For a long time people have been treated very successfully with honey and bee products. However, even today these natural and useful products are actively used in medicine. One of them is propolis - a deposit of useful substances, which has a huge amount of medicinal properties.
We are treated with ointment of propolis
One can not say in one word what propolis ointment helps with, since this drug has a wide spectrum of action, it is treated:
- cough;
- colds;
- skin diseases (eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, etc.);
- parodontosis ;
- reduces itching of the skin, etc.
This organic agent has excellent wound-healing, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and regenerating properties. And also the ointment with propolis will help and from hemorrhoids, while some people who have tried this tool on themselves, noted that the problem after the treatment could not bother for many years.
But it is worth remembering that any ointment that has propolis in its composition is contraindicated for people suffering from allergies to honey and, accordingly, bee products. Find out if you have an allergy is simple enough: before the first application, it is best to apply a little ointment to the skin area on the arm for a sample and evaluate the result within half an hour. If the allergy is, then it will manifest in the form of redness of the skin or itching, etc., and if not, then safely apply the ointment as directed.
The course of treatment can be in different situations from one to two weeks or more. Everything depends on the anamnesis and speed of recovery. But before starting treatment, it is better to be examined by a doctor to exclude other serious diseases with similar symptoms and not to miss the initial stage of development.
How to prepare ointment?
Ointment with propolis and instructions can certainly be bought at pharmacies, but you can prepare it at home yourself from natural products with honey, sunflower or olive oil, beeswax or petroleum jelly.
The simplest recipe for ointment based on propolis is prepared with olive oil, no more ingredients are required.
Ointment Recipe
Ingredients:
- propolis - 10 g;
- olive oil - 2 tbsp.
Preparation
Combine these two ingredients in a glass bowl and warm in a water bath until the propolis dissolves completely. This process will last at least an hour. Then, the finished liquid mixture is passed through the cheesecloth and poured into a previously prepared closable container, put in the refrigerator until it thickens. Everything, your ointment with propolis is ready for use.