Urinary Tract Infections - Zentrum der Gesundheit

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Prevention of UTI’s:
Drink plenty of water every day
Urinate when needed; don’t resist the urge to urinate
Wipe from front to back to prevent bacteria around the anus from entering the vagina
or urethra
Avoid coffee, alcohol, and spicy foods
Avoid smoking
Take showers instead of tub baths
Cleanse genital area before sexual intercourse
Avoid using feminine hygiene sprays and scented douches, which may irritate the
urethra
Some doctors suggest drinking cranberry juice
Medicinal Plants
Herbal actions to help UTI:
Urinary support herbs – provide general heating support for the urinary system.
Herbs: agrimony, couchgrass, elder flowers, plantain, yarrow, juniper, horsetail,
Lady’s mantle, saw palmetto
Foundation support herbs – provide overall nutritional and adaptogenic support.
Herbs: nettles, red clover, super blue-green algae, astragulus, ginsengs, acidophilus,
burdock
Demulcents – will help soothe and coat irritated inflamed tissue. Herbs:
marshmallow, comfrey, plantain, violet, mullein, corn silk
Antispasmodics – helps body reduce muscular spasms along urinary tract. Herbs:
marshmallow, hops, red raspberry, skullcap, chamomile
Alkalizing herbs – may help alkalize the urine. Herbs: sarsaparilla, peppermint,
marshmallow, comfrey, root, plantain, ginger
Anti-microbials – help overcome and destroy pathogenic bacteria and strengthen
immune responses. Herbs: echinacea, goldenseal, myrrh, burdock, garlic, bilberry,
uva ursi, feverfew, honeysuckle, barberry, buchu
Diuretics – stimulate the kidney and bladder and increase the flow of urine. Herbs:
dandelion, corn silk, sassafras, juniper berry, fennel, cleavers, uva ursi, horsetail,
goldenrod, meadowsweet, pipsissewa, plantain, shepherd’s purse
Anti-inflammatory – lessen inflammation caused by bruising or trauma, or from
infection, and lessen pain. Herbs: ginger, Echinacea, yellow dock, licorice, gotu kola,
comfrey, chamomile, marshmallow
For cystitis: beth root, horsetail, hydrangea, corn silk, barberry, black haw
For kidney involvement: gravel root, marshmallow leaf, couchgrass, barberry, stone root,
hydrangea, corn silk, uva ursi
Bacteria specific herbs:
Enterobacter – eucalyptus
Candida – ginger, yarrow, barberry, fennel, black cohosh
E. Coli – yarrow, uva ursi, calendula, fennel, St. John’s wort, chamomile, Oregon
grape root, thyme, ginger
Klebsiella – uva ursi, thyme, St. John’s wort, honeysuckle, ginger
Proteus– – garlic, eucalyptus, thyme, horseradish
Streptococcus faecalis – calendula, blessed thistle, ginkgo, thyme, ginger
Plants used in the treatment of urinary tract infections:
1.) Cranberry: Traditionally, cranberry has been used for many urinary tract aliments.
Preparation of cranberry: the use of encapsulated cranberry extract, several large
glasses of high quality cranberry juice or of a cranberry tincture (cranberry extracted
into an alcohol solution) are recommended. Cranberries contain proanthocyanidins,
which demonstrate an ability to prevent E. coli, the most common cause of bacterial
urinary tract infections, from adhering to the inner walls of the bladder.
Photo courtesy of The University of Maine Cooperative Extension
2.) Blueberry: Blueberry has also been used traditionally to treat and prevent urinary
tract infections. Like the cranberry, blueberries demonstrate bioactive compounds
that inhibit the ability of E. coli to adhere to the walls of the bladder. Rutgers
University is currently conducting a wide variety of studies on the medicinal values
of blueberries, including its use for urinary tract infections.
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3.) Bearberry/ Uva ursi: Bearberry preparation: an effusion of bearberry leaves is the
recommended method of use, along with plenty of fruits and vegetables to make the
urine more alkaline. Bearberry leaves contain arbutin, which exhibits an antibacterial
effect in alkaline urine, where arbutin breaks down into glucose and an antibacterial
unbound hydroquione.
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