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Some teas can help relieve the symptoms of cystitis and speed recovery, as they have diuretic, healing and antimicrobial properties, such as horsetail, bearberry and chamomile tea, and can be easily prepared at home.
The consumption of teas does not replace the treatment indicated by the doctor, they should only be used to complement the treatment with antibiotics recommended by the urologist or general practitioner. See how cystitis is treated.
1. Horsetail tea
Horsetail tea for cystitis is a great home remedy because this medicinal plant is a natural diuretic that increases the volume of urine, allowing to eliminate more quickly the microorganisms that are causing the infection, in addition to having healing properties, which facilitates tissue recovery affected.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of dried horsetail leaves;
- 180 ml of boiling water.
Preparation mode
Add the chopped horsetail leaves to the cup of boiling water, cover and let stand for about 5 minutes. Strain and take next. It is advisable to take horsetail tea every 2 hours in case of acute cystitis, during the duration of the disease or take it 3 to 4 times a day, in case of chronic or recurrent cystitis.
Dried horsetail leaves can be found easily in pharmacies and health food stores.
2. Bearberry tea
Bearberry cystitis tea is also a good home remedy for cystitis, because this medicinal plant has properties that decrease the proliferation of microorganisms in the genital region, helping to fight infection.
Ingredients
- 50 grams of bearberry leaves;
- 1 liter of water.
Preparation mode
Boil the ingredients for a few minutes and let it rest properly covered for 5 minutes. After warm, strain and drink tea, several times a day;
3. Chamomile tea
Chamomile cystitis tea can be used for sitz baths because this medicinal plant has properties that soothe the vaginal mucosa.
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons of chamomile;
- 1 liter of water.
Preparation mode
Boil the ingredients for a few minutes and let it rest properly covered for 5 minutes. After warm, strain and put the tea in a bowl, and sit in it for about 20 minutes, 2 times a day.
4. 3 herbal tea
Another excellent natural solution for cystitis is to mix 3 herbs with diuretic and healing properties, such as bearberry, licorice and birch.
Ingredients
- 25 g of birch leaves;
- 30 g of licorice root;
- 45 g of bearberry.
Preparation mode
Put all the herbs in a large container and mix them well, then remove part of the mixture with a coffee spoon and add in a cup of boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes and is ready to use. Bearberry tea should be drunk several times a day.
Created by: Tua Saúde Editorial Team