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Natural therapy for eyes

17-06-2014

Summertime is when nature gives us lots of possibilities. There are plants which were created by the nature specifically to take care of our eyes. We would like to encourage you to enjoy summer herbal therapy. The herbs can strengthen and regenerate optic nerves. They also improve visual acuity.

For a long time the eyes have been referred to as the mirror of the soul. Not only do they express our feelings: joy, sadness, rapture and pain but also are seriously affected by those states. The eyes are as vulnerable to stress as any other part of our body. Excessive tension of the nerves may put our eyes in chains of stiff muscles, which may lead to decrease in the quality of our vision – image may seem blurry, wavy and covered with dark spots.

Development of our civilisation does not influence our eyes in any good way. Let’s give our eyes a natural SPA. After all they are mirrors of our souls and our window on the world.

Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis)

Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis) - regenerates the epithelium, reinforces optic nerves, reduces any kind of inflammation. Take one teaspoon of the herb, put into a pot, pour one glass of lukewarm water, heat for 20 minutes (do not boil), strain, leave until cooled down. Drink a glass 3 times a week.
Additionally you might want to make a poultice everyday: take one teaspoon of the herb, put into a pot, pour one glass of water, heat for 20 minutes (do not boil), strain. Soak cotton pads in the warm brew, put on eyelids for 10 minutes (repeat 3 times – total: 30 minutes). During those 30 minutes you should chill out and think of something nice or simply just relax and breathe deeply and count the breaths...

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) – supplies organism with antioxidants in a form of anthocyans and has anti-inflammatory properties. One glass of boiling water should be poured over a tablespoon of cornflower, it should brew for about 15 minutes. Strain. Drink twice a day – ½ glass. In inflammatory states it is advisable to wash the eyelids with this brew or to simply make a poultice for 15 minutes.

Heartsease (Viola tricolor)

Heartsease (Viola tricolor) – supplements regeneration of the optic nerve. One teaspoon of the herb for one glass of boiling water, brew for 15 minutes, strain and drink. Drink every day for 2 weeks.

Hawthorn (Crataegus)

Hawthorn (Crataegus) – improves vision. Heat one teaspoon of the herb with 2 glasses of water for 30 minutes (do not boil). Stir from time to time. Strain. Drink warm brew every second day for 2 weeks.

Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)

Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) – reduces inflammation. One teaspoon of marigold flowers for 150ml of boiling water, leave under cover for 15 minutes, strain, and pour into thermos. Put poultices on the eyes for 10 minutes, few times a day.

 

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