Folk remedies and herbs for the treatment and prevention of atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is known in the international classification of diseases as atrial fibrillation. This definition is associated with the presence of supraventricular impulses generated by pathological foci, as a result of which the frequency of contractions of the atria becomes greater than that of the ventricles. Doctors say that in most cases this pathological condition does not pose a particular threat to the patient’s health. However, in some cases, thromboembolism of the pulmonary or cerebral artery may develop, which can be fatal.

During atrial fibrillation, the atria and ventricles work uncoordinated, which prevents the heart from performing its tasks properly. Therefore, it is extremely important to start treatment on time to improve the quality and length of life.

Before treatment, patients must be examined, since organic heart disease or pathologies of other organs are often detected. In such cases, additional treatment appropriate to the identified disease will be required. If the general condition is not complicated by other disorders other than flickering, then only folk remedies that have a more gentle effect on the human body can be used.

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Classification of atrial fibrillation

Along the way, atrial fibrillation occurs:

• paroxysmal - the duration of the attack is up to 7 days, disappears on its own;
• persistent – ​​the attack lasts more than 7 days, the patient needs medical attention;
• long-term persistent – ​​lasts for a year or more;
• constant – not controlled by taking medications and other treatment methods.

By number of attacks :

• appeared for the first time;
• rarely recurrent;
• often recurrent.

According to clinical manifestations :

• asymptomatic;
• symptoms are minor, the patient’s quality of life is not affected;
• the symptoms are severe, the patient’s quality of life is impaired;
• severe form of the disease leading to disability.

Causes of atrial fibrillation

Factors that can trigger the development of atrial fibrillation are some diseases of the cardiovascular system (cardiac factors) or concomitant pathologies of other organs (extracardiac, extracardiac factors).

Cardiac factors:

• angina pectoris;
• hypertension 2-3 degrees;
• heart tumors;
• heart defects;
• mechanical myocardial injuries resulting from surgery;
• inflammatory heart diseases (pericarditis, myocarditis, endocarditis);
• heart failure;
• cardiomyopathy.

Extracardiac factors:

• nervous tension, constant stress;
• thyroid diseases;
• increased physical activity;
• sleep apnea;
• intoxication of the body due to taking drugs, alcohol;
• respiratory diseases;
• diabetes;
• uncontrolled use of certain medications (hormonal drugs, cardiac glycosides, diuretics, atropine, adrenaline).

Symptoms of atrial fibrillation

The clinical picture depends on the form and variant of atrial fibrillation . With paroxysmal fibrillation, the symptoms are vivid. A patient who feels absolutely normal or experiences minor discomfort (mild episodic pain in the heart, shortness of breath after exercise) suddenly notices a sharp deterioration in his general condition.

A strong heartbeat occurs, an attack of suffocation occurs, the person cannot exhale or inhale, and feels a lump in the throat and chest. The heart is fluttering and is ready to literally “jump out of the chest.” In addition, unpleasant symptoms from the autonomic nervous system occur - a feeling of lightheadedness, nausea, increased sweating, pale or reddened facial skin, internal trembling and weakness throughout the body.

You should immediately consult a doctor if there is a sharp increase or decrease in blood pressure, as this can lead to the development of a stroke or acute heart failure. The higher the heart rate, the more pronounced the clinical picture of atrial fibrillation.

With a constant uncompensated form of the disease, the patient’s heart rate is 80-120 per minute. Over time, a person gets used to such a pulse and practically does not notice it. As a result, chronic heart failure develops and shortness of breath occurs, which can be observed not only during physical activity, but even at rest.

Will it be possible to get rid of the problem using only traditional methods?

It should be said right away that it is not possible to determine exactly (without the involvement of doctors) whether alternative treatment for atrial fibrillation at home will help in a particular case. In fact, there are forms of atrial fibrillation (moderately severe) that can really be corrected with the help of folk recipes.

However, along with this, there are forms of atrial fibrillation that can be extremely dangerous for the health and even the life of the patient, since they can be complicated at any time by emergency conditions such as myocardial infarction, heart failure or cerebral stroke!

That is why practicing doctors never tire of repeating - in order to understand whether it will be possible to cope with atrial fibrillation using folk remedies, it is important to determine the type of pathology and the causes of its occurrence, and for this you need a doctor.

It is also more correct to choose treatment tactics for such problems together with a qualified cardiologist who can monitor and promptly adjust the treatment prescribed to the patient (traditional, medicinal or even surgical).

Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation

The diagnosis is made based on characteristic changes in the functioning of the heart muscle, which are visible on the ECG. In some cases, when not all pathological changes can be seen, an ECG is performed using a special sensor, which is inserted into the esophagus and located at the level of the atria. This allows you to obtain more complete information about the functioning of these cardiac chambers.

In the paroxysmal form of the disease, a regular cardiogram often fails to detect an attack of arrhythmia, so in this case 24-hour Holter monitoring is prescribed.

As an additional diagnostic method, echocardiography is used, which is used to determine the size of the atria, the degree of dysfunction of the ventricles and a number of other indicators.

Forms of the disease and its course

The disease differs in that it can occur through various types of abnormalities:

• Actually, fibrillation itself. With it, only individual groups of muscle fibers contract. Because of this, impaired contraction occurs. Therefore, a huge number of electrical impulses are collected at the atrioventricular junction. Some of them go to the ventricular myocardium, while the other part is retained.
• Atrial flutter. With flutter, doctors note that the contraction can increase up to 400 times per minute, but the heart rhythm is always maintained. There is a continuous contraction of the myocardium, so the moment of relaxation does not occur. The atria do not relax, so they are in a working state most of the time. They cannot be completely filled with blood, which reduces its flow into the ventricles.

There are three forms of arrhythmia during ventricular contraction:

• bradysystolic (in which the ventricles contract less than 60 times per minute);
• normosystolic (in which the ventricles contract 60-90 times per minute - these are normal values);
• tachysystolic (in which the ventricles contract more than 90 times per minute).

In a transient form of arrhythmia, blood does not collect in the ventricles in the required quantities. The atria are not able to contract effectively, because of this, at the moment when the heart is in a state of relaxation, the ventricles are filled with blood only to some extent. It follows that blood is not always thrown into the aorta and with less force than necessary.

Treatment of atrial fibrillation (classical medicine)

Therapy is aimed at restoring normal heart rhythm, maintaining it, preventing relapses of the disease, blood clots, and thromboembolism.

To relieve an attack of arrhythmia, the patient is administered antiarrhythmic drugs intravenously . In this case, the doctor must constantly monitor the patient’s condition by measuring blood pressure and ECG.

In some cases, the use of calcium channel blockers and cardiac glycosides is indicated, which reduce heart rate and improve the patient’s general condition.

If conservative treatment does not produce results and the disease continues to progress, then treatment is carried out by exposing the heart to a pulsed electric charge. In the vast majority of cases, this allows you to restore normal heart rhythm.

If an attack of arrhythmia lasts more than two days , then this sharply increases the risk of blood clots and thromboembolism. Therefore, for preventive purposes, it is necessary to start taking anticoagulants.

After the heart rhythm is restored, the patient is prescribed long-term use of antiarrhythmic drugs to prevent relapses of the disease.

For chronic atrial fibrillation, it is necessary to constantly take adrenergic blockers, cardiac glycosides, and anticoagulants. In addition to treating arrhythmia, therapy for the underlying disease is mandatory.

In especially severe cases, when no treatment helps, and attacks of arrhythmia occur more often, radiofrequency ablation of the heart is indicated.

Vitamin composition to strengthen the heart

It will not be possible to get rid of the risk of heart problems forever after undergoing one course of treatment, but with regular, systematic use of the drug it will be possible to maintain health. In addition to its beneficial effect on the heart, the medicine also strengthens the immune system.

To prepare the product, you need to take 400 g of light raisins and mix them with the same amount of dried apricots and walnuts. After this, everything should be ground in a blender.

Next, 1 medium lemon is added to the composition, which, together with the rind, is cut into small pieces, and 7 tablespoons of May honey, pumped out no more than 10 months ago. Leave the medicinal mixture in a warm place for 3 hours and then put it in the refrigerator.

Take the medicine in the morning and evening, 1 tablespoon. If you have sugar problems, this treatment may be difficult. It is important for obese patients to remember the caloric content of such a product and adjust their diet taking this into account.

Course duration – 1 month. After this, you need to take a break of 3 weeks and take the medicine again. If you are prone to arrhythmia, including such a form as tachycardia, treatment according to this regimen should be constant.

Traditional medicine for atrial fibrillation

Many people suffer from irregular heart rhythms . The heart flutters like a wounded bird. Now it beats, then it calms down. The attack can pass quickly, but more often the interruptions in the stable functioning of the heart muscles drag on. In any of these cases, it is necessary to consult a doctor so that problems in this vital valve do not become chronic.

The use of traditional medicine allows not only to restore the correct rhythm of the heart during a crisis period, but also to prevent problems in the future. To do this, just contact one of the Russian Roots herbal pharmacies, where experienced consultants will help you decide on the most effective drug of natural origin for the treatment of arrhythmia in a particular patient.

Such drugs are accepted by the body much more effectively than artificial drugs, which are mostly considered just analogues of natural ones. This means that the benefits of medicinal ingredients of natural origin are much greater, and contraindications usually relate only to individual intolerance.

Treatment of tachycardia and arrhythmia with Adonis herb

Even if a diagnosis of “atrial fibrillation of Russian origin” has been made.

Viburnum berries for hearts

This is not a very strong medicine, but it is extremely useful to use it for prevention for those people who have either just felt the first signs of heart disease, or have already been treated for arrhythmia in the past.

After the first frost, the viburnum clusters are cut off, the berries are separated and filled with water. It is recommended to take this tincture daily, only then will the medicine have a positive effect on the heart muscle.

Dietary nutrition at the first signs of atrial fibrillation

If rhythm pathologies begin to develop, and the conductivity of the heart is also impaired, the patient will need proper nutrition. The heart is not a wear-resistant “fiery engine” that, after repair, is ready for full load. So you still have to give up your usual diet.

1. You should balance your intake:
   proteins (it is recommended to allocate 4 parts out of 8 parts, into which proteins, fats, carbohydrates are divided into the total mass);
2. carbohydrates (3 parts recommended);
3. fat (1 part recommended);
4. vitamins (increase the usual norm);
5. microelements (increase the usual norm).
6. Food should be taken in small portions , without overloading the body and without forcing it to work at an intense rhythm. The daily diet is divided not into 3 doses, but into 5-6.
7. At the same time, it is recommended to reduce consumption as much as possible.:
   hard to digest fatty foods;
8. salt.
9. Need to give up completely:
   from alcoholic drinks;
10. from consuming products from tobacco factories.

Vagal tests

The activity of arrhythmia can be significantly reduced if the location of the vagus nerve is determined and its tone is increased using a physical method.

1. You need to press on the eyeballs for several minutes in a row, and the heart function will stabilize.
2. Deep breathing followed by holding it can:
   reduce the number of contractions of the heart muscle;
3. have a general beneficial effect on the body.

But a person can only guess what type of cardiac disease he has: tachycardia, bradycardia, paroxysmal rhythm disturbance, extrasystole, atrial fibrillation, extensive or microinfarction, etc. This will become clear after deciphering the data recorded by a special device.

If there is an acute attack of atrial fibrillation , the person is recommended to be treated in a hospital. But sluggish, protracted or frequent recurrent (not severe) manifestations of this dangerous disease can be relieved by the home methods indicated above.

More detailed information on the preparation and methods of taking drugs made according to prescriptions, the effectiveness of which has been tested for centuries, can be obtained from the consultants of the Russian Roots herbal pharmacy. When a patient with arrhythmia decides on a treatment method, he can immediately place an order on the website or personally visit one of the capital’s herbal pharmacies.

Diet food

With such a serious illness, the patient should adhere to a certain diet. He needs to eat food rich in vitamins, macro- and microelements, and substances that can break down fats. These products include: onions, garlic, citrus fruits, fermented milk products, cranberries, viburnum, vegetable oils.

It is necessary to reduce, and, preferably, completely eliminate the consumption of chocolate, coffee, alcohol, fatty meat, lard, flour products, sausages and other smoked meats. In addition, you should refrain from consuming rich meat broths.

To prevent the formation of blood clots, it is recommended to dilute apple cider vinegar (2 teaspoons) in warm water and drink half an hour before meals. The procedure lasts 3 weeks.

Prevention of atrial fibrillation

The main methods of preventing the disease are:

• timely treatment of all cardiovascular diseases and somatic pathologies that can lead to the development of atrial fibrillation;
• regular sanitation of foci of chronic infection in the body;
• avoiding stress;
• physical activity - daily walks in the fresh air, physical education;
• weight control, preventing the development of obesity;
• rejection of bad habits;
• proper nutrition - avoiding fast food, fried, spicy, salty, smoked, pickled foods, introducing fresh fruits and vegetables into the diet;
• normalization of work and rest regimes;
• control of blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels;
• Regular (at least once a year) preventive examination and ECG will help identify atrial fibrillation in the early stages, which will significantly facilitate subsequent treatment and improve the prognosis of the disease.

Diet

Diet for atrial fibrillation

In order for the heart muscle to function well, you need to eat foods high in minerals. It can be:

• seafood;
• cabbage;
• corn.

If you have atrial fibrillation, you should avoid:

• salty, sweet, seasoned;
• fried, fatty;
• marinades, pickles, semi-finished products;
• carbonated and alcoholic drinks;
• fatty meat.

The best food choice would be a combination of vegetables and lean meat. You should also drink plenty of fluids, don’t get nervous, exercise, and do ECG tests regularly.