Which home remedies can help me?
A number of home remedies can also be helpful against osteoarthritis of the knee. A compress with arnica flowers has a local anti-inflammatory effect.It can relieve pain and at the same time promote the removal of harmful substances. To use, a few teaspoons of arnica flowers should be poured with hot water and steeped as tea for about a quarter of an hour.
Then soak a cloth in the mixture and wrap it around the knee joint. Envelopes with arnica flowers are also suitable for lumbago or inflamed veins. A well-tried household remedy are the cabbage wraps.
White cabbage or savoy cabbage leaves are particularly suitable for this purpose. These are blanched for about half an hour and then rolled. A gauze bandage or cloth can be used to fix the veins to the joint.
The cabbage wrap has a local analgesic effect and inhibits inflammatory processes. This household remedy is also used, for example, to relieve the pain of shingles and can be applied easily and with little effort. Further helpful household remedies for knee arthrosis can be found in the separate article: Home remedies for knee arthrosis
