Sore knees - folk remedies

Pain in the knees can appear suddenly and at any age. They can then quiet down for a while and do not remind themselves of months, then suddenly come back again, not letting you sleep at night. Such a state of discomfort brings a lot of inconvenience to a person, limits efficiency.

The use of folk remedies for pain in the knees

If the knees ache, then we need to identify the causes and ask about the treatment with folk remedies. Pain in the knees may indicate that there is some kind of disease, so it is recommended to visit a doctor and, if necessary, undergo a course of treatment. The doctor can also advise folk remedies, if the knees ache, intensify the actions of drugs and accelerate the process of recovery. They will help to minimize painful sensations, eliminate puffiness and inflammatory process. Also the doctor will recommend to remove the load from the knee joint.

The knee hurts - how to treat folk remedies?

Treatment with folk remedies, means compresses, infusions and ointments from herbs and various natural products.

Compresses

  1. A common treatment is warming compresses that relieve pain in the joints of the knees.
  2. What else to do if the knee hurts - the folk remedies say: you need to squeeze juice from fresh cabbage, using either a juicer or a meat grinder. Take a natural cloth, perhaps wool, and moisten in the juice obtained. A little squeeze and attach to the sore spots, cover with parchment and wrap it with a towel or a warm thing. Keep the compress need 40 minutes.
  3. Take a large onion and cut it in half. Slice the middle of each halve. Apply to the knee and wrap around for the night as a compress.

Tinctures

  1. If the medicinal plants lie at the base, they help well against inflammation in the knees and relieve pain. Tinctures are easy to use, if knee joints ache, then some folk remedies can be treated for a long time.
  2. Take potato flowers 4 tablespoons. Flowers should be fresh. Very good to clear of greens. Pour 200 ml of alcohol 70% and let it brew for about 10-11 days in a cold place. Tincture should be rubbed well into the knees twice or thrice a day before the pain disappears in the knee.

Home Ointments

  1. Ointments that can be prepared at home, following folk recipes, are very good remedies that relieve pain and various inflammations in the knees.
  2. Half a teaspoon of salt and as much soda and mustard powder add in 100 g of honey. Very good mix. Rub the ointment in the affected joints in the evening. Ointment has a very strong warming effect and only 5 procedures will suffice.