Common Treatments for Hemorrhoids in Adults

Conventional medication involves use of bulk laxatives and corticosteroid creams that are helpful in reducing the symptoms. However, patients are also considering treatment options available in different alternative forms of medicine such as herbal therapy and homeopathy.

Herbal Medicine: Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine have long recognized the importance of herbal ingredients in treating ailments. Several herbal remedies are available for the treatment of hemorrhoids. Most important among these include Golden Rod, Gotu Kola, Grape Seed, Roman Chamomile, St. John's Wort and Yarrow. While some of these are helpful in reducing inflammation and pain, others help in treating wounds and venous insufficiency. Chlorophyll present in green leafy vegetables in helpful in regulating bowel movements. Plants such as Alfalfa and Slippery Elm are highly beneficial for cleansing of bowels, colon and digestive tract. Aloe vera juice or gel can be used as a topical medicine for applying on the wounds. Herbal medicines should be administered under the careful guidance of an experienced medical practitioner.

Homeopathy: Another alternative system of medicine that has a history providing successful treatment without any adverse side effects is Homeopathy. Some important homeopathic remedies used for treating hemorrhoids include Aesculus, Aloe, Collinsoria, Arnica Montana, Calcarea fluorica, Hamamelis, Ignatia, Nux Vomica, Pulsatilla, Graphites, Kali carbonicum, Lycopodium clavatum, Paeonia officinalis and Sulphur. Homeopathic remedies are helpful in reducing symptoms associated with most chronic and painful types of hemorrhoids.

An extraction from the Melaleuca tree, tea tree oil has been recognized as a potent antiseptic in Australia anecdotally for much longer than there has been scientific evidence but is most commonly found as a pure essential oil.

Tea tree oil should not be confused with tea oil, the sweet seasoning and cooking oil from pressed seeds of the tea plant (drinking tea) Camellia sinensis or the tea oil plant Camellia oleifera. Melaleuca oil is a clear to very pale golden color essential oil with a fresh camphoraceous odour.

Skin problems, wounds, insect bites and stings, and ringworm can all be treated by applying this oil from Melaleuca tree. It is a known antifungal agent, and effective in vitro against multiple dermatophytes found on the skin and is used in medically used cosmetic products. It is sometimes recommended for warts, which are caused by viruses.

It also treats and soothes acne, burns, hemorrhoids but you can simply use the essential oil to treat blemishes. It can also be used to treat damaged hair and works as an expectorant when inhaled and has a soothing effect but should not be taken internally.

Used as an ingredient in a number of commercial products, such as gels, lotions, creams, toothpaste, mouthwashes, and shampoos. In other words, it has antibacterial action that can also fight bad breath, foot odour, thrush, and rashes. It also contained a constituent called terpinen-4-ol that is thought to be responsible for most of tea tree oil's antimicrobial activity.

The list of tea tree oil uses is practically endless. However, I do not recommend it for internal uses because it may cause hypothermia, coma or even death.