How to Treat an Eye Infection With Herbal Remedies

Eye infections in both people and pets can be cleared up at home using simple herbal remedies. Soothe pain, treat the infection and reduce swelling caused by pinkeye and other eye infections with these herbal medicines.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Echinacea infusion
• Agrimony leaves or flowers
• Eyebright
• Pot Marigold
• Goldenseal
• Burdock root
• Washcloth

1. Take tincture of echinacea internally every day as directed on the bottle. echinacea tincture can be purchased from most health food stores.
2. Make an eyewash with a weak, well strained infusion of 10 grams of agrimony leaves or flowers to 500 ml water.
3. Bathe the eyes in an eyewash of water with 5 to 10 drops of eyebright or pot marigold tincture.
4. Create a weak decoction of 1 ½ cups of water and ½ teaspoon goldenseal root. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil, remove from heat and place a tight-fitting lid on the pot. Let it stand for about 10 to 15 minutes. You should then strain the mixture using a collander and a coffee filter and allow it to cool to room temperature. Place the mixture into an eye dropper and squeeze 2 to 3 drops into the infected eye.
5. Use burdock root tincture, a liver tonic and lymphatic cleanser, to help clear up harmful bacteria and reduce swelling. Boil 8 ounces of water with 1 dropper full of burdock root cleanser. Allow the tincture and water to boil for 1 minute to burn off the alcohol in the tincture. Let the mixture cool and dip a washcloth in it. Apply to the affected eye.