Cataract

A cataract is an eye disease which is characterized by the clouding of the lens of the eye. The main symptom of the disorder is painless blurring of vision, mostly occurring in only one eye. As the condition progresses, the lens becomes milky white and vision worsens.

The exact cause of the disease is unknown. Basically cataract occurs as a result of aging process. However, there may also be other reasons for developing it, such as a poor nourishment of an eye, weak immunity, and influence of sun beams.

There are some known cases when the cataract been developed as a result of a heavy physical activity. The diabetes can also be a cause of a cataract.

Methods of treatment are constantly improving. New medicines, which slow down the progression of the disease and return a transparency to a lens, are created. However, the surgery still remains the most successful way of treatment.

A herbal treatment concentrates on usage of herbs, which possess the ability to lower intraocular pressure, to improve a metabolism and which contain vitamins.

Mix together 15 g of horsetail, 10 g of nettle, 8 g of knotweed and 6 g of St. John's wort. 1 tsp of the mix put in 1 cup of boiling water, steep for 20 min and drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day.

Boil 1 tsp of sage grass in one and a half L of water for 3 min and drink during a day

Combine mugwort-3 parts, St. John's Wort, motherwort, yarrow and dog rose-2 parts of each, tansy, plantain, horsetail, and everlasting (Gnaphalium)-1 part of each, hawthorn and senna- ½ part of each. Steep 2 tbsp of the mix in 700 g of boiling water. Drink ½ cup 2-3 times a day.

Place 3 tsp of dried calendula flowers steep in ½ L of boiling water for 1-2 hours, filter and take ½ cup 4 times a day. Use to wash eyes as well.

Prepare mix of birch leaves, mountain cranberry, plantain, flax, knotweed, marigold, horsetail and nettle-1 part of each, St.John’s wort-3 parts, and mountain ash and dog rose-2 parts of each. 2 tbsp of the mix steep in 700 g of boiling water. Drink ½ cup 2-3 times a day.

1 tsp of honey dissolves in 1 cup of water and boils for 5 min. Use for compresses at the beginning of cataract.

Bring to a boil 750 g of water. Put in 300 g of crushed horseradish and turn off the heat. Let stand for 24 hours, filter and add 200 g of honey. Take 1 tbsp 3 times a day 15-30 min before meal. The remedy normalizes the body's salt exchanging processes.

Boil 5 tbsp of stellaria grass in ½ L of hot water for 5 min, steep for 4 hours and use for washing of the eyes and for compresses.

Take 2 small sacks, made from cloth, and put in each of them 1 tbsp of fennel seeds. Place sacks in boiling water for 2 min, let cool down a little and use as compress for eyes for 10-15 min. Cover with towel to keep compress warm. Repeat every evening before bed and in the morning, if possible. The same seeds can be reused 5-6 times.

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