He recommends 30 mg three times a day of a gotu kola extract containing 70 percent triterpenic acid. If it's not available at your health food store, a naturopath may be able to help you obtain it. Drink one or two cups a day. Gotu kola tastes bitter. Add lemon or honey or mix in better-tasting beverage herbs.
Psyllium seed is a bulk-forming laxative.
However, Dr. Duke cautions, psyllium does not work by itself. It must be taken with lots of water. Warm water . Twenty-minute sitz baths a few times a day can help relieve hemorrhoidal discomfort and speed healing. Many mainstream doctors also recommend warm baths for hemorrhoids.