Herbal baths: soothing with decoction of herbs with valerian, mint, cones

For many centuries people have been using the gifts of nature that have only a favorable effect on his body. Herbs help fight various diseases, and also have soothing, relaxing and toning properties. If you pick the right plants and prepare them for use during the bath, the result will pleasantly surprise everyone. Water has properties that help to cleanse the body, and a bath with additional herbal infusions will help restore strength, energy, and forget about diseases.

Basically, lovers of herbal baths buy plants in pharmacies, where there is a huge range. Some people go after herbal preparations to the market, but there it is often possible to buy a completely different plant, since labels are rarely used. Another option is to independently prepare the necessary plants for taking medicinal baths.

Usually for the herb collection are suitable whole plants, for example, chemist's chamomile, valerian, nettle or motherwort. You can also use bark, roots or branches of sea-buckthorn, raspberry, viburnum, currant or dogrose. Often used leaves of trees such as needles, birch, fir, pine, fir or cedar.

You should not take herbal baths in the following cases:

• cardiovascular diseases;
• severe forms of respiratory system diseases;
• severe forms of gastrointestinal diseases;
• bleeding;
• infectious diseases;
• allergic to herbs;
• malignant and benign tumors;
• skin diseases or the presence of wounds;
• critical days;
• pregnancy.

It is usually recommended to fill with enamel baths for treating herbs.

. It is necessary to observe several rules when using herbs for water procedures:

• acquire a collection of herbs( can be fresh or dried);
• if using dry plants, then 50 grams per liter of water is required;
• if you use fresh grass, then a liter of water will need 300 g of plants;
• collection of herbs is filled with water and heated to 100 degrees;
• it is necessary to boil the plants for 15 minutes;
• one hour to insist the broth;
• through a strainer or gauze to drain the broth;
• pour herbal decoction into the bath;
• dial in the bath the required amount of water to completely immerse the body.

So, you need to follow some rules to get the maximum wellness result from the water procedure:

• You should take a shower in front of the herbal bath to cleanse the skin.
• It is not recommended to rinse with clean water after the grass.
• To increase the effect of herbs on the human body, it is necessary to smear with butter or cream for several hours.
• The whole body should be covered with water, only the upper part of the chest should be kept above the water level.
• After the procedure, it is undesirable immediately to go out, it's better to wait half an hour.

Consider the main types of baths with herbs and their decoctions.

Warm herbal baths strengthen the body and make it healthy.

Basic rules for the adoption of health-improving baths:

• It is better to take water procedures on an empty stomach, so after the evening meal it is necessary to wait three hours. The perfect solution will be taking a bath before a night sleep.
• Use a water thermometer to monitor and maintain water temperature around 36 degrees.
• It is necessary to dive under water and relax for about three minutes.
• Then gradually increase the water temperature to 39 degrees.
• It takes about 40 minutes to take an aquatic procedure.
• Next you need to rinse with cool water 26 degrees.
• Thoroughly rub the body with a towel.
• Now you just need to go to bed.

To feel vivacity at the end of a day's work, there are many different herbs to add to the bath:

• The perfect solution is the adoption of a tonic bath of rosemary. To do this, take 200 grams of fresh rosemary, chop and roll in gauze, suspend it under the tap so that when filling the tub, water passes through the bag of grass.
• You can pour a few drops of oil in the tub to relieve fatigue and relax. On a full bath of water you need to take lavender( 2 drops), apricot and sesame oil( 20 drops each).
• A popular additive for high energy is salt. You can use sea or English salt. First you need to get a bath with a high water temperature to dissolve 2 tbsp.spoonful of salt, and then let the water cool to 36 degrees and enjoy the bath for no more than 20 minutes.
• To moisturize the skin of the body and fight wrinkles, you can use a special recipe. It is necessary to stock up with salt of sea and English for 100 g each, 500 g of dried milk and 1 liter of honey. To begin with, dissolve the salt, then pour in the boiling milk powder and stir until completely dissolved, at the end to press honey. You can take the procedure for a quarter of an hour, while you need to make sure that the water is 37 degrees.

The bath with the use of herbs will help to relax, calm down, relieve stress and tune into a normal sound sleep.

A beneficial effect on the nervous system is provided by such herbs:

• valerian root helps fight insomnia;
• marsh swine, leaves of calamus, hawthorn or hops are remarkably suitable for the treatment of psychoneuroses;
• celandine or horsetail is used to relax the muscles and to charge energy;
• linden flowers, mint, wormwood help to calm down;
• for the control of irritability the best option will be adding to the bath cones or branches of needles.

Popular bath recipes that have a calming effect:

• It is necessary to prepare dry hops and marsh swine for 50 g, pine needles 200 g and 5 tbsp.spoons of hawthorn leaves with a calculation for seven liters of water. The herb collection should be thoroughly mixed and boiled, boil a little and let it sit for half an hour. Then the broth must be filtered before use. It should be monitored the temperature of the water in the bathroom, so it was 39 degrees.
• At 0.4 liters of water you need 3 tbsp.spoons of lime color, 2 tbsp.l.mint and wormwood. Grass should be mixed and fried, then left for 15 minutes to allow the broth to infuse. Further, after filtering, it can be poured into a filled bath. This treatment package has a positive effect on the human nervous system, and also helps to fight extra pounds due to diaphoretic properties.
• It is necessary to prepare only 5 handfuls of valerian per 1 liter of water. The healing herb is steamed and put on the fire for 15 minutes, then the broth must be filtered and can be poured into the bath. The procedure should not exceed 15 minutes, with water in the bathroom should be 37 degrees. Such a bath will help you tune into a sound sleep.
• For a full bath will need 500 grams of horsetail and 100 g of celandine. The herb collection should be poured with a liter of water and leave on fire for 20 minutes, then carefully strain through a strainer and you can pour the contents into the bath.
• You can take branches or cones of pine and needles. To begin with, they need to be filled with water, boiled for half an hour and insisted about half a day. On a full bath you need a half liter of herbal decoction.
• For the next recipe you need 2 tbsp.spoons of celandine and 200 g of roots of calamus. Grass should be boiled for half an hour on a small fire. It is necessary to maintain 37 degrees of water in the bathroom, and make sure that the procedure is only half an hour.

Many plants have healing properties.

If you correctly prepare a bath with herbs, you can improve and improve your health for many diseases:

• For joint pains, gout, myositis , or just after heavy physical training, a bath based on a decoction or tuja tincture is an excellent option. For three liters of hot water you need to take 50 g of flowers of thuja, 200 g of chamomile flowers and 2 tbsp.spoons of English salt. Then the broth must be filtered through a sieve and poured into a bath.
• For insomnia, hypertension, neuroses, vegetative disorders, , it is strongly recommended that valerian is added to the bath. It is necessary to cut 100 g of the root of the plant finely, then pour it with boiling water and put it on the water bath for 10 minutes, then allow it to cool down and you can take a wellness procedure.
• For rheumatism of joints, osteochondrosis or radiculitis the formic bath is famous. It is necessary to collect one ant pile and place it in a metal bucket, pour it all over with boiling water and let stand up to 4 hours. Then the contents pour into the bath and you can proceed to the procedure.
• Chamomile baths have a wide range of applications, because heals the skin with strong insect bites, struggles with acne and acne, helps heal wounds and clean abscesses, and are also used for radiculitis and rheumatism of joints. And this is far from all diseases and problems with which daisy helps to fight. It is possible to prepare a bath quickly enough: take 0.5 kg of chamomile, pour boiling water for several minutes, strain and pour into a filled bath.
• For colds of the , mustard baths are widely used, but the patient should have a normal body temperature. For a bath you need to buy a dry mustard in the pharmacy. The tray can be made locally, then the duration of the procedure should not exceed 10 minutes, or take the general procedure, but only 5-7 minutes. Mustard must be well dissolved in water and the bathtub is ready. The water temperature should not exceed 39 degrees. After a mustard bath, you should warmly dress and lie in bed for about an hour.

To lose weight, people go to different victims, because exhausting diets and exercise require a lot of energy. Bath for weight loss is a pleasant procedure that will help to cope with excess weight. Herbs help improve blood circulation, relax and soothe. This bath will be the best end of the day.

Today it will not be difficult to buy herbs for this kind of bath.

Excellent for use:

• calendula,
• dogrose,
• celandine,
• peppermint,
• oregano,
• rosemary,
• St. John's wort,
• chamomile,
• linden,
• yarrow,
• sage,
• lavender,
• nettle,
• blackthorn.

Some recipes of slimming baths based on herbs:

• You need to mix the flowers of calendula, oregano, peppermint and sage in the same proportions. Then, on a liter of boiling water, cook only 200 g of herbal extract, let it brew for a quarter of an hour and can be poured into the bath after percolation.
• Mix St John's wort, dog rose, nettle and mint, then pour boiling water( 2 liters) and let it brew for 20 minutes before use.
• It is necessary to take 1 tbsp.spoon celandine and 150 grams of thyme, mix thoroughly and pour hot water. Leave for half an hour and you can apply.
• Especially popular is the recipe from the collection of herbs. You need to buy lavender, lime blossom, chamomile, sage, arnica, bilberry flowers and yarrow for 300 g. Collect the need to pour boiling water and insist 30 minutes, then using a strainer to drain the broth and pour into a filled bath. In order for the procedure to have a healing effect, it is necessary to maintain the water temperature at 35 degrees.

Almost everyone at least once in their life has encountered the problem of leg fatigue, so an evening relaxing foot bath is quite relevant. Especially this problem concerns women who wear high-heeled shoes. For such a procedure, you can use different herbs, but preference should be given to field horsetail, St. John's wort, nettle and calendula.

Often the recipes use fruit peel, because it also has a beneficial effect and relieves tension in the legs.

Recipes for foot relaxation:

• For a glass of boiling water, take 2 tbsp.spoonful of field horsetail and let it brew for half an hour. Then pour the broth into a bath, dilute with warm water and you can enjoy the bath for a quarter of an hour.
• Prepare a handful of nettle or marigold and pour hot water, then insist half an hour, then you can pour the contents into the bath.
• Take a handful of St. John's wort and nettles with a calculation for a liter of water, soak and let it brew for one hour.
• For 100 g of water it is necessary to stock up 1 tbsp.spoon of finely ground pomegranate. First you should bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes, then give time to the herbal collection to brew and the whole bath is ready.

Many pediatricians advise it is not easy to bathe a child, and add different herbal preparations to achieve a relaxing, soothing, restorative and antiseptic effect on the baby's body.

It is necessary to adhere to some simple rules, so that herbal baths bring the child only benefit:

• bath should be taken no later than one hour before bedtime;
• herbs should be purchased only in pharmacies;
• to obtain the desired result, water procedures should be performed every other day, and the course should not exceed one month;The
• course of herbal baths should be repeated in a month;
• water should be an average of 37 degrees;
• water treatment may last for 15 minutes;
• before the herbal bath you need to check or in the baby there is no allergy to the used herbs;
• can use liquid plant extracts to reduce the cooking time for brewing herbs;
• for any skin irritation it is necessary to finish the procedure immediately and show up to the pediatrician.

For children, such plants are widely used: valerian root, mint, motherwort, string, melissa and others.

Some recipes of children's baths for a sound sleep:

• For three liters of boiling water you need to cook 30 g of mint, oregano, marigold and chamomile. Stir the herbs, add water and only after half an hour you can start to prepare a bath.
• Take 20 g of calendula and valerian, 30 g of mint and 40 g of string, stir and pour boiling water( 3 liters), after half an hour you can fill the tub. To the herbal collection, you can add more sage, thyme and calendula.
• Prepare 50 g of marigold, oregano and mint, mix and pour boiling water, after half an hour you can fill the bath.