Herbal Medicines for Bleeding Nose

Epistaxis is the medical term for bleeding from the nose. Nose bleeding can be frightening especially during an accident but fortunately, these can be managed at home using herbal medicines. That is if there are no major injuries sustained from the accident otherwise medical intervention should be necessary. Herbal medicines are one of the best first aid given to a patient at home.

All synthetic drugs are made from herbs so there are no reasons why one shouldn’t resort to these home treatments in times of illness or injury. It is assume that one out of every seven person will surely develop nose bleeding at sometime in their lives. Nose bleeding often occurs during winter months, cold climates and dry weather condition. In Nigeria, nose bleeding occurs mostly during the harmattan dry season. Note that, nose bleeding can affect any person irrespective of your age or sex.

Causes of Nose Bleeding.

The most causes of epistaxis in young people are not known unless as a result of picking of the nose or injury such as a trauma to the face. Nose bleeding can also occur spontaneously when the nasal membranes dry out and crack which is common in dry seasons and cold weather. These conditions occur more in young persons. In older patients, rarely high blood pressure can cause epistaxis, especially if the diastolic pressure is more than 110 mm/Hg. High exposure to heat sources such as the sun or fire also leads to bleeding.

Herbal Medicines and Dosage.

1. The patient should wash his face and head with cold water.

2. Ice pack should be applied from the outside of the nose.

3. One should not sneeze or put any type of strain on the nose which aggravates bleeding.

4. Juice from pomegranate flower should be used for deep inhalation.

5. Extracted juice from durva grass with 5 to 10 drops in each nostril gives immediate relief. 

6. Vasa avalehya is a semisolid sweet preparation. One teaspoonful well mixed in a cup of cold milk should be taken orally 3 times a day. 

Do’s and Don’ts.

The patient or person who has a history of bleeding should avoid all hot and spicy things eatable. He should maintain normal blood-pressure. He should not remain awake at nights.

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