Chaparral (Larrea divaricata coville) to treat anal fissure

Anal Fissures are among the most painful anal conditions anyone can experience. It is basically an anal condition wherein a tear or cut on the anal mucosa is exhibited.

If you are constantly experiencing pain every time you pass your bowels, seeing small spots of blood in the toilet bowl that is separate from the feces, and having an endless burning and itching sensation in your anal area, then you most likely have an anal fissure.

Commonly, anal fissures heal on their own after a couple of days or weeks. This types of anal fissures are called “acute anal fissures”. However, there are anal fissures which fail to heal even after using common home treatment methods. These anal fissures that persist after 2 -3 months are called “chronic anal fissures”.

Acute anal fissures are usually superficial in nature. They are shallow and may resemble your average paper cut – an attribute that contributes to its hard detection when doing a visual inspection. In contrast, Chronic anal fissures are fissures that have become deep. These come with the possibility of causing a fairly extensive scar tissue on the site of the fissure itself. Decreased blood flow to the anal mucosa is commonly considered as the culprit why anal fissures become chronic. Blood is the main carrier of oxygen all throughout the body and if blood cannot reach the anal lining to distribute the oxygen, the cells cannot grow and heal the fissure.

There are many different factors that cause an anal fissure. The primary ones include:

1. •Passing of a hard, dry, large stool – This has got to be one of the most common causes of anal fissure. If you try to eject a hard and dry fecal matter of considerable size through a significantly smaller opening such as your anus, something is bound to get ripped open.
2. •Childbirth – The strains experienced during childbirth may also cause traumas to the anorectal region.
3. • STD – Sexually Transmitted Diseases may also promote anal fissures through cellular breakdown of the tissue. Common STDs that may cause these are chlamydia, syphilis, herpes and papilloma.
4. •Crohn’s Disease – This is a digestive tract disease that causes chronic inflammation, deep sores and swelling. Crohn’s Disease is a lifelong problem that commonly affects the intestines, both large and small. Although it commonly affects the intestines, it may still attack any part of the digestive system, starting from the mouth, down to the anus.

Just as the factors that cause anal fissure are varied, so are its treatments. One unorthodox but effective method is using Chaparral (Larrea divaricata coville) to treat anal fissure. Chaparral is a shrub most commonly found in the dry, southern regions of the United States, Mexico and South America. It has medicinal properties that facilitate the reduction of bowel cramps – cramps that causes the impediment of blow flow to the anorectal area reducing the ability of the anal cells to heal.

Without a doubt, using Chaparral (Larrea divaricata coville) to treat anal fissure is becoming more and more common, mainly due to the herb’s sheer potency.