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Bladder Infection

It is estimated that one in five women in the USA suffers from some sort of urinary tract infections, at least once in their lifetime. Women are ten times more likely to contract urinary tract infections than men, because of their shorter urinary and reproductive tract from the exit point. Bladder and urinary tract infections could be debilitating and devastating to women who undergoing the ordeal. Though there are several drugs and medicines that are available to treat these conditions, most of them are quite detrimental after a lengthy use; side effects and adverse consequences of using these drugs are already well known and adequately chronicled in research texts.

These infections could be of any nature; it could be very mild in women, while very serious in others that may even require immediate medication. Whatever the case may be, using herbals drugs to cure these symptoms makes good sense, because of the benefits and advantages that come bundled with these drugs. Here are some of the most useful herbs that can effectively treat all types of bladder and urinary tract infections:

  • Astragalus: One of the lesser known herbs, Astralagus is quite effective in boosting immunity, fight infections and assist urinary maladies of all nature.
  • Barberry: It is a general stimulant that can help you build up immunity against urinary tract infections and internal inflammation.
  • Buchu leaves: Extracts made out of these leaves have the ability to relieve the burning pain that occur while passing urine.
  • Dandelion: An excellent diuretic, Dandelion can detoxify your urinary tract and bladder at the same time.
  • Garlic: An excellent anti-biotic substance, garlic can stimulate your immune system. Having a piece of garlic with your daily food will help you in acquiring disease fighting capacities.
  • Uva Ursi: A natural diuretic and a good antiseptic, this herb can help reduce the possibilities of your urinary tract contracting infections and diseases.
One of the novel ways to fight urinary tract infections is to make your urine too acidic, so that the bacteria that are responsible for the infection will not be able to grow and multiply in the tract. You may like to use an herb called cranberry to lend this acidic effect; drinking cranberry juice could lower the acidity of the urine and help prevent bacterial infection.

A Japanese herb called umaboshi plum fruit is known to acidify your urine and make it inaccessible for bacteria to grow and infect. Consume one or two fruits everyday or consume juice made out of ripe fruits to get the beneficial effects. Apart from these herbal substances, you can also use other herbs like marshmallow, cramp bark and goldenrod to get relief from urinary tract and bladder infections.

The secret of preventing bacterial infections happening in your urinary and bladder is to keep them clean and sterile. You can achieve these objectives by inculcating good personal hygiene schedules along with the application of herbs. On the other hand, men do experience some sort of urinary tract infections which cause unbearable pain while passing urine. Using herbs like guduchi stem, phellodendron root, dandelion leaf, yin chen hao, varuna, buchu leaf, and cleavers herb can help you get rid of those painful episodes of urinary infections.