How to treat trigeminal neuralgia

The most common type of neuralgia is trigeminal neuralgia. The trigeminal nerve consists of three branches: one goes to the skin of the forehead, the other going to her cheek, the teeth of the upper jaw and the mucosa of the nose, the third to the lower jaw and its teeth. The disease is accompanied with unbearable pain that causes any movement of the facial muscles, often with fever, redness of certain areas of the face and watery eyes.

You will need

- Angelica root;
- Valerian root;
- peppermint leaves;
- birch leaves may;
the herb St. John's wort;
- birch buds;
Indian onions.

Instruction

For the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia caused by colds, it is recommended to prepare the following collection. Take 1 part Angelica root and Valerian, peppermint leaves, 2 parts of birch leaves and the herb St. John's wort, all components grind and mix thoroughly, take a tablespoon of prepared herbal collection, pour a glass of boiling water in a thermos. Insisting 2 hours, strain, and adding a tablespoon of honey to the resulting filtrate, take ½ Cup 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Simultaneously ingestion of therapeutic herbal collection, prepare the tool for external use. Tablespoon chopped birch buds pour 100 ml of 70% alcohol. Insist 10 days in a warm dark place. In neuralgia of the trigeminal nerve, it is recommended to apply the compress obtained the tincture on the painful area. To do this, take a cotton swab, the size of the painful part, soak it in the tincture, heat, moistened swab on a hot surface (can be on a hot kettle). Apply it on the affected area and covering tampon compression paper, insulate woolen cloth. Holding a compress to the occurrence of a pleasant warming and the cessation of pain (1-3 hours). After removal of the compress, do not remove the warming bandage. In addition, to go out in the day is not recommended.

Such a warming and analgesic effect has the Indian bow. For the treatment of neuralgia, it is recommended to grind the leaf of the Indian onion and RUB into the affected area its juice. It is impossible to manipulate close to the eyes as the juice Indian onion causes severe irritation and tear action.

Note

Trigeminal neuralgia usually is the result of colds, dental caries, inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, trauma, etc. So you need to detect and treat the primary causes of neuralgia.

Useful advice

Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia it is necessary to carry out comprehensively, using as herbal infusions, and external treatment, as dry heat and alcohol-containing analgesics. It is also helpful to take vitamin supplements, the good effect of ultrasound and UHF-therapy.

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