2,000-Year-Old Hemorrhoid Cream Found To Cure Hemorrhoids

It seems that a good hemorrhoid cream has been in demand for over 2000 years. The Greek pharmacologist Pedanius Dioscorides wrote about a treatment for hemorrhoids sometime between 40 AD and 90 AD

This treatment involved the use of an herb called pilewort. It grows as a weed throughout Europe and western Asia and was recently imported to the United States. Pilewort is a low-growing hairless plant with fleshy, dark heart-shaped leaves with beautiful yellow flowers that turn white as they age. The stem has a knobby appearance. This knobby appearance led people to believe that it might be useful in curing hemorrhoids, according to the Doctrine of Signatures.

The Doctrine of Signatures is an ancient philosophy that believes that God marks objects with a sign or “signature” indicating their purpose. For example, if a plant has markings that resemble a particular part of the human body, it would have an influence on that part of the body. Pilewort’s knobby appearance is similar to prolapsed hemorrhoids. According to the Doctrine of Signatures, this would indicate that pilewort would be useful in treating hemorrhoids.

Pedanius Dioscorides recommended taking the juice of pilar from the roots, leaves, and fruits in early summer, drying it in the shade, and “molding” (fermenting) it before using it for medical purposes.

Hemorrhoids are a painful affliction that cause an inflammation of the veins around the anus. The blood vessels fill up too much with blood and the skin stretches, making the area constantly itchy. If the problem continues, the condition becomes prolapsed and bleeding may occur.

Applying pilewort in an ice poultice directly on the affected area will bring relief from hemorrhoids. You can also mix pilewort juice or powder with aloe vera gel and apply it to the affected area as a hemorrhoid cream. Additionally, you can take pilewort by mouth as part of a hemorrhoid cure. Taking pilewort internally will enhance the healing effect of the hemorrhoid cream and poultice.

Using pilewort in this way will help tone blood vessels and may help stop bleeding from hemorrhoids.

If you don’t have access to shade-dried, “molded” pilar juice, you can always get dried pilar and grind it into a powder in the blender or simply buy pilar powder at your local health food store.

Pilewort is also available as a ready-to-use hemorrhoid cream if you want someone else to do all the work for you. However, making pilewort hemorrhoid cream is so simple that you might want to do it yourself.

A natural hemorrhoid cream made from pilewort can give you more hemorrhoid relief than some of the best hemorrhoid creams invented by “modern” medicine.