Hay flower sack support

Naturopathic therapy method with a compress containing various meadow grasses and the active ingredient coumarin, which is used to treat rheumatic diseases, muscle tension, joint arthrosis, menstrual problems, chronic liver diseases, vegetative dystonia and functional gastrointestinal complaints.
When the grasses are dried, the fermentation process produces coumarin as the main active ingredient. The hay flower bag can be used as a compress or wrap .

Analgesic, increases blood circulation with increased tissue metabolism, muscle tone reduction, increase in elasticity of connective tissue, calming and relaxing, reflex organ effect.

Materials: ready made hay flower sack, hay flowers, linen or cotton bag, terry towel as intermediate towel, molleton outer towel (or bath towel), wide pot with sieve for placing on top or steam pressure pot with sieve insert, special steam warmer for clinics (water and steam hay flower sack).
Procedure: Fill hay flowers into the fabric bag. Fill the bag only halfway so that it does not become too bulging when the contents are moistened and swell. Sew up the fabric bag along the narrow edge. Bring water to the boil in a pot, place a sieve on the pot and place the hay flower bag on top. Moisten over hot steam for about 30 to 60 minutes and heat up. Carefully place the sack on the lesion. Place a towel over the hay flower sack to protect it from moisture. Wrap it tightly with molleton outer cloth. A hot-water bottle or a heat transfer medium can be placed between the inner and outer cloth to prolong the moist / warm application.
After treatment: Remove the hay flower seed, put the outer cloth back on. Rest for about 30 minutes.
Duration and frequency: 20 to 40 minutes or as long as the wrap is perceived as pleasant. The wraps are applied 1 to 3 times a day.

Allergy to hay flowers, acute neuralgia (in this case better cold applications), unstable circulation, coagulation disorders (there is no danger of increased bleeding during therapy with vitamin K antagonists").

1. Beer AM (Ed.) Guide to Natural Remedies for Medical Practice, Urban und Fischer Verlag 2012, p. 43.