If you have been hunting endlessly for a way to stifle embarrassing and superfluous perspiration then you’ve just stumbled upon the holy grail of herbal remedies for quelling it.
Most of these herbs are available in organic markets, health food or drug stores.
5 Herbal Remedies For Excessive Sweating
Witch Hazel
Traditionally the arid bark, branches and folio of Witch hazel plant have been used in the Americas for medicinal purposes. Witch hazel is capable of drawing together or constricting tissues, hence it is commonly recommended by many from the medical fraternity for excess perspiration.
According to Doctor M.C. Oz, Deputy Chairman and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University, the topical application of liquid Witch hazel with a cotton pad or ball all over the facial area helps in shrinkage of localized blood vessels while also being a good cleansing agent due to its bactericidal properties.
However, one must take care to apply a fine, even coat firstly and any additional amount used, if needed. Dryness in skin can be felt at the outset as it tends to dissolve all oiliness on the skin, though later on as it gets to work you won’t be able to spot those bothersome beads of sweat.
Although mild in nature, the herb could cause irritation in people with extra-sensitive skin. Apart from being effective for tackling craniofacial sweating the herb can be equally effective for perspiration in the armpits, groin and feet areas.
Witch hazel can be used as a standalone remedy on the underarms since it mops up any moistness and averts bacterial forms from assaulting the area. Effective, do-it-yourself innate antiperspirant can be prepared by combining oil after steam-distilling herbs like sage or cypress (5 droplets) with Santalum album oil (fifteen droplets) and Witch hazel (60 milliliters).
The mixture can be filled in pump spray bottles and squirted straightaway into the armpits for tackling profuse sweating. Another potent remedy for drying out moisture and sweating in armpits and feet is using the mixture of 240 milliliters of the herb along with twenty droplets of peppermint plant oil and double the amount of steam-distilled oil of cranesbill herbaceous plant.
Sage
The dry leaves of sweet-smelling herb Salvia officinalis (Sage) is a potent remedy for surfeit perspiration and especially beneficial for people who suffer from active sweating while asleep. However, avoid using the herb in large dosages for protracted spans of time since it has thujone constituent that could have noxious effects.
Latest trial outcomes have proven sage to be useful in reducing perspiration by nearly fifty percent. Due to this reason it has approval for usage in Germany as tea form for the same.
As per a trial conducted by scientists from the reputed Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, the direct localized application of sage tea (comprising of five per cent arid herb) on the skin lowered perspiration by thirty-seven per cent among users as compared to merely over fourteen per cent among the placebo group.
Once a day intake of the strained and pre-steeped solution of four tablespoonfuls of sage leaves in half a liter of water suppresses sweating in around 2 hours following intake.
Astragalus
The Chinese herb in raw form can be helpful in consolidating the external areas of our bodies. It controls surplus sweating and regulates it to a normal range. It helps to balance an individual’s perspiration response.
However, based on the individual’s body chemistry it could either lessen or also perhaps heighten it. Hence, outcomes differ across individuals. Due to being sweet-tasting the herb is ideal for consumption in tea form.
Alternately, a fistful of dry diced roots of the herb can be simmered in a liter of water for 30 minutes and consumed prior to your meal. Flavonoids are the active constituents present in the herb.
Since Astragalus is an adaptogen or it assists the body in adapting to stresses, hence it has been widely used in TCM (traditional Chinese medicine). Astragalus can negatively react with antivirals, anticoagulants, hypoglycaemia drugs or medicines used for preventing organ rejection post-transplant procedures.
It is not advisable for people with autoimmune conditions. Hence, seek your physician’s advice prior to using the herb for tackling excess sweating.
Melaleuca Alternifolia
Melaleuca (Tea tree) oil is the gentlest of all the herbal remedies and remarkably effectual in resolving surplus sweating in feet, hands and facial area. Due to its fungicidal properties it is ideal for maintaining optimal skin health of the feet.
Doctor Oz recommends using a combination of tea tree oil along with aloe vera to control sweating in the underarms and dealing with odour-causative bacterial forms.
Simply slather on a thin coating of the oil to problematic spots like hand, underarm and foot for mitigating the perspiration. As it dries out your skin hence novices should preferably begin using a small quantity for determining exactly how much they’ll require.
The use of undiluted oil of Melaleuca alternifolia on the skin can trigger rash formations or reddishness among some people. In case irritation is felt after application on the armpits then add suitable carrier oils like almond, jojoba or extra-virgin olive oil to it (proportion of 1:3) prior to use.
Burdock
According to practicing herbalist cum writer, S. Weed of the popular seller ‘Healing Wise’, the herb has the deepest action on sebaceous, lymph and duo forms of sudoriferous(sweat) glands.
Due to the unpalatable taste of this wild herb it is best to have it in the form of a tincture. One can easily prepare a tincture of the herb by using 1-2 freshly picked roots, cleaning and then chopping them into smallish pieces.
Place them in a large, wide-mouthed glass jar with organic vodka and close with an airtight lid. Allow steeping for at least six weeks prior to using it. A teaspoonful of the tincture is recommended thrice daily.
Disparate to other herbal cures, the humble burdock actually diverts surplus perspiration from our bodies to the lymphatic system, renal organs and bowels thus lessening the extent of perspiration excreted from the sudoriferous glands.
Burdock is contraindicated for people with allergies to plants from the ragweed family, expectant mothers since it can trigger uterine stimulation and those using diuretics or diabetes drugs.
Caution: Please use Remedies after Proper Research and Guidance. You accept that you are following any advice at your own risk and will properly research or consult healthcare professional.
