbiosis. Temporary dysbacteriosis does not require a specific course of therapy. As a rule, all its signs disappear on their own by the end of the 2nd week of a child's life.

Beneficial intestinal microflora

The beneficial intestinal flora is a barrier that prevents various infections from entering the gastrointestinal tract. With its help, it is possible to prevent the mass reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms.

It performs a number of vital functions, namely:

• protective: it protects against dangerous microbes, forming a very dense film, consisting mainly of bifidus and lactobacilli ( Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria).
• digestive: takes part in the process of digestion and metabolism.
• immunomodulating: accelerates the formation of immunity and makes it work.
• synthetic: carries out the synthesis of vitamins K, C, B1, B2, B6, B12, folic and pantothenic acids.

Of all the above functions, the most vulnerable is synthetic. This function can either decrease or completely stop under the influence of any, even the most insignificant, factors. It is affected by both changes in weather conditions and changes in diet or diet. The putrefactive flora has a particularly detrimental effect on it. In order for the composition and functions of the flora to remain normal all the time, it is necessary, first of all, not to interfere with the normal functioning of beneficial microbes. In addition, you need to remember the importance of a healthy lifestyle and regular physical activity. If these rules are ignored, then you will have to face such an unpleasant phenomenon as intestinal dysbacteriosis.

What is intestinal dysbiosis?

Dysbacteriosis is a violation of the normal ratio between certain types of microorganisms in the intestine. This term appeared in medicine in 1916. It was introduced by a German scientist A. Nisle. This violation is very common - in adults it is observed in 90% of cases, but in children in 95%.

Factors provoking the development of intestinal dysbacteriosis

• frequent stressful conditions.
• various pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract.
• unbalanced diet.
• intestinal infectious diseases.
• recurring respiratory viral infections ( ORZ).
• age-related changes in the properties of microflora.
• inappropriate use of medicines.
• decrease in immunity.
• allergic reactions.
• chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer patients.

Symptoms observed in dysbacteriosis

Organs and systems	Symptoms
From the gastrointestinal tract ( gastrointestinal tract)	Abdominal pain, flatulence ( excessive bloating); metallic taste in the mouth, diarrhea, constipation, rumbling; nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, belching; feeling of incomplete bowel movement, sheep feces, frequent urge to defecate.
From the skin and mucous membranes	Itching, various allergic rashes, dryness, angulitis ( zaedy).
From the side of the central nervous system ( central nervous system)	Headaches, fatigue, sleep disturbance, general weakness.

Diagnosis of intestinal dysbacteriosis

To identify dysbacteriosis, you must first get expert advice. The doctor will listen to your complaints and direct you to the necessary examinations, namely:
1. Scatological study - a study of the microbial composition of feces in order to identify certain violations of the functions of the intestine.
2. Microbiological research – ratio research various kinds microorganisms of normal flora and determination of their sensitivity to antibiotics and bacteriophages ( bacterial viruses).

The results of these studies provide an opportunity to get an accurate picture of the general condition of the entire digestive system.

How to restore beneficial microflora?

To restore the intestinal flora, you should first establish the true cause that provoked the development of dysbacteriosis. In addition, it is necessary to normalize nutrition, use the help of probiotics, cleanse the intestines. Do not forget about folk remedies, which can be used simultaneously with the drugs that were prescribed to you by a specialist.

Probiotics

Probiotics are drugs that contain live strains of bacteria. They are intended to restore the biological balance of the intestine. All drugs in this group have natural origin. The strains of bacteria that make up their composition are created from microbes that were taken from the bodies of completely healthy people. Having penetrated into the intestines of the patient, these bacteria settle in it and begin to multiply, while destroying pathogenic ( pathogenic) microorganisms. Live strains of bacteria also tend to improve the digestion process and strengthen the body's defenses. These medications are selected in accordance with the results of a stool study, which accurately indicate which beneficial microorganisms the intestines lack. The most commonly used probiotics are bactisubtil, bifidumbacterin forte, biovestin, lineks and others.
Children under 2 years old Linux prescribed 1 capsule 3 times a day. If the child is from 2 to 12 years old, then he can be given 1-2 capsules of this drug 3 times a day. Adults can take 2 capsules of the drug 3 times a day.

Nutrition

Nutrition with disturbed intestinal microflora should be fractional. Eat small meals 5-6 times a day. All foods enriched with tannin should be removed from the diet ( gallotannic acid ), namely bird cherry, cocoa, blueberries, strong tea, and chocolate. Bananas are also not recommended. Hot cooked food is not allowed.
We enrich the menu with raw fruits and vegetables, rye bread, vegetable oil and cereals. In large quantities, it is recommended to consume boiled meat, as well as fish, dried fruits, white bread with bran, mineral water with gases, koumiss, curdled milk and one-day kefir.

Purgation

In the course of the studies, experts were able to prove that sometimes the intestinal microflora is disturbed due to the large amount of toxins accumulated in this organ. Apples will help cleanse the intestines. Take 5 kg of ripe Antonov apples, wash them thoroughly and place them in a saucepan. Fill the apples with boiled water, cover with a lid and place in a warm place for 120 minutes. After that, we wipe the apples through a colander. Wipe them should be until you get a homogeneous mass. It is this mass that should be consumed for 3-4 days, while excluding all other food products from the diet. This is a kind of diet that will help to completely cleanse the intestines and restore all its functions.

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Recipe #1: you need to take 15g chopped burnet roots, pour raw materials 200g of boiled water and leave on low heat for 15 - 20 minutes. The resulting broth is filtered and taken orally 1 tbsp. l. 5 - 6 times a day. The course of therapy is 1 month.

Recipe #2: steam 3 tbsp. l. fresh mint leaves in 1 tbsp. boiled water. As soon as the infusion has cooled, we filter it and take it inside 3/4 cup 4 times a day.

Recipe #3: take 4 tsp. dill seeds, pour raw materials 1 tbsp. boiling water and leave for 120 minutes. We drink the resulting remedy during the day every 2 hours.

Recipe #4: mix 10 g of purified pumpkin seeds, peeled sunflower seeds and walnut kernels. Grind the mixture of ingredients in a coffee grinder and dilute in 100 ml of warm boiled water. We take 50 ml 2 times a day. The course of therapy is 10 days.

Recipe number 5: take 2 tbsp. dried chamomile herb and steam the raw material in 200 g of boiling water. After 30 minutes, strain the infusion and take 1/4 cup 3 times a day.

Measures to prevent intestinal dysbacteriosis

Primary prevention is difficult, as it involves improving nutrition and the environment, as well as completely getting rid of stress and other negative factors. As for secondary prevention measures, they are much easier to follow. First of all, you need to pay especially close attention to the diet and menu composition. In addition, learn how to rationally use antibiotic drugs, as well as other medicines that tend to disrupt the intestinal microflora. During the course of treatment with such drugs, special medications should be taken that help maintain normal growth and development of normal flora. Do not forget about the importance of timely treatment of existing pathologies, especially if these are diseases of the digestive tract.
Before use, you should consult with a specialist.

Currently, violation of the intestinal microflora is quite common. In domestic medicine, such a condition is called dysbiosis, Western colleagues call it a syndrome of increased bacterial growth.

The process develops due to a quantitative imbalance of beneficial (obligate) bacteria (mainly lacto and bifidobacteria) and harmful (pathogenic) flora (coccal representatives, Klebsiella, Proteus, etc.) inhabiting the internal environment of the intestine.

What is dangerous violation of the intestinal microflora?

Does this condition need to be treated?

Humanity closely interacts with microorganisms that surround us on the outside and inhabit us from the inside. They exist within us on mutually beneficial terms - the human body provides them with the necessary nutrition, and microorganisms synthesize substances that are not formed in the body. Thus, protecting it from the penetration of pathogenic flora.

In the normal state of the body, the quantitative ratio of beneficial and pathogenic microorganisms is balanced. Beneficial bacteria in the body are a kind of protective barrier.

• They form a dense protective film, mainly consisting of lacto and bifidobacteria, which prevents the penetration and reproduction of pathogenic flora in the gastrointestinal tract.
• Participate in digestive and metabolic processes.
• Accelerate the immunomodulatory function, the synthesis of vitamins and acids.

But even the most insignificant imbalance of microflora in the intestine leads to the fact that the normal flora is not able to suppress the destructive activity of putrefactive and pathogenic microorganisms. This leads to its rapid quantitative superiority, which negatively affects the human condition.

Activation of pathogenic flora can provoke:

• Inflammatory processes in the small and large intestines;
• Violations in the processes of absorption and digestion, which can cause iron deficiency anemia and hypovitaminosis;
• Sepsis - penetrating from the intestine into the blood;
• Destruction in the intestinal walls with the release of intestinal contents into the peritoneal cavity, which causes the development of peritonitis;
• The development of pancreatitis and gastroduodenitis as a result of their spread through the digestive system.

An imbalance of beneficial and harmful microflora can trigger the process of fatty hepatosis of the liver and cause lipid metabolism to fail. Lead to the development of immunodeficiency, and with a combination of predisposing and provoking factors, cause food allergies, eczema, bronchial asthma, diabetes, osteochondrosis and malignant neoplasms in the intestine.

It is quite clear that in order to avoid all this - the restoration of the intestinal microflora is simply vital.

How to restore the balance of microflora in the gastrointestinal tract?

There is no single protocol for the treatment of such a condition as dysbiosis. As there is no such independent disease. This is just a condition that reflects a varying degree of disturbances in the processes in the gastrointestinal tract, provoked by a change in the balance of the intestinal microflora. Therapeutic therapy is determined depending on the causes that caused the pathological process and in each case may be different.

The therapy is complex, including: antibiotic therapy, treatment with special preparations - prebiotics and probiotics, to restore intestinal microflora and complex preparations (symbiotics), a properly selected diet and correction of concomitant disorders with enzyme preparations, vitamins and sorbents.

Oddly enough, but therapy begins with the use of antibiotics, intestinal antiseptics and bacteriophages, which, unfortunately, destroy not only harmful, but also beneficial flora.

1. Antibiotic therapy is prescribed individually, according to the resistance of the identified pathogenic bacteria to it. The most effective antibiotics are drugs from the tetracycline group, from the penicillin and cephalosporin series, as well as the antimicrobial agent Metronidazole.
2. As intestinal antiseptics, Polymyxin, Lamisil, Amphotericin, Itraconazole, Amphotericin and other drugs can be prescribed, according to the identified pathogen.
3. Bacteriophages may be given together with antibiotics or as an alternative antibiotic therapy. These are drugs that contain a virus, the action of which is directed to one specific type of bacteria. It can be - staphylococcal, coliproteic, Pseudomonas aeruginosa or proteus bacteriophages.

The second stage is the direct restoration of the "correct" intestinal microflora - the settlement of the beneficial flora with restorative bacterial preparations and the provision of favorable conditions for its development - probiotics, prebiotics and symbiotics.

• Probiotic preparations contain strains of live lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. They populate the intestinal mucosa and help restore the balance of microflora. A large number of probiotics are monocomponent products, which means that they contain only a single type of microorganism. These are preparations such as "Lactobacterin", "Colibacterin", "Vitaflora", "Probifora", "Baktisubtila", "Normoflorina", etc. And polycomponent agents containing various strains of bacteria. Presented in the form of various dosage forms of "Linex", "Bifiform", "Bifiliza", "Acilact", "Bificola", "Flora Dofilusi".
• Prebiotics do not contain live bacterial cells. They include substances that inhibit the growth of pathogenic flora and nutritional components that promote the development of beneficial microorganisms. These can be preparations "Hilak-forte", "Fervital", "Duphalac", "Lactusan", "Calcium pantothenate".
• Complex preparations of symbiotics contain both the bacteria themselves and the components necessary for their development. The most effective are Biovestin-lacto, Maltidofilus, Bifidobak, Laminolact, etc. By the way, among modern medicines, a drug specially created for children, used after antibiotic therapy, is very effective. This is a natural combined preparation "Acidolak". It contains not only lacto and bifidobacteria, but also plant dietary fibers - raftilose, which provides a breeding ground for bacteria. It is this tandem of ingredients that excludes further development pathogenic flora.

Treatment begins with the appointment of bifido-containing drugs to restore the intestinal microflora. Their action is due to the high antibacterial properties and the ability to effectively restore the body's natural resistance. These include - drugs "Bifidumbacterin", "Bifidumbacterin-forte", "Bifiliza", "Bifiform", "Bifikola", "Probifora" and many other means of this class.

A certain choice of the drug is carried out on the basis of microbiological studies of feces. The first stage is the treatment with monocomponent drugs, but in difficult cases they are not very effective. With a complex course of the disease, probiotics containing different cultures and symbiotic preparations.

Separately, it should be noted the effectiveness of probiotics, which include microorganisms that are not the natural flora of the digestive tract. Living in the lower gastrointestinal tract, they have a depressing effect on the pathogenic flora for a month, gradually displacing it, and they themselves are subsequently replaced by obligate microorganisms.

Among them are the drugs Sporobacterin and Baksisubtila. They have proven effective in restoring the intestinal microflora after constipation, diarrhea, intestinal infections and due to poisoning. After poisoning, preparations containing lactose help well - prebiotics such as Portalac, Laktofiltrum and Dufalac.

If the body is found a sharp decline lactobacilli, their additional intake is prescribed. The effectiveness of these drugs is manifested in the rehabilitation therapy of the intestinal microflora after antibiotics. Recommended for use are preparations of the Bifiform, Lactobacterin, Primadophilus, Linex groups and their analogues.

In parallel, teas and infusions from herbal teas can be prescribed, which have the suppressive property of sweat-generating microflora - combined fees, consisting of three components:

• 1st - from St. John's wort, lingonberries and calendula.
• 2nd - including the grass of yarrow and cinquefoil, eucalyptus leaves.
• 3rd - a combination of sage, oregano and plantain.

The last stage of treatment includes the appointment of immunomodulating agents that enhance immune functions and a more intensive regenerative process of microflora in the intestine - preparations based on echinacea and propolis, herbal preparations that stimulate immune functions.

Diet is an important element in the restoration of intestinal microflora

Exposure to drugs alone will give a temporary effect if you do not follow a diet. Without a well-balanced diet, treatment will not give the desired result. This is due to the fact that many products can not only help the recovery process, but also exacerbate it.

What foods contribute to the development of dysbiosis?

The first thing you need to learn is to make a diet without those products that inhibit the growth and development of bifidus and lactobacilli. These include dishes cooked with natural milk, fried potatoes and mashed potatoes, bread and pastries made from white flour.

It is necessary to limit the diet of sugar and foods with a high content of it, carbonated and preservative-containing drinks, sausages and smoked products, canned and pickled products.

What diet contributes to the normalization of the intestinal flora?

What should be considered when compiling a diet? The main thing that should be present in it is those products that successfully suppress pathogenic flora and putrefaction processes in the intestines. That, apples and garlic. Apples are good to eat in the morning, before breakfast. Garlic can be eaten at any time in combination with any dish. Or eat on an empty stomach with cold water. This, by the way, will reduce the appearance of the smell.

It should be noted that recommendations with garlic came to medicine from "grandmother's recipes". Since ancient times, with intestinal disorders, our ancestors poured crushed garlic with vegetable oil, insisted for a day in the cold and generously flavored vegetable salads with this dressing.

Fruit and berry dishes, raw and boiled (raspberry, blueberry, cranberry and citrus fruit salads, compotes, fruit drinks), salads with onions, carrots, black radish and dill, dressings containing horseradish and cloves have a similar property. The necessary qualities are present in various fermented milk products and cheese.

As you can see, there are no special radical changes in the diet, and the products that we exclude are easily replaced by others. Honey can serve as a sweetener, sausage is easy to replace with fish and meat ( lean varieties meat, chicken, rabbit, turkey). It is easy to replace butter bread with crackers or yeast-free pastries. We replace frying with a double boiler and stewing.

Proper nutrition is very important to restore the balance of the flora.

Diet modification is a half-measure. The main thing is to eat right. You should accustom yourself to drink a glass of ordinary water before each meal, half an hour before meals, but you should not drink food. Portions of food should be small and chewable. It is noticed that if you chew it up to 30 times, then the process of digestion begins already in the oral cavity.

The interval between the main food and dessert (for example, between lunch and compote) should be at least one and a half hours. Compliance with a proper diet and all nutritional rules will significantly enhance the effect medications and the process of restoring the balance of the intestinal flora will be much faster and without complications.

Is it possible to cure dysbiosis with folk methods?

As for traditional medicine recipes? Doctors note the failure of all those recipes that are offered today by various healers and healers. Due to the hype and popularity of the topic, dysbiosis remedies are offered by various companies that seek to capitalize on it - dietary supplement manufacturers, network marketing companies, and even food manufacturers.

As we have already found out, there is no separate form of such a disease, it does not manifest itself with any of its specific symptoms, and without eliminating the cause of its development, it is impossible to cure the pathology. At best, there will be a temporary positive effect, "planting" the intake of certain dietary supplements. Therefore, it will be right if the doctor is involved in the examination and treatment.

If we talk about herbs, and other purely folk methods, then above I described their use as part of complex treatment. Separately, their use will not give the desired effect.

The prognosis for the restoration of disturbed intestinal microflora is (mostly) favorable, but depends on the adequacy of treatment and the severity of the pathological process.

Such a plant as burdock is familiar to everyone since childhood. However, about miraculous properties This culture is not known to everyone. IN traditional medicine burdock is used very often. What are medicinal properties burdock and the use of this herb for the treatment of ailments - this article will tell.

There are such representatives of the flora, in which all parts are used for the preparation of medicinal products - both rhizomes, and leaves, and inflorescences, and seeds. Burdock belongs to this type. It is also called burdock. However, with strong medicinal plant burdock ordinary is associated with few people. It is often compared to weeds. After all, in a short time it is able to form quite extensive thickets.

However, scientists from all over the world came to a consensus: the leaves, roots and inflorescences of burdock have the ability to improve human health. Therefore, despite the simple name and nondescript appearance, this plant is highly valued and actively used in folk medicine.

Burdock came to our region in 1810. His positive traits noticed immediately and began to be used almost everywhere: in medicine and cooking. To date, the popularity of the plant has not decreased. Leaves and roots are actively used for treatment. The Japanese from this culture prepare a mass delicious meals. Burdock is even specially grown.

Burdock is a representative of the Astrov family. The homeland is the Mediterranean. The plant is biennial. Quite high. Able to reach 2-3 meters. Its root zone is branched and quite long. Grows up to 1.5 meters deep. The stem is straight, strong. Shaped like a spindle. Completely formed in the second year. Burdock leaves are characterized by a large size.

Although the plant differs in overall dimensions, burdock flowers are quite medium-sized, have the shape of a ball. They are painted purple. Even from afar, during flowering, the grass is clearly visible. Inflorescences tend to cling to fabric. Because they contain thin spines that frame the inflorescence.

At the moment, there are about 11 species of burdock. For example, small, cobweb. Sakhalin burdock stands out with impressive size. Many use it when it rains instead of an umbrella. The leaf diameter often reaches 1.5 meters. And Sakhalin grass grows up to 3 meters. The medicinal properties of burdock have been proven. Other varieties in medicine are usually not used. ABOUT useful properties daisies can be read.

Application in the treatment of diseases

Most often, the root is used for treatment. However, certain healing properties also have leaves and seeds. Burdock juice is also effective in the fight against various kinds of ailments. The plant is actively used not only in folk, but also in traditional medicine. For example, dried roots are sold in a pharmacy. There is also a root extract. For example, the company produces burdock root Argo to treat metabolic disorders, diseases of the spine, joints, and various infections.

Oil is made from the root. It is often prescribed by doctors for diabetes. It is also indicated for ailments of the intestines, stomach, liver. It is also very effective for skin diseases and alopecia. There are many recipes that use the medicinal properties of burdock herb and help solve health problems.

The drug can be purchased at a pharmacy or prepared independently. Choosing the latter option, it is important to properly prepare the plant. There are some collection rules that will help you save everything as much as possible. useful qualities this miracle herb:

• The grass that is more than a year old is suitable.
• Collect leaves preferably in the spring. The optimal time is early morning.
• As for the rhizome, it is dug up at night or late in the evening.
• The resulting raw material is thoroughly washed and then dried. A cool, dry and dark place is suitable for this.
• Burdock grows everywhere. Raw materials should not be collected in contaminated areas. It will not give the proper therapeutic effect. And perhaps even harm.

What are the benefits?

The plant contains a mass useful elements. An interesting fact is that all the components of burdock are active together, they mutually reinforce each other's effect.
Therefore, the plant is considered medicinal.

1. Inulin.
2. Fatty acid.
3. Lignan glycoside.
4. Essential oils.
5. Complex of vitamins: A, E, C.
6. Minerals.

Among the variety of medicinal properties of burdock, it is worth highlighting the following:

Sometimes the effect of taking burdock is much higher than that of a course of synthetic medicines. But we must understand that each of the parts of this medicinal plant has its own useful qualities. And it is important to know about them when deciding to be treated with burdock.

burdock seeds

The main medicinal properties of burdock seeds are to provide a laxative effect. To do this, a tablespoon of seeds is poured with 200 milliliters of water. Boil for five minutes. And then they let it brew and filter. The resulting remedy is taken three times a day before meals.

Burdock root

The medicinal properties of burdock root decoction have also been proven in relation to many diseases. The rhizome contains a large number of biologically active components that have a wide spectrum of action. This part of the plant helps in the fight against colds, cystitis. Effective for laryngitis, tonsillitis. Colitis, gastritis, constipation are also quite successfully treated with the help of remedies prepared on the basis of the rhizome.

An extract from the burdock root is often used for hemorrhoids, gum disease, stomatitis. With non-healing wounds and ulcers, burns make compresses. Diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, hepatitis, alcohol poisoning - all this is treated with burdock. In gynecology, such a medicinal herb is often used. A good result gives the root of burdock with uterine myoma.

burdock leaves

The beneficial properties of burdock for joints have been proven. The plant also helps in the treatment of ulcers on the legs. For this purpose, a fresh leaf is applied to the diseased, affected area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe skin. It is advisable to crush the leaf a little before this. A film is applied on top and fixed with a bandage. For joint pain to go away, the procedure should be carried out daily for two to three weeks. The leaves of this plant are also effective for acne. Pustular diseases are treated by applying a piece of leaf to the skin for 30 minutes.

In parallel with the local type of treatment for joints and skin ailments, doctors recommend drinking tea, which includes dandelion and burdock in equal amounts. Such a drink has a strengthening effect and saturates the body with vitamins. A teaspoon of chopped herbs is usually added to a liter of water.

Burdock juice

In pharmacies, juice is sold in concentrated form. But it's pretty easy to make your own. To do this, take healthy fresh burdock leaves and squeeze the juice out of them. Collected usually in the first half of May. Juice is also made from the roots. Leaves are pre-soaked. Then washed and dried well. The resulting remedy is effective in the treatment of wounds. They make tricks. They take baths.

Can everyone be treated with burdock?

To make the most of all the medicinal properties of burdock seeds: you need to know how to use this herb.

Burdock contraindications are quite limited. However, you still need to be extremely careful when starting treatment. After all, intolerance to one of the components may occur. Means prepared on the basis of this culture are allowed to be given to children. Which once again confirms the safety and effectiveness of the plant.

Doctors do not recommend using burdock for those who have an individual intolerance in the form of an allergic reaction. Pregnant women should be approached with caution when using burdock. It is not worth drinking tinctures and decoctions from this plant for a long time. There is a risk of getting the opposite effect. It will manifest itself in a decrease in efficiency, immunity and general tone of the body. At intestinal colic such a remedy is also advised.

Treatment of most women's problems with burdock

Most people tend to think that burdock root is purely a diuretic and laxative. However, the range of its application is much wider. And every woman must know how useful this plant is. After all, the healing properties of burdock for women are diverse.

Burdock is often used for hair: to give a healthy shine, good growth, prevent falling out. Usually, for this purpose, a decoction is prepared, which is used to rinse the head. A spoonful of roots is poured with two glasses of boiling water, left in a water bath for 30 minutes. Then filtered. The head is rinsed. Or rub the decoction into the skin. As a result, the hair is restored, their growth becomes more intense. The hair looks thicker and more beautiful. Pharmacies sell burdock oil, which is also able to give curls the desired look.

This oil has become very popular today. It is usually released as a standalone product. But sometimes chamomile, red pepper or nettle are added. In this case, the action will be slightly different. For example, red pepper accelerates hair growth. Nettle perfectly fights dandruff, strengthens hair follicles. As for chamomile, it moisturizes and softens. Apply the product for 3-4 hours. Some keep it up all night. Then thoroughly wash your hair with shampoo. It is important to note that the drug is very oily and it is not easy to wash it off.

In addition, burdock helps women get rid of:

1. Edema.
2. Hemorrhoids.
3. Uterine fibroids.
4. Cyst in the ovaries.
5. Mastopathy.
6. Inflammatory processes in the genitals.
7. endometriosis.
8. Fibroids of the uterus.

Ointments and infusions prepared on the basis of burdock will perfectly cope with many other gynecological problems. Numerous scientific studies have proven the high effectiveness of this plant. Burdock is also used for the prevention of cancer. The main thing is to consult a doctor before starting treatment.

Some women use burdock for weight loss. And judging by the numerous reviews, the results are pretty good. The whole secret lies in the fact that burdock suppresses a strong appetite, speeds up metabolic processes, and also has a slight laxative effect.

The main thing is that when trying to find a good figure, using burdock, still stick to a diet and play sports, then the effect will be faster and more noticeable.

Conclusions about the beneficial properties of burdock

Arctium lappa L.

Burdock large - popular names burdock, burdock, burdock root, burdock. It helped a lot of people to get rid of joint diseases. useful plant, burdock root medicinal properties.

Burdock is known as an excellent blood purifier, and hence the whole body. Preparations from burdock root have a diaphoretic, antiseptic, analgesic, diuretic, laxative effect, improve metabolic processes in the human body, and accelerate cell recovery.

Burdock is a plant of the Asteraceae family, dicotyledonous class. Distributed in southern and middle lane European part of Russia, in Western Siberia, in the south Far East. It grows near housing in vegetable gardens, orchards, in wastelands, along roads, along river banks. In Russia, 6 species of burdock grow, the most common are large burdock and felt burdock.

Burdock large Arctium lappa L. - biennial herbaceous plant with a fleshy taproot spindle-shaped root up to 60 cm long and a hard branched erect stem up to 2 cm in diameter, 70-150 cm high, wide long-leaved leaves up to 50 cm long, green above and grayish-felt below. Red-violet tubular flowers in large spherical baskets are collected in a common inflorescence. When the fruit ripens, the baskets break easily, clinging to animal hair and human clothing.

Burdock blooms from mid-June to mid-August. The fruits are oblong, flattened, ribbed achenes with a tuft of serrated bristles. The fruits ripen in August - September.

After fruiting, the burdock dies. Shoots from achenes appear in April - May and in the first year form only a rosette of leaves.

The scientific generic name Arctium comes from the Greek word arctos - "bear" given to the burdock plant for its pubescence and big sizes. The specific scientific name lappa, which means "thorn, thorn" in translation - from the Greek lavein "to cling" is given for hook-shaped spikes on fruit baskets, with which they cling to everything that moves past. The Russian name of the genus burdock is related to the word "shovel" from the old word lopz - "big, wide leaf".

Before the defeat of Napoleon and his flight from Russia to Western Europe burdock was unknown. The French brought this trophy with them from Russia and dubbed the “molester” the “Russian infection”. From France, burdock spread throughout Europe, and then came to the African continent.

Burdock roots medicinal properties and contraindications recipes application

All types of burdock: large burdock, small burdock, felted burdock - have been used in folk medicine as medicinal plants since ancient times.

What cures burdock? What does burdock root treat?

WITH therapeutic purpose burdock root, achene fruits and burdock leaves are used. Burdock medicinal properties are used for diabetes, kidney and gallstones, skin diseases, gastritis, gastric ulcer, chronic constipation, hemorrhoids, edema, gout.

Burdock roots in the first year of life are harvested in autumn in September - October, or at the beginning of the second year in spring in April - May, until leaves and shoots appear. By the end of the first year, the burdock root accumulates all the healing and beneficial substances, so juicy young roots are used for medicinal and nutritional purposes.

Burdock roots are cleaned from the ground, washed thoroughly and quickly in cold water, large roots before drying are thinly cut along the root into segments 10-12 cm long and dried in a hot oven or oven. Dried burdock roots can be stored for 2-3 years.

Burdock roots contain organic acids, tannins and bitter substances, inulin polysaccharide - up to 45%, essential oils- up to 0.17%, fatty oil, mineral salts and vitamins.

The leaves are harvested in July - August, dried in a draft, in a ventilated room. Burdock leaves contain mucus, carotene, vitamin C, and have antibacterial activity. An infusion of burdock leaves is used for disorders of the stomach, with fever.

As an external remedy, burdock root preparations are used for baldness, lichen, inflammation of the sebaceous glands, leaf infusion - for eczema, ulcers and purulent wounds.

Crushed fresh leaves are applied to wounds, hard tumors and gouty nodes. Fresh juice from burdock leaves is used to treat wounds and skin cancer.

In clinical nutrition, salads from young leaves and peeled leaf petioles are used. Young shoots and leaves are put into borsch, burdock root is used instead of potatoes in soups, baked or fried. Roasted ground burdock root is used as an additive in coffee preparation.

Burdock root oil is used in perfumery.

Bees love burdock flowers, the burdock plant is a wonderful honey plant. From one hectare of thickets, bees collect up to 600 kg of honey.

Burdock root application

For the treatment of joints prepare an infusion of burdock root:

Pour one tablespoon of crushed burdock roots with 2 cups of boiling water and simmer in a steam bath for 10-20 minutes. After that, wrap the dishes and leave until the morning. Drink infusion, preheated, during the day in 3-4 doses 15-20 minutes before meals. Drink for a month.

For joint pain, polyarthritis prepare a warm compress:

Lubricate the lower grayish-felt side of a fresh May burdock leaf with vegetable oil, apply to a sore joint, wrap with compress paper, a layer of cotton wool, tightly bandage, better woolen cloth. Such a warming compress is done at night, removed in the morning, this effective remedy with nonspecific polyarthritis.

With kidney and gallstone disease, rheumatism, gout, arthritis:

1. Infusion of burdock root: 10 - 25 g of crushed roots pour 400 ml of boiling water, leave for 1 hour in a thermos. Drink warm 100 ml 3-4 times a day after meals for a month.
2. From the root of burdock decoction: 1 tbsp. Pour a spoonful of root powder with a glass of water, heat, boil for 2-3 minutes, strain. Take during the day 4 - 6 times.

Burdock root infusion or decoction helps in the treatment of diseases associated with metabolic disorders: diabetes, gout, skin diseases - allergies, diathesis, eczema, furunculosis. They are used to improve metabolism and general strengthening of the body, increase immunity.

Infusion of burdock root decoction can be used for gargling with sore throat, for disinfecting wounds, in the form of baths and lotions for rashes, ulcers that do not heal for a long time.

For the treatment of burns, wounds, ulcers, bedsores:

Squeeze the juice from fresh young burdock leaves, mix with crushed leaves. Use in the form of baths and lotions.

As a laxative:

Prepare a decoction: pour 20 g of powdered burdock fruit into a glass of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes over low heat, then strain. Take 1 - 2 tbsp. spoon 3-4 times a day. The remedy helps with chronic constipation.

For the treatment of joints, with eczema, burns, for the treatment of wounds:

Prepare burdock oil:

1. Pour 75 g chopped fresh burdock roots into a glass sunflower oil, soak for an hour on low heat, leave for three days, then strain. Use like an ointment. Store in a closed glass container in a dark place.
2. Pour 75 g of crushed burdock roots with 1 cup of olive, almond or sunflower oil, boil over low heat for 15 minutes, let it brew for a day in a thermos at a temperature of about 50 degrees. Use for rubbing and compresses.

Burdock oil is also used to strengthen and improve hair growth, with dry hair, to eliminate dandruff.

Burdock root - good remedy for dandruff and hair loss.

For dry scalp, prepare a decoction of a mixture of herbs:

• 2 tbsp. spoons of burdock root
• 1 st. a spoonful of nettle leaves
• 1 st. a spoonful of hop cones

Pour the mixture with one liter of boiling water, boil for 10 - 15 minutes over low heat, strain. Wash your hair, then rinse your hair with this decoction, apply 2 to 3 times a week.

For hair loss:

• 20 g dried burdock root powder

Pour one liter of boiling water, soak for 10 - 15 minutes in a water bath or boil over low heat, after cooling to room temperature, strain.

A warm decoction is rubbed into the scalp 2-3 times a week or the hair is thoroughly rinsed after washing for a month.

Burdock combined with other medicinal plants strengthens hair, improves hair growth, they become strong, beautiful, and a healthy shine of hair appears.

With patchy hair loss (baldness):

Leave 75 g of chopped fresh burdock root for 24 hours in a warm place in 200 g of olive or sunflower oil, then boil for 15 minutes over low heat and strain. Rub into the foci of baldness daily for 1.5 - 2 months.

At the same time, take a decoction from the collection:

• burdock (root) - 30 g
• elecampane high (rhizome and root) - 30 g
• Hypericum perforatum (grass) - 40 g

Mix everything, pour 2 cups of water, heat in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, stirring often. Take 100 g of decoction 3-4 times a day.

Contraindications:

• Burdock root preparations should not be taken orally during pregnancy. Be sure to consult with your doctor.
• Individual intolerance.

There are practically no other contraindications for the use of burdock preparations.

As in any other treatment, it is necessary to observe the measure: the duration of taking burdock preparations is not more than a month, then you need to take a break.

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Burdock medicinal properties and contraindications

For cosmetic purposes, the roots of the annual burdock are used, extracts of their burdock roots are part of many lotions, creams and ointments.

Young shoots, peeled, and leaves are used for salads, cabbage soup, borscht.

Burdock salad

To prepare the salad you will need:

• 150 g burdock leaves and stems
• 50 g meat
• egg - 1 pc.
• 25 g green onion
• 25 g sour cream (mayonnaise)
• salt, herbs to taste

Rinse young shoots, leaf petioles, burdock leaves with cold water.

Peel the stems, blanch for 2 minutes.

Cut everything, mix with the rest of the ingredients, season with sour cream, sprinkle with herbs.

Burdock porridge with mushrooms

To prepare porridge you will need:

• 200 g burdock roots
• 100 g mushrooms
• milk, butter, salt to taste

Cook crushed burdock roots and mushrooms over low heat until tender, adding salt.

Top with butter and hot milk.

You can season the porridge with onions fried in butter, pepper.

Fresh burdock root replaces parsley, carrots, parsnips.

Many ruthlessly destroy burdock in their garden plots and estates. Take advantage of the gifts of the natural world and you will appreciate the wonderful healing, nutritional and cosmetic properties of burdock!

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