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Hives, urticaria, affects thousands of people every year. If you’re itchy and trying hard to not to scratch your hives as you read this, you’re not alone. Nearly 20 percent of the population has been affected with hives at one point or another. One hallmark of hives is their tendency to change size rapidly and to move around, disappearing in one place and reappearing in other places, often in a matter of hours.
Hives are raised areas of itchy, red skin that appear in multiple shapes and sizes. They range in size from a few millimeters to several inches in diameter. Hives can be round, or they can form rings or large patches. Hives can also manifest as welts, red lesions with a red flare at the borders. Hives can occur anyplace on the body, such as the face, arms, and legs.
If you’re like some individuals, you may not care to rely on antihistamines to relieve your case of the hives. This may be especially true if the hives tend to reoccur frequently. Many people say that histamine is a natural reaction of the body, and as such, we shouldn’t try to artificially block it with medications. These persons instead prefer to alleviate the symptoms through natural means.
You should also consult with a professional herbalist prior to starting any supplementation program. She’ll be able to help you tailor a plan suited to your specific needs. A professional will let you know if the combination of natural products you might be considering are effective and can be safely used together.
Here are just a few of the herbs that professional herbalists recommend. Before starting any program of herbal supplementation, check with your personal health care provider. She’ll be able to advise you if any of the medications you’re taking will interfere with any of the herbs you intend to take.
The first herb that many find helpful in alleviating hives is jewelweed. This herb contains a substance called lawsone, which is said to have a near instant affect on the irritating itch of the hives.
If you’re going to use this, fresh jewelweed is the best. Actually, many say it’s best to grow your own –- that’s how fresh it should be! You can crush it and then gently rub it on the area. You should feel the effects almost immediately!
Make yourself a cup of tea with amaranth seeds. Many individuals swear by this remedy. They say it is a tremendous benefit to their hives. Amaranth tea is easy to make –- and the herb is fairly common to find. To make the tea, simply add two to three tablespoons of the tea to about three cups of boiling water. Allow this to steep for about twenty minutes. Then enjoy! The next thing you know, you’ll be enjoying hive-free living again!
You might want to consider adding a small amount of jewelweed to this tea. And if you’re in real discomfort, think about using the tea in a poultice. That’s right. Apply it directly to your skin. And if you have a very large area of your body that’s being affected by hives, mix this tea with your bathwater!
Ginger is a common herb and many may not even think about using it for a case of the hives. But it’s said to help alleviate the symptoms. In this instance, you’ll want to use about a half a pound of ginger, simmer it in a gallon of boiling water and then put in with your bathwater. After you soak in this for a while, then you can even add a little chamomile tea towards the end of the treatment.
Sandalwood has been used by the Native Americans and is said to have a calming effect on itchy, fiery hives. It can be bought as an oil just about anywhere and should be applied directly to the skin for maximum effectiveness.
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Wish we had tried amaranth. Oddly enough both my boys as they entered puberty got hives any time they drank milk. It lasted almost a year with my eldest, and a few months with my youngest. Baffled everyone.
ReplyWindy, was it organic milk? If not, might have been the growth hormones in regular milk.
ReplyDealing with hives has been an issue not only in my life, but in my 7 year old’s as well. Of course there are many ways to combat hives in general, at times the situation can be so dramatic that it overwhelms a person to the point of hospitalization. This has been the case with me 4 times since 1992. Knowing that, it’s easy to think that I have an allergist specialist that I go to which I do. I have extensive experience with this affliction: For a person who doesn’t have many allergic reactions, I am lucky to combat this with a variety of treatments. Based on what was written, I have to say that although jewelweed is a good herb to use as a topical agent, I am a firm believer of amaranth seeds and how it maintains hives from even forming let alone combat it while it’s raising all kinds of discomfort on one’s body (for me it’s my chest, neck, arms, and legs). I don’t like ginger because of preference (I prefer Epsom salts coupled with oatmeal), but ginger is a good component to sooth those hives when they simply invade one’s body to the point of uncontrollable itching. As far as Sandalwood, you can easily get the oils at any new age shop that sells incense. It’s not only sweet-smelling when you apply it as a scent, but it does work well for combating hives. All in all, there are an abundance of hive treatments listed here and based on allergic reactions, one should @ least give each one a try. One never knows if that “special” treatment was staring at you in your fridge this entire time.
ReplyI agree with some of the comments, natural remedies will not give you the symptoms.It’s such an uncomfortable disease and can be irritating.
ReplyThanks for the helpful info! Most doctors will usually tell you that hives will just go away on their own. But you can’t really take the itch and if you don’t remedy the problem, you might just end up scratching your hives. Of course, this is not a very helpful choice–the more you scratch the more you itch!!! If you people don’t have any of the mentioned herbs, I recommend using ice cubes. Just put the ice cubes on the affected area and the itchiness will go away–at least for some minutes. Also, never ever stay in a hot or warm place because the hives symptoms might become worse.
ReplyStephanie´s last blog ..11 of the Best Natural Hives Remedies
My 18 year old girlfriend suffered from hives. We consulted a physician and he told us that hives don’t get away. Time is the cure, he told us.
My beloved suffered from blurred vision, malaise, swelling, blisters, stiff neck, constipation, dark urine, and the worst part of it is the depression and anxiety that she feels. She can’t find any confidence, but I was there for her.
There are times especially nights that she can’t help herself from scratching the red spots thus aggravating the itchiness. Sometimes she cried that makes my tears fall.
We do research and we encountered a forum about hives. I am so happy that Oxyhives came to our lives. Not much time that her red spots and other discomfort come to an end.
Right now, we are having a good time, we are married and have two beautiful and healthy children.
ReplyMarlon @ hives remedies´s last blog ..11 of the Best Natural Hives Remedies
I thought there was only “one eternal itch” that could put a person into damnation, that was before I contacted hives.
I could not refrain myself from scratching the red spots. My vision also blurred and I had stiffed neck, I constipate and have dark urine, it really was one of the most depressing periods of my life.
I thought that I need to deal with hives eternally. I also thought that urticaria is my curse for taking illegal substances before; what a bad karma!
But I keep asking friends, experts and I also tried the internet, and there I find a forum where all users are suggesting Oxyhives.
It is my last shot and the manufacturers told me that I will get my money back if I ain’t got cured, so I tried it and there goes my luck.
In just 5 days, I’m living my normal life again, and I decided to stay clean, I don’t want no more diseases, I will be more concerned with health from now on, I told myself.
ReplyReno @ cure urticaria´s last blog ..11 of the Best Natural Hives Remedies
Kim Hartley Leading skin care specialist Everything you need to know about your skin and hair says…Great post. Although hives are not usually life-threatenting, they can be itchy and annoying. Thanks for sharing the tips and the comments left are great as well. Nice to know we have choices to find what works best for you.
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i would do that too, herbal medicines has really powerful effect on our body, though it works too slowly but its really very very effective, rather than allopathies who leaves side effect in our body.
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