1 Features of pancreatic pathologies

The pancreas is a small organ located behind the stomach, plays a huge role in providing digestion and produces insulin, which determines the sugar content in the blood. One of its most important functions is the development in the inactive form of pancreatic juice, which includes important enzymes for the assimilation of food. Later in the bile duct juice is mixed with bile and enters the duodenum, where it is activated to participate in the digestive process.

Pancreatic juice in the activated state is dangerous for pancreatic tissues and its premature activation leads to inflammatoryreaction - acute pancreatitis. This disease is expressed by severe pains at the top of the abdomen. The slow course of the inflammatory process of a similar etiology leads to chronic pancreatitis. In general, it is pancreatitis in various forms of manifestation considered the most common pathology of the pancreas. As a result of its inflammatory effect, the production of digestive enzymes is disrupted, and a lack of an insulin hormone is created.

Stones in the pancreas are formed for many reasons and are dangerous for their ability to block channels, and stagnation of pancreatic juice leads to its early activation. No less dangerous are cysts, which are closed capsules with liquid contents. They can be formed on any part of the body.

Diffuse pancreatic changes are detected during ultrasound and reflect the general structural disorders of glandular tissue. Most often, the growth of fibrous tissues with the emergence of fibrosis or lipomatosis as a result of prolonged course of chronic form of pancreatitis. The most dangerous pathologies of the pancreas can be considered the development of tumors. There are 2 main types of neoplasms - cancer of the gland and hormone-active tumors, germinating from special cells and leading to excessive production of hormones. Such variants are found out: insulinoma( increase of insulin hormone level), gastrinoma( gastrin excess, leading to increased acidity in the stomach), carcinoid tumor( activating the release of biologically active substances).

2 What is pancreatitis?

The etiology of pancreatitis is mainly associated with the manifestation of cholelithiasis and the closure of the duct. The provoking factors are: excessive alcohol consumption, chemical poisoning, some infectious diseases( hepatitis, parotitis), irregular and malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, local circulatory disturbance.

In chronic disease, symptoms may be absent for a long time, but the process gradually leads to the replacement of normal cells with a connective tissue, resulting in a progressive pancreatic dysfunction. There is a painful symptom of noisy character, a bursting sensation, a heaviness in the hypochondrium on the left. Pathology proceeds with alternation of exacerbation and remission. Often there are signs of dyspeptic disorder( flatulence, diarrhea, nausea, eructation).Progression of the disease can lead to the onset of diabetes.

3 Treatment of pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis should be treated with medication, and such treatment is often performed in the hospital. Against the chronic variety of folk remedies for pancreatic pathology. The question of how to cure the disease is solved by removing pain, eliminating the inflammatory process. Pancreatic pain is well taken off by the Japanese sophora. The broth is prepared as follows: the crushed fruits of the plant( 1 tablespoon) are poured with boiling water( 200 ml) and boiled for 6-7 minutes on low heat. You can use infusion - a similar composition is poured into the thermos bottle and infused for 7-8 hours. It is consumed 1 tbsp each.3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 10 days, with a repetition after a one-week break.

To cure the pancreas helps infusion of blueberries. It has good anti-inflammatory properties. Method of preparation: leaves of blueberry( 1 tbsp) are poured with boiling water( 0.5 L) and insist for at least 40 minutes. During the day it is recommended to drink at least 400 ml of infusion.

Pancreatitis home therapy is effective with pancreatic remedy: herbal collection( dog rose, immortelle, yarrow, peppermint, corn stigmas, St. John's wort, valerian root, fennel fruits) is crushed, thoroughly mixed and poured with boiling water( 1 tablespoon of mixturefor 200 ml of water).The mixture is infused for at least 10 hours. It is taken 3 times a day for 50 ml for 30 days. Providing restoration of the pancreas, such a composition has liver treatment.

4 The formation of stones

Often the cause of the formation of stones in the pancreas are diseases of other organs of the digestive system, gall bladder, bile ducts. The treatment of the pancreas with folk remedies in this case is provided by a general purification of the system from toxins. Recommended exposure to grasses:

1. Tincture of Icelandic moss: moss( 50 g) is poured with apple cider vinegar( 250 ml) and infused for 45-50 hours, is drunk in a diluted state( 1 teaspoon of tincture with 50 ml of water) before going to bed for 14-15 days( this remedy is also useful when there are signs of diabetes mellitus).
2. Broth: dandelion root( 1 tsp) is mixed with peppermint( 3 tsp), poured with water( 200 ml) and boiled for 6-8 minutes, and then infused for 30 minutes, taken at 50 ml 3once a day before meals. The course of treatment is 35-40 days.

5 Help with cysts

Treatment of pancreatic cyst can be done with various herbs. Such treatment can not completely eliminate education, but it allows to stop the growth and exclude the formation of new cysts. You can recommend the following treatments for the pancreas:

1. Tincture of a mixture of herbs: calendula, yarrow, celandine( in equal proportions) are mixed, and then the mixture( 1 tsp) is poured with boiling water( 200 ml) and infused 2.5-3 h,is used 50 ml 3 times a day before meals for 30 days.
2. Tincture from the mixture: tansy( 1 part), calendula and plantain( 2 parts each) is prepared similarly to the previous composition, taken 50 ml 3 times a day for 3-5 months;
3. Grass cleansing: 4 leaf plants are eaten directly or added to any salad.
4. Tincture from the mixture: blueberry, cowberry, strawberry leaves, bean pods and corn stigmas are mixed in equal proportions, poured with boiling water( 1 tablespoon of mixture into 250 ml of water) and infused in a thermos for 7-8 hours, treatment course -14-15 days.

6 Herbal preparations for the prevention of

Treating the pancreas folk remedies can be by taking the formulations of the following herbal dues:

1. Tincture from the collection: birdwort( 3 parts), St. John's wort and flowers of the immortelle( 4 parts each), chamomile flowers( 1 part), bark buckthorn( 2 parts) are poured in water( 2 tablespoons per 500 ml of water), infused for 7-8 hours, and boiled for 6-7 minutes in the morning, drunk in one day.
2. Composition from the collection: the roots of the cotton bud and the flowers of marigold( 2 parts each), the root of the althaea( 2.5 parts).The mixture( 50 g) is poured in water( 600 ml), boiled for 6-8 minutes, infused for 1.5-2 hours, drunk 60 ml 3 times a day.
3. Tincture and collection: mint leaves( 2 parts), flowers of the immortelle, chamomile, the root of valerian and ayr( 1 part each).The mixture( 30 g) is poured with boiling water( 250 ml) and it is infused for 35-40 minutes, it is drunk 200 ml 2 times a day after eating.
4. Tincture from the collection: tansy flowers, corn stigmas, hop cones, dill seeds, chamomile flowers( 1 part each) and jostler fruits( 3 parts).The mixture( 30 g) is poured with boiling water( 250 ml) and infused before cooling. It is used 3 times a day before meals.

7 Food Optimization

Treatment of the pancreas at home, in addition to herbal therapy, is necessarily based on the optimization of the diet.

The diet is important for any kind of disease: pancreatitis, diffuse changes in the pancreas, cyst, etc.

The pancreas requires the establishment of the next diet. Recommended products are:

• bakery products: white and black bread of yesterday's baking;
• the first dishes: vegetable and milk soups, soup, borsch, beetroot;
• the second dishes: meat - lean beef, chicken, rabbit, fish, all boiled or in the form of steam cutlets, rolls, meatballs;
• side dishes: from vegetables in any form, except fried;
• cereals and pasta: cereals, casserole with the addition of cottage cheese, raisins, dried apricots;
• dairy products: milk, kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese;cream and sour cream with a restriction on fat content;
• fats: vegetable oil, the use of butter is limited;
• egg dishes: eggs not more than 1 piece per day, scrambled eggs from protein;
• sweets and dessert: fresh fruit, compotes, jelly, honey;
• cold snacks: boiled fish, soaked herring, limited - faint cheese, vinaigrettes, vegetable salads with vegetable oil;
• drinks: weak tea and loose coffee with milk, tinctures of dogrose and currant.

The pancreas is poorly perceived, which means that it is necessary to prohibit the following dishes: excessively cold and hot food and drinks, meat, fish and especially mushroom broths, fatty meats and fish, smoked products, spices, fatty foods, pancakes, pancakes, cocoa,chocolate, ice cream, mushrooms, sour apple varieties, alcoholic beverages, spicy seasonings.

8 General recommendations

The pancreas is treated differently. Treatment with folk remedies provides an extensive list of proven recipes. When choosing methods of folk therapy at home, it is recommended to observe the following principle of the use of medicinal properties:

• stimulation of the regenerative process - plantain, aloe, elecampane, cucumber;
• spasmolytic effect - peppermint, valerian, oregano, fennel;
• anti-inflammatory effect - pharmacy chamomile, immortelle, St. John's wort, yarrow.

Folk remedies are very useful in the treatment of various pancreatic diseases. It is important not to think that such treatment is a panacea for all ills. When using medicinal herbs, traditional medicament therapy should not be forgotten. It is best to coordinate the home treatment of the pancreas with a doctor-gastroenterologist or therapist.