Folk remedies for fluid in the pleural cavity. How to treat pleurisy at home? Breathing exercises and massage

Inflammation of the pleura - smooth serous membrane surrounding the lungs is called pleurisy. Pleurisy may be caused by trauma chest, infection, tumor process, allergic reactions. Most often, pleurisy is a complication of pneumonia, infectious diseases, such as pneumonia. Unfortunately, pleurisy plagues people not only in the cold season, but also in the summer, due to drafts, hypothermia while swimming, etc.

What are the types of pleurisy?

Pleurisy is divided into dry, effusion (exudative) and purulent. With dry pleurisy, the layers of the pleura thicken and it becomes uneven. With effusion - in pleural cavity Fluid accumulates and compresses the lungs. When purulent, the fluid in the pleura contains pus. With pleurisy, pain occurs during breathing due to the friction of the rough layers of the pleura against each other. Shortness of breath, fever, cough, weakness, rapid and shallow breathing are also possible.
With dry pleurisy, pain may disappear when fluid accumulates in the pleural cavity, which separates the layers of the lungs from each other. The patient usually lies on the affected side, as this reduces the friction of the pleural layers against each other, and the pain subsides. Only after X-ray examination, analysis of pleural fluid, etc. the disease can be definitively established. Pleurisy causes the formation of adhesions, which compresses the lungs and leads to respiratory failure and, accordingly, a deterioration in a person’s quality of life. Pleurisy and effusion into the pleural cavity are usually a complication of some other disease, most often very serious, therefore, when the first symptoms appear, diagnosis of its cause and further treatment are necessary.

General healing techniques: compresses, juices, herbs

The specific cause of pleurisy determines the nature of treatment, which may include antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory drugs. To get rid of pleurisy, I recommend starting with the simplest thing: applying a compress to the sore spot using a sponge soaked in hot water. In this case, salted or sea water. Traditional in the treatment of all types of pleurisy, including dry, initial stage is the use of various juices and special compresses with rubbing and bandaging.
The very first remedy is onion juice. It is mixed with honey equally. And take 1 tbsp. l. the resulting mixture 3 times a day. This remedy shows antimicrobial effect. Instead of onion juice, you can take black radish juice. Take a quarter glass of cherry pulp and juice in the same way.
Helps with pleurisy next method treatment. Take 200 g of chopped horseradish root and juice squeezed from four lemons. Use 0.5 tsp. in the morning on an empty stomach and at night when you go to bed. This medicine will not corrode gallbladder, kidneys, mucous membrane digestive tract. But after taking the medicine, the mucus will begin to dissolve.
At the same time, take herbs. An infusion of cudweed herb, mint leaves, coltsfoot, licorice and elecampane roots is taken 0.3 cups 3 times a day. To treat pleurisy, infusions are also prepared from sage leaves, anise fruits, marshmallow roots, pine buds, horsetail grass, and knotweed. Dragees are also made from butter, honey, almonds and nettles (4:4:1:1), cooling the resulting mixture in the refrigerator.

At the first symptoms of the disease, compresses not only with warm salty or sea water, but also with various oils. So, they help in the treatment of rubbing into the sore side camphor oil with added lavender oil (10:1). After this procedure, apply a warm compress and apply a tight bandage. You can rub in heated olive oil. A bandage with mustard also has a warming and distracting effect, in addition, it will relieve pain.

Exudative pleurisy

Patients diagnosed with “exudative pleurisy” are usually subject to hospitalization to establish a diagnosis of the underlying disease and appropriate treatment. Just as with dry pleurisy, the main attention should be paid to pathogenetic therapy process complicated by pleurisy (pneumonia, tuberculosis, collagenosis, etc.). Depending on the general condition of the patients, bed or floor rest is prescribed. bed rest, as well as diet, enough rich in vitamins and proteins with limited fluid, salts and carbohydrates.
Treatment also begins with home remedies. You need to take 100 g of May honey, melt the inner pork fat, aloe leaves (at least five years old), chop and clear of thorns. Add sugar and cocoa to these ingredients. Transfer the mixture into a clay dish and heat in a water bath over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. You should get a homogeneous mass. After the mass has cooled, take it 1 tbsp. l. three times a day for 2 months. Then you need to take a break and repeat the course of treatment again. You need to be treated in this way three times during the year. The composition is stored in the refrigerator.
In my practice, a recipe based on aloe juice has worked well in the treatment of exudative pleurisy. Take 0.5 cups of aloe juice, linden honey, vegetable oil, 75 g of birch buds, 1 cup of heart-shaped linden flowers. Pour birch buds and linden blossom into 2 cups boiled water, heat in a water bath for 20 minutes, leave for 2 hours. Add honey and aloe juice to the resulting infusion. Heat in a water bath for 10 minutes, cool and add vegetable oil. Take 2 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals.
Then they move on to a combination of juices and herbs. Mix 1 glass of linden honey, aloe leaf juice, infusion of birch buds and linden flowers, heat for 5 minutes in a water bath, after cooling add 1 glass of oil, preferably olive. The product is taken in 2 tbsp. l. before meals 3 times a day.

Alternate intake (every other day) with the following combination of juices and herbs: aloe (juice), warty birch (buds), small-leaved linden (flowers), linden honey, olive oil, boiled water.
Preparation: Birch buds(150 g) and linden blossom (50 g) are poured with 2 cups of boiled water, heated in a water bath for 15 minutes, left for 30 minutes, filtered. Honey (1 glass) and aloe juice (1 glass) are added to the resulting infusion, everything is heated in a water bath for 5 minutes, cooled, poured into two bottles, adding Provençal oil (1 glass) equally to each. Store in the refrigerator. Take 2 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals. Shake the mixture before use.
If the disease is accompanied by darkening of the lungs, bronchitis, take 1 tbsp. l. honey, internal pork fat and chicken egg yolk. Mix all ingredients and combine with a glass of milk. It should be boiling. Drink everything at once. This treatment is performed before bed and in the morning before leaving the house.
I also advise you to alternate taking it with more concentrated badger fat. To do this, take 250 g badger fat and aloe leaf juice (they need to be crushed and cleared of thorns). Mix two ingredients and add 1 glass of honey. Place the mixture in the oven for 20 minutes, then strain and discard the raw material. The composition is used in 1.5 tbsp. l. three times a day half an hour before meals.
A tincture of onion and wine helps a lot with such complications of pleurisy. Take 0.5 kg of onion, peel and chop it, pour in 0.75 liters of dry white grape wine, mix the composition with 150 g of light honey. Leave for 8 days, shaking occasionally. Then strain and consume 2 tbsp daily. l. 4 times a day before meals.
At the same time, I also advise you to additionally make a compress on your back using cottage cheese. Place cottage cheese for 3 hours three times a day. After finishing the procedures with a compress, you need to take a bath. After the bath, drink a third of a glass of this drink. Take 1 cup of elecampane roots, also pine needles or eucalyptus leaves, tricolor violet grass, pre-crushed, tie gauze into a knot and tie something heavy to it. Place in a 3 liter jar, add 1 glass of sugar, add 1 tsp. sour cream and fill the jars to the top with water. Tie the jar with gauze, which must first be folded in a couple of layers. Leave the composition to infuse for 14 days in a warm place where there is no access sun rays. Then strain the infusion and take it warm. The composition itself should be stored in a cool place.

Possible complications

Pleurisy can lead to irreversible respiratory diseases. But the most dangerous complications are considered to be acute purulent pleurisy, that is, acute purulent inflammation pleura. In the vast majority of cases it is secondary disease, a complication of purulent lesions various organs. Treatment of purulent pleurisy includes antibiotic therapy and punctures, during which the pus is pumped out and broad-spectrum antibiotics are introduced into the pleural cavity with a preliminary determination of the sensitivity of the flora. The goal is to prevent the development of infection by removing pus and creating favorable conditions for tissue restoration.
When purulent disease you need to take 2 parts each of anise fruit, marshmallow root, licorice root, 1 part each of pine buds and sage leaf. 1 tbsp. l. Brew the mixture in 1 cup of boiling water, close tightly and leave for 5 hours, strain and take 2 tbsp. l. 4 times a day.
Also quite suitable complex composition herbs Take 2 parts of coltsfoot leaves, 1 part of elecampane root, peppermint leaves, licorice root, and marshweed herb. Infusion: 1 tbsp. l. pour 1 cup of boiling water over the mixture, leave for 5 hours and take 0.5 cup 3 times a day before meals.
If the disease is accompanied by a dry cough, I recommend preparing a herbal mixture: coltsfoot (leaves) - 2 parts, licorice (root), cudweed (herb), elecampane (root), peppermint (leaves) - 1 part each . Leave overnight. Take 0.5 cups 3 times a day before meals. During the recovery period I recommend taking restoratives in combination with breathing exercises. These are remedies such as Aralia Manchurian and Eleutherococcus. Aralia Manchurian (tincture) take 40 drops 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. Eleutherococcus (extract) - 20 drops 3 times a day, also 30 minutes before meals.

Pleurisy as a consequence of serious illnesses

The most difficult to treat, of course, is pleurisy of tuberculous etiology. For such pleurisy, I recommend a herbal mixture: licorice (root), elecampane (root), cudweed (herb) - 1 part each, horsetail (herb), calendula officinalis (flowers), warty birch (buds) - 2 parts each . The infusion is taken 0.5 cups 3 times a day before meals.
It is advisable to combine fruits and roots. For example, take two equal shares of anise fruit, marshmallow roots and licorice. All ingredients are mixed. Take 1 tbsp. l. mixture and pour into container. A little boiling water is poured into it and left for about five hours. After this, strain through cheesecloth and consume 1 spoon 4-5 times a day.
Good remedy for the treatment of pleurisy with tuberculosis etiology - tincture of potato flowers. Collect potato flowers During flowering, dry in a dark, well-ventilated place. Next 1 tbsp. l. crushed flowers, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, then leave in a thermos for 3 hours. Strain and squeeze the juice from the flowers. Store in glass containers. Take the infusion 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals, approximately 150 ml. The course of admission is 2 weeks, then 1 week break and again 2 weeks of admission, and so on for 6 months.
By the way, to relieve pain from pleurisy, I recommend applying a bandage with mustard to the sore spot.
Now about something very important! For pleurisy, which sometimes, unfortunately, complicates lung cancer, I recommend plantain leaves along with seeds for treatment. They contain mucus, bitterness, carotene, vitamin C, vitamin K, a lot of potassium, resins, protein substances, oleic and citric acid, saponins, sterols, glycoside aucubin, enzymes invertin and tannins, emulsions, alkaloids, essential oil, chlorophyll, phytoncides, flavonoids, a lot of carbohydrate mannitol, sorbitol. Seeds contain up to 44% mucilage, up to 20% fatty oil, carbohydrate, oleic acid, saponins, steroids. They prevent both the primary occurrence of cancer (prevention) and metastasis (applies mainly to carcinoma). Are a powerful tool restoration of immunity impaired both during the course of the disease and as a result of chemotherapy. Protecting the epithelium of the alveoli with their healing mucus, they prevent the destruction of surfactant, restore the function of the ciliated epithelium of the bronchi, and liquefy sticky sputum and contribute to its rapid expulsion. Stop pulmonary hemorrhage and increase hemoglobin levels. They kill pathogenic flora in the respiratory tract and are effective even against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
1 tbsp. l. fresh or dry plantain leaves, pour 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, strain. Take 2 tbsp. l. 4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. Or a mixture of crushed fresh leaves leave with an equal amount of honey or sugar for 4 hours in a sealed container in a warm place. Take 1 tbsp. l. 4 times a day, washed down with clean water, 20 minutes before meals.
In this case, I also advise you to take a course of healing with celandine, licorice and cocklebur. For lung tumors, celandine (a close relative of the yellow poppy in the poppy family) is used as a cough suppressant. You can also count on the immunomodulatory effect of the plant as part of the preparations. The plant is poisonous, overdose is unacceptable! Infusion of celandine: 1 tbsp. l. dry herbs, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 2 hours. Take 2 tbsp. l. 4 times a day.
Licorice is naked. Licorice root increases epithelial secretion respiratory tract, improves active properties lungs and stimulates the function of epithelial cilia. In addition, licorice thins mucus, thereby making it easier to expectorate. It is important that licorice has antimicrobial and antiviral effect. The antitumor activity of licorice is associated with the presence of coumarins. Licorice infusion: place 10 g of crushed root in an enamel bowl, pour 1 glass hot water, heat in a boiling water bath under a tight lid for 20 minutes, leave for 40 minutes, strain, squeeze out the remainder, bring boiled water to the original volume. Take 2 tbsp. l. 4 times a day for 10 days.
Cocklebur (common and prickly) is a plant with a pronounced commitment to respiratory system and everything that is next to her. It contains a fair amount of iodine and immunomodulators. This determines the plant’s individual properties. Decoction: 1 tbsp. l. dry herbs, pour 1 cup of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes over low heat, leave for 2 hours. Take 0.5 cups 3 times a day. I also recommend doing inhalations: take a metal kettle, heat it empty on the stove and, leaving it on the lowest heat, sprinkle a pinch of cocklebur seeds on the bottom. Wrap the spout of the kettle with a clean cloth folded in several layers. Inhale smoke from the spout. After inhaling, hold your breath for 10 seconds and exhale

Yoga breathing exercises

For final recovery, I also recommend cupping. And during the period of remission do therapeutic exercises. For example: first do yoga breathing exercise 5 - 6 times. Inhale and exhale through the nose.
I. p. - standing, feet shoulder-width apart, arms bent, hands at the back of the head. Turn the torso to the sides. Do 4 - 5 times. The pace is average, breathing is arbitrary.
I. p. - standing, feet shoulder-width apart, arms down. Bending your arms with your shoulders touching, straightening your arms to the sides, bending your arms with your fingers touching your shoulders. Return to i. p. Perform 3 - 4 times. Breathing is voluntary, inhale and exhale through the nose, average pace.
I. p. - the same. Bend the torso to the sides. Repeat 4 - 6 times. The pace is average.
I. p. - the same. As you inhale, raise your arms up, as you exhale, lower them, followed by pressing on the chest in the diaphragm area. Do 5 - 6 times. The pace is average, exhale through the nose, long.
I. p. - standing, legs together, hands on the belt. Bringing the straightened leg back while simultaneously moving the elbows back, return to i. n. Repeat 3 - 4 times. Breathing is voluntary.
I. p. - standing, feet shoulder-width apart, gymnastic stick behind your back. Tilt the torso forward while moving the stick upward—exhale. Return to i. n. - inhale. Do 4 - 6 times. Exhale vigorously.
I. p. - standing, legs together, arms down. Alternately moving your legs back onto your toes while simultaneously raising the opposite arm forward. Repeat 3 - 4 times. The pace is average.
I. p. - standing, legs together, arms along the body. Walk for 1 minute. The pace is slow.
I. p. - sitting on a chair. Inflating rubber toys. Attention! Avoid pain when straining, tachycardia, shortness of breath. A set of exercises should be performed at least 3-4 times a day, individual exercises that promote the resorption of exudate, tension of the pleura, straightening of the affected lung and increasing its ventilation, increasing the mobility of the diaphragm, especially on the sore side - up to 10 times a day.
In the treatment of pleurisy of tuberculous etiology great attention is also given to recipes using animal fat described above.
As an additional therapy in the treatment of pleurisy, you can use onions, garlic, radishes - they have antibacterial properties(if the cause of pleurisy is infectious), as well as preparations consisting of the following components: horsetail, aloe, birch buds, coltsfoot, mint, elecampane, licorice, pine buds, sage (in addition to antimicrobial, they also have a general strengthening, antipyretic , analgesic and other beneficial effects).
Of course, the treatment of pleurisy should be comprehensive and include an impact on the cause that caused it. If the pleural effusion is of a non-inflammatory nature, then treatment should, first of all, be aimed at restoring cardiac activity, liver function, kidney function, endocrine glands, etc. In patients with inflammatory pleurisy, but an aseptic process, treatment is aimed at eliminating allergic, autoimmune and other processes. Infectious pleurisy is treated with antibiotics.
Also, such patients are indicated for detoxification therapy ( saline, glucose). Possibly local treatment in the form of evacuation of contents using the introduction of a drainage tube, sanitation of the pleural cavity and the introduction of antiseptic and antibacterial, as well as fibrinolytic drugs, and subsequent drainage purulent cavity and other methods depending on the severity.

Nutrition is an integral part of the body's recovery

A healthy diet for pleurisy is aimed at reducing the inflammatory process and reducing increased reactivity. This is ensured by limiting carbohydrates (200-250 g), salt (up to 3-5 g), and increasing the content of calcium salts in the diet (up to 5 g) per day. It is recommended to limit the amount of liquid to 500-700 ml. Must be consumed sufficient quantity vitamins, especially vitamin A (liver, fish, egg yolk, milk, butter, cheese, boiled carrots, apricots, rose hips, sea buckthorn), vitamin P (citrus fruits, black currants, buckwheat, cherry, plum), vitamin D (brewer's yeast, liver, kidneys). Liver stewed in sour cream is nutritious: chopped liver is salted, rolled in flour, fried until half cooked (5-10 minutes), poured with sour cream and stewed for 15-20 minutes (600 g of liver, 2 cups of sour cream sauce).
You can prepare a casserole with veal kidneys: cut the veal and kidneys into cubes, fry, put in a pan, add fried onions and carrots, salt, broth and simmer. Separately knead the dough, adding salt, eggs, melted fat to the flour. Place the finished dough in the refrigerator for half an hour, grease the mold and fill 2/3 of the volume with dough, place the rest of the dough on the cooled mass. Brush the top of the dough with yolk and place in the oven for 20-30 minutes (3 veal kidneys, 500 g veal, a glass of broth, 100 g fat, 2 onions, 1 carrot; for the dough: 1 cup flour, 2 tbsp fat, 2 eggs). It is recommended to eat carrot salads, cheese casseroles, and milk soups. Foods that cause thirst (pickles, smoked foods, canned food) should be excluded from the diet.
Attention! After the acute phenomena have subsided during the period of resorption of the exudate, measures aimed at limiting the formation of adhesions and restoring lung function (breathing exercises, manual and vibration massage, ultrasound). Treatment of pleura should be early, targeted and quite intensive, which allows achieving a quick effect.
Prevention of pleurisy consists primarily of prevention, as well as timely and proper treatment diseases that can be complicated by the inflammatory process in the pleura. Prevention of purulent pleurisy is based on early recognition and evacuation from the pleural cavity of accumulations of blood, air and exudate that contribute to suppuration.

Vyacheslav VARNAVSKY,
doctor, herbalist.

The inflammatory process of the pleura (the lining of the lungs) is called “pleurisy” in medicine; this manifestation is not considered as an independent pathological process. It is imperative to take into account at the beginning of treatment for pleurisy that the disease, quite often, accompanies other diseases that affect not only the lungs, but also other internal organs person.

In order not to worsen the health of your own or your loved ones, you should contact a highly specialized pulmonologist at the first manifestations of the disease. Only a specialist can make a correct diagnosis and prescribe an effective drug therapy, individually selected for each patient. If the stage of the disease has not yet acquired a complex form of development, treatment of pleurisy folk remedies will be able to show itself no less effectively in practice. To treat the advanced stage of pleurisy, unfortunately, traditional methods alone will not be enough, so in curative therapy include antibiotics that effectively stop the inflammatory process.

In the human body, pleurisy can develop for the following reasons:

as a complication after previously suffering tuberculosis or pneumonia;
against the background of allergic diseases;
because of severe damage chest.

Sometimes the disease develops in people who suffer from rheumatism.

The symptoms that can really help determine the development of pleurisy are:

stabbing pain under the ribs, which can only appear when inhaling;
short-term fever;
rapid and shallow breathing;
bothersome dry cough.

In medicine, there are several types of pleurisy:

fibrinous-exudative;
diffusely encysted;
aseptic-infectious.

If the lesions are not treated, the disease may take purulent form, which will be much more difficult to get rid of.

The treatment method of the disease primarily depends on the form of the lesion, therefore, only an experienced pulmonologist should prescribe treatment therapy after a thorough examination of the patient. The initial form of the lesion can be successfully treated with folk remedies, but such therapy should only be used with the approval of a doctor. But a more serious form of pleurisy is treated with antibiotics, which should also be prescribed by the attending physician individually for each patient, taking into account the symptoms and causes of the disease when prescribing:

if the lesion manifests itself as a complication, Gentamicin or Amoxiclav is most often prescribed;
if pleurisy develops against the background of rheumatism, the attending physician may prescribe Diclofenac or Ketan;
when pleurisy develops against the background of tuberculosis, Tubazid is prescribed for treatment.

As you can see, several types of antibiotics are used to treat pleurisy. And since each drug has a specific effect, only a qualified doctor is ready to choose the most suitable and effective one.

In addition to antibiotics, the following procedures can be included in treatment therapy:

compresses and massage;
heating by electrophoresis;
UHF therapy.

It will be necessary to do this every day special exercises, which the doctor will develop and introduce into physical therapy.

Folk compositions for the treatment of pleurisy

IN folk medicine There are many recipes that have shown themselves to be very successful in treating the lesion under analysis. If the treating doctor approves the introduction folk compositions into a therapeutic technique, then you can prepare several of the most effective ones at home, according to traditional healers, recipes:

Composition used for therapeutic technique, exudative lesion.

To prepare the composition you will need the following ingredients:

150 ml of regular aloe juice;
natural honey, preferably linden or may honey – 120 ml;
olive oil – 75 ml;
dried birch buds – 75 g;
dried linden flowers – 75 g.

Birch buds and linden flowers are immersed in boiling water, approximately 0.5 liters of settled water is required, and the composition is boiled over low heat for 20-25 minutes. After removing from the heat, the product must be left for 2-2.5 hours to infuse, then it is filtered and the remaining ingredients are added.

You need to take the composition for 20 days, 2 tablespoons 10-15 minutes before meals.

Dry pleurisy is effectively treated with a composition based on freshly squeezed beet juice. To prepare it you will need:

150 ml of freshly squeezed beet juice;
1 glass natural honey liquid consistency.

The ingredients are thoroughly mixed, the composition is taken 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day, 15-20 minutes before meals. Throughout the day you need to drink at least half of the prepared composition. This mixture not only quickly relieves dry cough, but also improves the condition of the entire body and increases appetite.

Enclosed pleurisy is effectively treated with a composition based on ordinary onions and high-quality white wine. To prepare you will need:

350 g finely chopped onion;
550 ml of quality white wine;
150 ml of honey, preferably May or linden.

All components are thoroughly mixed and infused in an opaque glass container for 7-9 days. The strained composition is taken 10-15 minutes before meals, 2 tablespoons for 20 days.

A medicinal composition based on herbs. Compositions based on medicinal herbs have proven to be no less effective in treating any type of pleurisy. The most effective and simplest cooking recipe consists of the following ingredients:

coltsfoot herb, St. John's wort - 2 tablespoons;
licorice root and elecampane - 1 pc.;
cudweed grass and knotweed - 2 tablespoons.

Grind all ingredients in a coffee grinder and mix. 3 tbsp. spoons of the resulting mixture are poured into a thermos, the herbs are poured with boiling water, using 3 cups of settled boiled water. In the morning, the composition is filtered through cheesecloth. It is recommended to take the infusion 0.5 cups 3 times a day (15-20 minutes before meals).

Pleurisy in itself is not considered as separate disease. It always develops against the background of another pathology and, in fact, is its complication. As a rule, the provocateurs are infections that invade the lungs.

The most common ailments that contribute to the development of pleurisy:

pneumonia;
tuberculosis;
rheumatism;
pancreatitis.

Sometimes the problem appears as a result of trauma to the chest or as a postoperative complication.

The following signs indicate the development of pleurisy:

persistent dry cough;
pain that occurs during a deep breath or in a certain position (usually lying on your side);
shallow breathing;
asymmetrical filling of the lungs with air (the affected part works more slowly);
Availability low-grade fever During a long time;
general malaise;
high sweating;
weakness;
frequent hiccups;
pain when swallowing.

Treatment

At acute pleurisy the patient requires bed rest and hospital treatment. To relieve pain the following is prescribed:

compresses;
banks;
mustard plasters.

Also prescribed:

anesthetics;
antitussives;
desensitizing medications;
anti-inflammatory.

During the recovery stage, physiotherapy and exercise therapy are of great benefit.

Folk remedies

By themselves, the recipes given below are not able to save a person from pleurisy. However, they can significantly speed up recovery and provide complete rehabilitation. You just need to remember that before using any folk remedy, it is recommended to consult a doctor.

The most popular recipe, judging by the reviews, is the following:

grate a large onion;
squeeze the juice out of it;
mix 1 to 1 with liquid honey.

Take the drug twice a day and only after meals (preferably in the afternoon). Single dose – 2 tablespoons.

Honey is also often mixed in equal parts with black radish juice. It is recommended to take this remedy at least 3 times a day.

Here's another very useful tool:

cherries are pitted;
knead with a fork or grind in a blender;
eat after each meal, in the amount of a quarter glass.

When acute phase pleurisy is left behind, you can increase the effectiveness of medications with homemade lozenges. They are prepared from taken in equal proportions:

butter;
almonds;
nettle seed;
honey

All ingredients are crushed and cooled slightly. Then small balls are made from the mass.

Have high efficiency and various herbal teas. The following option is very good:

anise;
marshmallow;
licorice;
pine buds;
sage.

All components are taken in the same amount. A spoonful of the mixture is brewed in 200 milligrams of boiling water and kept warm for 5 hours. Ready drug filter and consume up to 5 times a day, a tablespoon.

The following remedy helps to cure encysted pleurisy:

ground fresh onion – 350 grams;
good dry wine– 550 milliliters;
linden (acacia) honey – 150.

The medicine is kept in the refrigerator for 24 hours and then taken a tablespoon at least three times a day.

The following collection will also be useful here:

peppermint;
elecampane (root);
cottonweed;
licorice;
coltsfoot.

The infusion is prepared from a glass of boiling water and a tablespoon of dry composition. The resulting volume is drunk in three doses.

Treatment of exudative pleurisy is provided by another drug. Days taken:

aloe juice (200 ml);
linden honey (200 ml);
vegetable unrefined oil(100 ml).

To this are added birch buds (half a glass), linden blossom (the same amount). The last two ingredients are poured with half a liter of boiling water and boiled in a water bath for an additional quarter of an hour. After cooling, the preparation is filtered, honey and aloe are added to it and heated a little again. At the end add vegetable oil. It is recommended to drink this medicine 2 tablespoons up to three times a day. It will help you get rid of the fever faster.

Cones horsetail also very effective for pleurisy. To stock up on infusion for the whole day, you will need to take 2 tablespoons of dry raw materials per liter of boiling water and leave for at least 3 hours. The medicine is filtered and divided into 4 portions.

Folk remedies for external use

For rubbing good ointment prepared from:

badger fat (300 g);
a similar amount of aloe leaves ground in a meat grinder;
glasses of honey.

Mix the ingredients and place in a low-heat oven for 15 minutes. Then the drug is cooled and used to rub the back and chest. If desired, it can also be used internally. This should be done before meals and at least 3 times a day.

Other rubbing composition:

camphor – 30 grams;
Eucalyptus and lavender oils, a teaspoon each.

The resulting balm is used morning and evening.

Also useful for patients with pleurisy and rubbing olive oil. Only Extra Virgin variety is allowed to be used. Before the procedure, it must be slightly warmed in a water bath. The effect of such an application is enhanced by mustard plasters installed on top.

For any pulmonary ailments, essential oil of fir or cedar is extremely useful. It can be used in two ways:

in the form of inhalations;
for rubbing.

To reduce the intensity of pain, you need to apply a gauze bag filled with dry mustard.

Also relieves the condition with ointment from:

30 milliliters of purified kerosene;
50 g sea salt;
the same amount of mustard.

Here great recipe compress:

2 glasses of water;
a teaspoon of honey;
dining room - mustard powder.

A towel is moistened in the resulting solution, which is then placed on the patient’s chest. Cover with a warm blanket. After half an hour, the compress is removed, and the patient continues to warm up in bed for another hour.

Easy and uninterrupted breathing is ensured by this important body like lungs. To make this process painless, the lungs are covered with a double film - pleura.

If pathogenic microorganisms enter the body or mechanical failure, the pleura becomes inflamed. The space between the two films is filled with pus, causing the person to experience painful sensations when inhaling, active movements, sneezing and coughing.

Symptoms of pleurisy depending on the type

The initial symptoms of pleurisy are similar to the common cold, so at the first stage the disease is often not recognized. For more late stage appear specific symptoms different types pleurisy:

Dry pleurisy is manifested by painful sensations in the chest when deep breath, leaning to the side or coughing. IN evening time body temperature rises to 38°C. Symptoms such as increased energy, weakness, decreased performance appear;
At exudative pleurisy In addition to coughing, drowsiness and lethargy, a feeling of heaviness in the chest is added. The patient feels as if his chest is being squeezed in a vice. Breathing becomes heavy and shallow, shortness of breath appears. The skin turns pale and becomes bluish around the lips and nose. The rise of the chest during breathing is asymmetrical: the second part of the body rises late;
Purulent pleurisy is characterized by a high temperature (up to 40 ° C), which is much more difficult to bring down than with other forms of the disease. A person's skin becomes cold, pale and slightly damp. Breathing is difficult, coughing gets worse.

The disease occurs in three stages. In the first phase, changes are practically not manifested by external symptoms, but in the second stage, breathing, working and performing active actions it gets difficult. At this point, it is very important to consult a doctor to make a diagnosis and prevent further complications.

General principles of treatment of pleurisy

The main treatment for pleurisy is conservative. The help of a surgeon is required only in advanced and severe cases. Therapy is carried out according to the following rules:

At the beginning of treatment, the doctor prescribes broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs, drugs to reduce pain and relieve painful sensations. Medicines that act selectively are prescribed after receiving test results.
If tumors are present, glucocorticosteroids and medications are prescribed to slow tumor growth.
Auxiliary drugs - diuretic tablets, cough syrups and medications that strengthen blood vessels and support their function.
To strengthen the effect obtained, the patient is prescribed warming and other physiotherapeutic procedures.

If internal organs are compressed big amount fluids, lymphatic drainage is performed. No more than 1 liter can be pumped out of the body at a time, otherwise internal organs will be displaced. For this reason, lymphatic drainage is often performed several times.

Medications for the treatment of pleurisy

Medications are prescribed to influence the causes of the disease - penetration into the body pathogenic microorganisms. The doctor prescribes the following medications:

Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin). It has an analgesic effect, softens inflammation and relieves fever. Contraindicated in heart failure, erosive and ulcerative diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and under the age of 15 years. During pregnancy, the drug can be taken only taking into account the risks and potential benefits for the mother. The daily dose of Aspirin is 8 g. Take up to 6 times a day;
Analgin. Indicated for removal acute pain. It is not recommended to take for bronchial and aspirin-induced asthma, blood diseases, kidney and liver failure, and during pregnancy. The product can be given to children from 3 months. Maximum dose– 2 g per day. Take as tablets or solution 2-3 times a day;
Benzylpenicillin is an antibiotic that interferes with growth and development pathogenic bacteria. Contraindicated in case of sensitivity to penicillins, epilepsy, hay fever and bronchial asthma. 1,000,000-2,000,000 units are administered intramuscularly every 4 hours;
Indomethacin. Used to reduce fever, relieve pain and inflammation. Contraindicated in peptic ulcer, internal bleeding, congenital defects hearts, arterial hypertension, renal and liver failure, blood clotting disorders, age up to 14 years. Permissible dose– 25 mg, 3 times a day;
Diclofenac sodium. Refers to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Relieves pain and relieves high temperature. Contraindicated under the age of 6 years, with gastric ulcer and duodenum, liver and kidney pathologies, pregnancy and breastfeeding, increased sensitivity to the components of the drug. Take 100 mg per day;
Calcium chloride. Anti-inflammatory agent, reduces capillary permeability, prevents allergic reactions, destroys pathogenic microorganisms. It is not recommended to take it if you have atherosclerosis, increased concentration of calcium in the body, hypersensitivity and a tendency to thrombosis;
Lefosocacin – antibacterial drug wide spectrum of action. Rapidly absorbed into small intestine and provides healing effect, relieves pain, reduces inflammation and fights pathogens. Contraindicated in people under the age of 18, those with lactose intolerance, epilepsy, and those who are pregnant or breastfeeding. The course and regimen of treatment is determined by the attending physician depending on the degree of the disease and the characteristics of the body;
Erythromycin – antibiotic drug, which actively treats respiratory diseases, copes with pathogenic microorganisms, relieves pain and has an anti-inflammatory effect. Contraindicated for hearing loss, pregnancy and lactation, simultaneous administration terfenadine or astemizole. Maximum daily dose– up to 2 grams. The minimum interval between doses is at least 6 hours.

Before taking these medications, consult your doctor. Remember that the regimen and course of treatment depend on the severity and form of pleurisy. At incorrect reception Taking these medications will cause serious harm and side effects to your body.

Treatment of pleurisy using folk remedies

Folk remedies - helper method treatment of pleurisy. They can be taken to speed up treatment. Below we will look at time-tested medicines prepared according to folk recipes:

Take 30 g of camphor and 3 g of eucalyptus and lavender oils. Mix and rub into the area under the shoulder blades 3 times a day. After the procedure, apply a warm compress. Use the oil mixture for 2-3 weeks;
Mix 2 tbsp. chopped marigolds, add olive oil (200 ml), transfer to a jar and leave for 2 weeks in a dark place. When the product is ready, use it for rubbing;
Take equal parts of coltsfoot leaves, black elderberry flowers and knotweed grass. Chop, place in a saucepan, bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. Cool and strain. Take 100 ml. every day throughout treatment;
Take in equal parts peppermint, licorice root and elecampane, marsh cudweed grass, coltsfoot leaves. Combine and pour a liter of boiling water. Insist. Take 100-150 ml. until complete recovery;
Take a medium sized onion. Cut it into several pieces and place on a plate. Lean over the onion and inhale the vapors emitted by the vegetable. Cover your head with a towel and be sure to keep your eyes closed. Repeat the procedure once a day;
Take 50 g of badger fat, 300 g of peeled and crushed aloe leaves and 1 glass of natural honey (200 g). Mix all ingredients thoroughly and place in the oven for 10 minutes. Once the mixture is ready, strain it through cheesecloth or a sieve. The raw material is thrown away. The resulting composition should be consumed 2 times a day, half an hour before meals;
Chop 300 g of onion, pour in dry white wine (500 ml), add 100 g of honey. Stir, leave for 8 days, then take a tablespoon 4 times a day.

Remember that action medicinal herbs individually. If you have hypersensitivity or misuse they can cause allergic reactions and side effects.

X-ray of lungs affected by pleurisy

How to treat pleurisy in pregnant women and children

Pleurisy of the lungs is a disease that should be stopped before it starts. If a pregnant woman is at risk, it is necessary to treat underlying diseases, avoid overexertion and strengthen the immune system. If pleurisy cannot be avoided, therapy should be carried out under the supervision of the attending physician. Treatment is aimed at eliminating the inflammatory process. Antibiotics are chosen as drugs local action, herbal ingredients and other gentle medicines.

If a child gets pleurisy, treatment is carried out in a hospital. If the condition little patient severe, and develops against the background of pleurisy respiratory failure, then treatment is carried out in the intensive care unit. Strict bed rest is prescribed, the use of antibiotics and drugs for detoxification (removing pathogenic microorganisms from the body and toxic substances). If necessary, drainage of pus and sanitation of the pleural area are prescribed.

Before prescribing an antibiotic drug, the doctor takes into account general state child, test results and sensitivity to certain drugs. Medicines acceptable for the treatment of children are Methicillin, Ristomycin, Oletetrin, Ristomycin. In severe cases, the doctor may prescribe Tienam, but using it unnecessarily is not recommended.

Antibiotics are administered intravenously or intrapleurally. If pleurisy develops against the background malignant tumors, chemotherapy is included in the treatment. For dry pleurisy, anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed - Aspirin, Butadione, Brufen.

Possible complications of pleurisy

If you do not start therapy in a timely manner or engage in
If treated independently, pulmonary pleurisy can lead to complications. Consequences of incorrectly rendered medical care severe and in some cases even irreversible. Among the most dangerous complications includes the consequences of purulent pleurisy.

Purulent pleurisy – acute inflammation pleura, which in itself is not primary disease. As a rule, pleurisy is a complication of other diseases that represent purulent lesions respiratory organs or lung abscesses.

From this video you will learn about the features and clinical manifestations pleurisy of the lungs. You will also become familiar with the right methods treatment, types of inflammation of the pleural film and anti-inflammatory drugs for its treatment.

Pleurisy of the lungs can be treated as medicines, so traditional methods.

This pathology is manifested by the inflammatory process of the outer membranes of the lungs (pleura).

Causes of the disease

The cause of the development of the inflammatory process can be:

bacterial infections;
oncological processes;
traumatic injuries.

The disease rarely occurs as a separate nosological form; most often it occurs against the background of another disease.

The pathology of another organ becomes the cause of the development of the inflammatory process in the pleural layers.

So, the sources of inflammation can be the lungs, liver, any oncological neoplasms, systemic diseases.

In this case, the processes of absorption and excretion by the pleural layers are disrupted, resulting in an accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity.

As a result, the patient not only experiences symptoms of damage to the pleural layers, but also respiratory function lungs.

Clinical picture of the disease

According to clinical manifestations, several types of pathological process in the pleura are distinguished:

fibrinous;
purulent;
exudative.

Depending on the type of pleurisy, symptoms characteristic of it also arise.

Fibrinous form

The following symptoms are characteristic of fibrinous or dry inflammation of the pleura:

rapid development of signs of the disease;
pain occurs when coughing or taking a deep breath;
if the process is one-sided, then when the body is tilted to the healthy side, the pain decreases or disappears;
with the development of inflammation near the diaphragm, pain occurs in upper sections belly;
with severe inflammation pain syndrome is intense and permanent.

Exudative appearance

With the exudative form of the inflammatory process, the following symptoms are present:

it is characterized by a gradual increase in signs of the disease (symptoms increase as fluid accumulates in the pleural cavity);
shortness of breath develops first during exertion, and then at rest;
there is a feeling of heaviness on the affected side;
sick to reduce pain on the contrary, it falls on the affected side.

Purulent pleurisy

With a purulent form of inflammation, patients present with symptoms of general intoxication of the body, most often it is of a pronounced nature.

The patient has:

sweating;
increased body temperature up to febrile levels;
general weakness;
severe malaise.

Diagnosis and treatment of the disease

Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary pleurisy is carried out by a general practitioner, pulmonologist. The diagnosis is based on the characteristic clinical manifestations of the disease and is confirmed by laboratory and clinical examinations.

The following must be carried out:

X-ray examination of the lungs (the level of fluid in the pleural cavity is detected);
upon auscultation, the doctor detects a pleural friction noise (with dry pleurisy);
analysis of fluid taken from the pleural cavity using puncture (helps determine the purulence of the inflammation and identify the pathogen);
ultrasonography;
computed tomography of the chest.

Only mild forms of pleurisy can be treated at home. Treatment with medication must be carried out in combination with traditional methods.

Treatment of pleurisy with folk remedies should not be used as monotherapy; this can lead to the progression of the disease and the development of complications.

Held antibacterial therapy when indicating signs of bacterial inflammation.

At home, to reduce pain, you can use painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs:

Aspirin;
Ibuprofen;
Nurofen;
Ibuklin.

Treatment of pleurisy with folk remedies is carried out only after agreement with the attending physician.

A variety of essential oils can be used:

lavender;
fir;
pine buds.

They are used for inhalation, applied to the chest or dripped onto an aroma lamp.

Treatment with onions is common. To do this, it is finely ground and the juice is squeezed out, then the same gram of honey is added to it.

Take the mixture twice a day, one tablespoon after meals. Onion inhalations are also carried out for pleurisy, using antiseptic properties onion steam.

Badger fat is also widespread in traditional treatment inflammation of the pleura. To do this, take fat purchased in pharmacies.

Fat can be used for rubbing the chest, provided that the patient does not have elevated temperature bodies.

If you mix fat with honey in equal proportions, the resulting mass can be consumed orally three times a day before meals.

Pleurisy can also be treated with herbs. In this case, various compositions are used herbal infusions and decoctions.

Take one tablespoon of pine buds and the same amount of sage leaves, 2 tablespoons of anise fruit, licorice root, marshmallow. All components are crushed and mixed. To prepare one glass of infusion, you need to take a glass of boiling water and one tablespoon of a mixture of herbs. It is better to make the infusion in a thermos; the collection is infused for five hours. Drink the prepared decoction one tablespoon up to five times during the day.
Horsetail leaves in the amount of one tablespoon are poured into one glass of boiling water and left for three hours. You can take one glass of infusion during the day.
Mix coltsfoot leaves, knotweed, and elderberry inflorescences in equal proportions. The resulting mixture in the amount of three tablespoons is poured with one glass of boiling water and left for 30 minutes. Take half a glass of the decoction before meals.
Mix one tablespoon each of elecampane, licorice root, mint, and cucumber. Add two tablespoons of coltsfoot. Mix all ingredients thoroughly and take one tablespoon of this composition. Then pour a glass of boiling water and leave. Take half a glass of the decoction before meals.
In equal proportions (one glass each), take vegetable oil, linden honey, aloe juice, mix. Add a decoction of birch buds to this mixture and linden color. The resulting mixture should be taken one tablespoon three times during the day.

At home for effective treatment For pleurisy, you can use any means, you just need to first coordinate them with your treating specialist.