There are ways to treat puffy eyes that don't require medical intervention - especially invasive surgeries.

The herbal remedies for puffy eyes listed below may offer you some degree of comfort as you treat your puffy eyes.

Natural Treatments for Puffy Eyes:

1. Peel and grate small raw potato, squeeze out excess juice and cover 2 pieces of cheese cloth with the mash. Place them on eyelids for 10-15 min.


2. Cut raw potato and place pieces over each eye. Keep on for 15 min.


3. Dissolve 1 tsp of salt in 1 cup of hot water, soak cotton balls and place them over the puffy areas.


4. A mix of 1 tbsp of parsley, 1 tbsp of fennel and 1 tbsp of mint put in 1 cup of boiling water. Let stand for 10-15 min. Wet cotton swabs and place on eyelids for 10 min.


5. In 1 cup of boiling water put 15 g of crushed motherwort herb and steep for 40 min. Filter and take 1 tbsp 3 times a day before meal. Also can be used as compresses for eye-care.


6. Fill a bowl with very cold water. Lower a face into the water for 25 seconds. Lift the face and wait for 30 sec, then again lover upper part of the face (eyes and forehead) into the water and open eyes for a few seconds. Repeat few times.


7. Add 5 tsp of dried eyebright grass to 1 L of boiling water and steep for 20-25 min. Filter and drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day. Also use as eye drops and compresses for eye inflammation. The remedy believes to improve vision as an eyebright herb considered to be the best for eye care.


8. Mix together bilberry berries and bird cherry. 2 tbsp of mix put in 1 cup of boiling water. Steep for awhile and drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day.

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