Herbs For Bladder Control - How Beneficial Can It Be

Pharmaceutical medication used for urinary incontinence generally has side effects on the body. On the contrary, herbs for bladder control have no such issues. Herbs are safe enough and generally strengthen and tone the body's systems. It is important to work with your health care provider in the use of any therapy, and herbs are not an exception to this.

 

Natural herbs for urinary incontinence can be used in the form of dried extracts in teas, capsules, or powders. They can also be used as glycerites (glycerine extracts basically) or in the form of tinctures (alcohol extracts).

Unless otherwise instructed, teas with herbs should be made with one teaspoonful herb per cup of hot water. You need to steep the tea for 5 to 10 minutes in the case of a leaf or flower based herb, and 10 to 20 minutes in the case of roots of herbs. You need to drink 2 to 4 cups of herb containing tea per day before you can expect any favorable effects. Tinctures can be used alone or in combination.

You can get relief from the symptoms of urinary incontinence from the following herbs.

Use 300 to 400 mg of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) standardized extract for the health of your kidney. You can also drink 8 to 16 ounces of unsweetened cranberry juice daily.

Cranberries and blueberries contain anti-bacterial substances that help prevent the bacteria from adhering to the urinary bladder. This helps prevent infections in the bladder that make incontinence worse and control urine flow, while at the same time deodorizing urine. They also have an antioxidant effect. They also help counteract the effects of hormones that adversely affect the urinary bladder functioning of women during pregnancies.

You can also use the leaf of Camelia sinensis in the form of standardized extract, 250 to 500 mg daily for immune and antioxidant effects. You can also use this herb leaf in a tea.

St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) standardized extract, 300 mg, 2 to 3 times a day can also help to slow your urinary incontinence. However, in case you are also using pharmaceutical medication simultaneously, you need to check out usage with your physician.

Cleavers (Galium aparine) is a traditional urinary tonic. It helps heal the bladder and from nerve related anomalies. Marshmallow root (Althea officinalis) has soothing demulcent properties. It can be taken in the form of a cold infusion. You need to soak the herb in cold water for several hours, strain, and thereafter drink it. Buchu and Corn silk (Zea mays) are other herbs that have antiseptic properties and act as soothing diuretics.

Another herb that has shown much promise in controlling urinary incontinence is Horsetail (Equisetum arvense). It acts as a mild diuretic and as a tissue healing astringent.

Herbs for bladder control usually supplement other therapies used to reduce the levels of urinary incontinence in affected patients.

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