The agave plant yields a cloudy sap that is used to treat wounds. The sap is also dissolved in warm water, and mixed with bladderwort or freshly ground maize to treat diarrhea or dysentery. The Aztecs used this medicine as an enema, using syringes made from the bladders of animals and small birds. They attached the bladders to hollow reeds or to hollowed out bird legs. But you can get the same results by drinking agave sap mixed with warm water.
Early United States settlers grated raw sweet apples to make an excellent remedy for diarrhea. Apples are a rich source of pectin which is a soluble fiber.
Italians drink blackberry juice, wine, or brandy to
stop diarrhea. This treatment dates back to biblical times. The leaves contain tannin, an astringent, which stops excess secretion from the intestinal lining. The recommended dose is 6 ounces of juice, or 1 heaping teaspoon of jam, or 2 ounces of wine, or 2 tablespoons of brandy every four hours. You can also make a tea using the dried or fresh leaves of the plant. Steep 1
teaspoon of dried leaves or 3 teaspoons of fresh
leaves in 1 cup of boiling water. Sweeten with honey if you like.
Blueberries are used in Sweden to stop diarrhea.
Blueberries are rich in anthocyanosides, which kill
bacteria that often cause diarrhea.
The British prepare a stock from leeks that they use as a remedy for diarrhea. The leek juice contains many minerals, which help to replace those lost through diarrhea.
Cooked carrots are an effective treatment for infant diarrhea. They not only provide the necessary bulk to get rid of the diarrhea, but also replenish the supply of minerals and vitamins lost during an attack.
The Sweded also use an extract made from dried black currant skins. It contains antidiarrheal compounds.
Many diarrhea remedies are made from starchy foods and fluids. Some examples are lentil soup, rice porridge, carrot soup, tapioca pudding, coconut juice, and chicken noodle soup. In Peru, children are given a mixture of wheat flour, pea flour, carrots, and oil. In Nigeria, a mixture of fermented maize pap, toasted cowpea flour, sugar, and palm oils is used. Starchy foods help to reduce the amount of fluid lost and restore intestinal flora, which helps speed recovery. Other remedies for diarrhea include cereals, banannas, rice, tapioca, or root vegetables (such as carrots or potatoes).
The juice from pomegranates has long been used to relieve diarrhea.
Here's another Chinese remedy for diarrhea: Peel and crush 2 cloves of garlic, add 2 teaspoons of brown sugar, boil in a half glass of water, and drink 2 to 3 times daily. Garlic is an antibiotic.
The ancient Romans ate lentils to cure diarrhea. Lentils are a good source of minerals and nutrients that you lose when you have this problem. They restore some of the normal intestinal flora, as many starches do.
The Chinese have many effective food cures for diarrhea. They eat a peeled crab apple at every meal. Or they drink a cup of freshly squeezed radish juice twice a day.
Yogurt has been used for hundreds of years as a remedy for diarrhea. Yogurt contains living microbes that hinder growth of the bacteria that causes diarrhea.
Red raspberry leaf strengthens the uterus wall and regulates menstrual flow. It nourishes the reproductive organs, especially the uterine muscles, and helps strengthen and prepare the body for childbirth. It is also highly valued for its soothing and astringent properties to the stomach and intestinal tract. Raspberry leaf is a nutrient-rich herb that helps balance the body so that diarrhea or constipation can be relieved.
DIARRHEA? EAT APPLES!
Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment)
SLIPPERY ELM: This excellent diarrhea remedy also helps reduce irritation of the colon and small intestines. Other uses include: fever treatment and respiratory infection.
Help relieve diarrhea.
Drink plenty of Lipton tea and eat toast. The tannin in tea is reported to be helpful in cases of diarrhea, while its liquid replaces fluids lost by the body.
RHUBARB ROOT: Most effective as a cathartic and astringent. Used to cleanse the ailmentary canal and diminish diarrhea. Its gentle action makes it desirable for persons bothered by hemorrhoids.
GINGER: Used widely in Mexican and Oriental cooking. It is a popular herb in reducing plans because it aids in the removal of excess waste from the system. Naturally, it helps prevent griping and diarrhea, and it is also good to alleviate cold symptoms centered in the lungs.
CINQUEFOIL (powdered)
Good gargle and mouthwash and remedy for diarrhea. Stops nosebleed and other internal bleeding. Mixed with Garlic Powder, and Plantain Powder and used as a forced drench (decoction in a soda bottle, force-fed to an animal), it has been know to cure Distemper in animals when supposedly past the time of helping.
GOTU-KOLA: Used as a tonic, it is a good remedy for high blood pressure, mental fatigue and senility.
