Hemorrhoids are ballooning flaps of skin in the rectum or anus that are very painful, usually more so when passing a bowel movement, as they are irritated by the pressure. An anal fissure forms when weakened and stretched tissue has split, remaining as a wound that is constantly sore and difficult to heal. With hemorrhoids (or piles) it’s important to consider the state of the whole digestive system, including constipation, diarrhea, bowel irritability, and liver function, which is often found to be faulty in this situation.
Drink plenty of water, and eat fiber in the form of fruit and vegetables.
Aloe vera juice and meadowsweet leaf and flower tea will be two basic herbs to start with.
Use a mixture of black walnut hull, a little oak bark, and some yarrow leaf; marshmallow root to soothe; myrrh resin to disinfect; a touch of cayenne pepper in case of bleeding; and some Chinese rhubarb root as an all-round bowel balancer. Make this combination into an ointment using a base of olive oil and coconut butter, along with benzoin essential oil and witch hazel essential oil. Use the ointment very frequently, before and after bowel movements and in between if possible. The same herbs can be mixed as powders. Add equal parts to capsules and take daily. Pure or diluted witch hazel can help for quick relief.
A slant-board treatment will be useful.
Take cold sitz baths, which can help severely prolapsed piles, as can sitting on bags of frozen peas at intervals.
An anal suppository will help heal and support the area. Useful herbs would be barberry bark powder, black walnut hull powder, a pinch of cayenne, and witch hazel essential oil.
This Treating Hemorrhoids With Herbal article is taken from :
The complete home guide to herbs, natural healing, and nutrition / Jill Rosemary Davies.
