Cerebral Circulation Disorders: Treatment with Folk Remedies

Cerebral circulation disorders develop against the backdrop of chronic brain ischemia, dyscirculatory encephalopathy, and hypertension. Patients with these conditions often undergo prolonged hospital treatment to recover from critical states following a stroke or infarction. Upon discharge, they frequently ask, “What’s next? Do I have to rely on pills and injections for the rest of my life?”

Symptoms and Causes of Cerebral Circulation Disorders

• Characteristic Symptoms: Dizziness, headaches, and weakness in the upper and lower extremities are typical signs. MRI often reveals atrophic changes in the brain’s substance, including both hemispheres and the cerebellum. Elevated levels of “bad” cholesterol and blood sugar are commonly detected in such patients, although strokes and myocardial infarctions may still occur despite normal blood test results.
• Key Observations: Atherosclerotic changes tend to be more pronounced in the brain than in peripheral or cardiac vessels.
• Risk Factors: Stress, emotional strain, and intensive intellectual activity are major contributors. A sedentary lifestyle, alcohol abuse, smoking, and poor dietary habits also play significant roles.

Folk Medicine Recipes for Treating Cerebral Circulation Disorders

1. Herbal Remedies:
   Use a blend of hawthorn flowers, sweet clover, silverberry, linden, meadowsweet, blackberry, raspberry, willow bark, clover, serviceberry, and red rowan fruits. These herbs help thin the blood and prevent clot formation.
2. Dietary Support:
   Regularly consume onions, garlic, walnuts, viburnum berries, silverberry fruits, honeysuckle, turnips, radishes, dill, and fennel to reduce the risk of recurrent strokes.
3. Vascular Strengthening:
   Mix St. John’s wort, melissa, heather, black currant leaves, chokeberry, and walnut leaves with roots of valerian, hops, willow buds, licorice, elecampane, and marsh calamus for improved vascular health.

Plant Juices and Tinctures

• Juices: Onion, beetroot, viburnum, radish, turnip, pumpkin, and cabbage juices can be consumed year-round.
• Tinctures: Use fresh or dried plants (1:3 for fresh, 1:5 for dried) with high-quality vodka or homemade alcohol. Infuse for 2-3 weeks in a dark place, shaking daily, then filter. Consume 20-30 drops diluted in 30 ml of water before meals 3-4 times a day.

Comprehensive Treatment Approach

• Adhere to a diet that excludes foods contributing to “bad” cholesterol.
• Regularly undergo leech therapy (hirudotherapy).
• Engage in therapeutic physical exercises, morning gymnastics, and daily walks in fresh air.
• Combine medicinal herbs with doctor-prescribed medications.

Effective Herbal Mixture Recipe:

• Combine equal parts willow bark, licorice root, marsh calamus root, valerian root, and elecampane root; birch leaves, walnut leaves, blackberry leaves, raspberry leaves, lily-of-the-valley leaves, fireweed, and mint; St. John’s wort, heather, clover, and shepherd’s purse; and flowers of silverberry, meadowsweet, and linden.

Preparation:

1. Mix 70 g of each ingredient for a total of approximately 1.5 kg, which lasts about three months.
2. Use 1-1.5 tablespoons of the mixture, boil in 500-600 ml of cold water for 5-7 minutes, and steep in a thermos for 7-8 hours.
3. Filter and add 2-3 tablespoons of pre-prepared juice, 2-3 teaspoons of tincture, and 1 tablespoon of honey.

Dosage:

• Sip throughout the day during the first 15-20 days of treatment, then switch to three doses of 100-130 ml 30 minutes before meals and at bedtime.

Stay healthy, and may God bless you!