Folk remedies have long established themselves as effective helpers of medications in the treatment of various diseases, while "grandmother methods" are often used as an independent medicine, not wanting to "poison" their bodies with chemicals contained in tablets, ointments and injections. Salt, the most popular seasoning of all time and people, is also known as a remedy for joint diseases.
In what cases is salt used?
The effectiveness of the kitchen salt is explained by the sodium chloride content in it, which positively affects the focus of the disease, eliminating it. Unfortunately, this affordable product is not used to treat all diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Salt is used to rid the patient of age-related diseases of the joints, first of all, this refers to arthrosis and arthritis .
Procedures with salt
In folk medicine there are enough recipes for getting rid of unpleasant symptoms with the help of a product that is always at hand, but more often sea salt is used, which has a lot of useful properties. So, treatment with sea salt of the knee joint can be carried out with the help of salt baths. The method is fairly simple and effective. You need to do the following:
- To collect in a bath that volume of hot water which is necessary for daily high-grade bathing.
- Dissolve in the bath 200-300 grams of sea salt.
- Immersed in the body for 30 minutes.
In this case, it is very important that in the water there are exactly those anatomical areas that need treatment.
Salt bath will help you not only to get rid of joint pain, but also to relax the muscles, which were strained as a result of discomfort. This procedure, among other things, helps to resolve inflammatory foci, which is necessary to get rid of many diseases.
For the treatment of joints of legs and hands, table salt is also used, but for greater effectiveness it is combined with other products that have proved themselves as medicinal. Thus, the treatment of joints with honey and salt became very popular. Ointment made on the basis of these components, relieve the pain and can completely eliminate the disease. In order to make a remedy, it is necessary:
- Take 200 grams of honey, 100 grams of vodka and black radish juice and 1 tbsp. spoon of table salt.
- Thoroughly mix all the ingredients until smooth, then rub the obtained ointment into sore spots.
- Use the remedy twice a day until it ends.