Legs suffer the most from varicose veins.The part of the body farthest from the heart needs a rest regime, supporting tired and weak blood vessels.And we "exploit" our little feet until we see the expanded superficial network, swelling, painful bumps, and sleep loss due to pain.
Treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies is not an alternative to drugs.Because the main medicine is based on plant material.To cure diseases, it is useful to use the accumulated experience of traditional medicine.
Required properties
All methods used must eliminate or prevent the cause of varicose veins:
- increase the density and elasticity of the vascular walls of veins;
- restore the slack valve;
- Increases blood flow in the leg vessels due to blood instability, reducing its reliability;
- prevent the formation of blood clots and thrombophlebitis;
- has an anti-inflammatory effect;
- To relieve local edema, diuretic properties are useful.
For use at home, you need to choose medicines that:
- easy to set up and use yourself;
- has no toxic effect;
- Store well in the refrigerator;
- can be planted on the windowsill or in the country house, bought in the market;
- quite cheap.
Treatment methods
All traditional methods of treating varicose veins are divided into general and local.
The usual ones include certain diets, baths, taking infusions and decoctions.Many herbal remedies are used both internally and topically.
Local application is based on the use of lotions and compresses applied to the most painful areas.You need to learn how to prepare the ointment.
The duration of the treatment course is suggested by the doctor from one month or longer.A break of no more than a week is possible, replacing one product with another.
Diet for varicose veins
Doctors with extensive experience do not recommend starting therapy for varicose veins in the legs without a fasting diet.It must be followed for 5-7 days, regardless of the presence or absence of excess weight.
The essence of the diet: exclusion of white bread, pastries, sweets, sweets, hot spices, alcohol, coffee, meat and fish dishes.Unlimited liquid.It is necessary to eat only vegetarian food: fruits and fresh juices as much as possible.Cranberries, blueberries, sea buckthorn, and figs are considered very valuable.Two days later, rice porridge, buckwheat, fresh vegetables in a salad with vegetable oil, and young nettle soup are added.
This diet is recommended monthly for 2-3 days.People with enlarged veins in the legs are advised to completely avoid foods containing starch (bread and baked goods made from high-quality flour, boiled potatoes).You can boil potatoes in their skins and add bran to your food.
General treatment procedures
They have an effect on the whole body, normalizing blood circulation.
Take a shower
Varicose veins can be treated with a bath.They are contraindicated in cases of thrombophlebitis and trophic ulcers.
The contents of the bath are prepared in advance: Boil half a kilo of oak, willow branches and chestnuts for half an hour (this is best done in an enamel bucket).Then add 4 herbal pharmaceutical packs to the solution (chamomile, string, St. John's wort) and steam overnight.Separately in the morning, boil rye bread (3 loaves), filter and pour into the bath.
The procedure should be taken before bedtime for about 40 minutes, the water temperature should be maintained at 38-40 degrees
To bathe with soda, you need to dissolve a full pack per water bath or 6-7 spoons per 5 liters just for the feet.
You can prepare only the bark (two handfuls of broken twigs in a three-liter pan), boiling for half an hour.
For a foot bath, two to three spoons of dry raw material from crushed skin is enough;Cudweed grass (2 packs of 50 g each) is also recommended.
A combination of herbs is recommended: hazelnut leaves, birch, chamomile flowers, clover, hops, pine shoots.
After the shower, you need to do a light massage from the bottom up, wear elastic stockings and put your feet at a slight height.
Recommended for internal use
Folk recipes for oral administration are very creative.They offer a single drug or combination, decoctions, water infusions, alcohol tinctures.Boiling is easiest to prepare in a large thermos, while retaining all the properties of a water bath.It must be strained before use.
- Antonov apple absorption- Two or three small apples are poured with a liter of boiling water and wrapped for four hours.Then knead them and drink half a glass of decoction with honey on an empty stomach and at night.
- Nettles- A known remedy for varicose veins.2-3 tablespoons of dried leaves are placed in a half liter thermos with boiling water.For infusion, 40 minutes is enough.You need to drink 1/3 glass an hour after eating.
- Celandine Alcohol Review- Sold in pharmacies, it is recommended to drink 9-10 drops with a spoonful of milk, before meals, three times a day.
- Soda solution- Prepared before use (one teaspoon in a glass of warm water), recommended to drink in the morning and at night.
- Treatment with garlic and honey- Cut 250 g of garlic, mix with 350 g of honey, leave for at least ten days.It is recommended to take one tablespoon half an hour before meals.
- Boil a mixture of oak bark, willow branches, and chestnutsBoil for half an hour, then add Chamomile, St. wort.John, string and leave for 12 hours.Drink 50 ml with honey first, then 150 ml after two days.
It is recommended to combine the use of herbal remedies with baths and local treatments.The course of therapy lasts for two months.
Local treatment
Local means the effect is only on the inflamed area of vein pathology in the leg.
Use the juice for lotion
Local procedures in the form of compresses and lotions will require preliminary preparation of the necessary solutions and ointments.
- Apple cider vinegar- considered a way to increase vascular tone.They rub it on painful areas with dilated veins twice a day.For internal use, add two spoons per 250 ml of water.
- Potato juice- Used to treat ulcers.Ground pulp is applied to ulcers and bandaged, after five hours the bandage is changed.
- Cabbage leaves compress- Help relieve pain and inflammation from the skin.Leaves are tied overnight.
- Hop Cones- Brew one tablespoon per glass of boiling water.Lotion from the prepared medicine is used or you are allowed to drink a glass before eating.
- Wormwood- Leaves and flowers are used, they are ground for paste, diluted with kefir and used for areas with enlarged veins.
- TomatoesOnly those that are ripe enough should be used.Varicose nodes are placed in sheets and covered with a bandage.After 3-4 hours the compress is replaced with a new one.
Alcohol tincture
Kalanchoe - Used as alcohol tincture for rubbing.You need to prepare the solution correctly: After cutting, leave the leaves in the cold for 5-7 days, then grind in a meat grinder, add vodka (you can use the volume as a guide, Kalanchoe in the container should be 2 times smaller), leave in the dark for another week.After filtration, the product can be used in the treatment of varicose veins.It is suitable for long-term storage.
Alcoholic tincture (2/3 plant material) is prepared from white acacia flowers and birch buds for a week to lubricate the skin over the diseased veins.
From eastern medicine, the properties of Adam's apple are known to have a positive effect on vascular tone.
Green Walnuts - Crush small pieces and pour olive oil.You need to stay in the sun for at least forty days.After that you can lubricate the affected area.
A medicinal mixture of chamomile, St. wort.John's wort, yarrow, calendula, oak bark and horsetail are recommended for cleansing trophic ulcers and relieving inflammation.
Horse chestnut is used externally and internally.The leaves and flowers of the plant are used.To compress, drink with water like tea.An alcohol tincture is available for internal use.Store in a dark place for at least two weeks.Drink 30 drops before meals.
Adam's apple is a rare fruit of the Maclura tree that grows in the southern region.It should not be used internally, as the juice is poisonous.Alcoholic tincture for grinding is prepared from crushed fruits.It is recommended to keep it in the dark for a month.
How to prepare ointment at home
On the basis of the ointment, the herbal medicine stays on the affected area longer and penetrates further into the area better.For ointments, vegetable oil, boiled flax seeds, lard, and chicken fat are used.A concentrated herbal decoction is added to the liquid base and heated.Boil on low heat with stirring for five minutes.
A mixture of herbs is used with ointment;They do not need to be prepared every day: eucalyptus leaves, dandelion root, celandine grass, lemon balm, lilac flowers, clover, chamomile, calendula, fir needles.Everything is mixed in equal quantities before mixing with the ointment base.
Such ointment should be stored in the refrigerator.Apply a thick layer to the skin using light rubbing movements.Cover with compress paper and a warm bandage.It is better to apply ointment compresses at night.
Other treatments
Bee stings contain hirudin, which removes blood and prevents the formation of blood clots.Treatment with bees requires a mandatory sting into the external venous node.At first, the patient experiences pain and burning, these phenomena soon disappear on their own, and with them the protruding venous nodes are removed.
Possible consequences
Folk remedies for varicose veins are far from harmless.This is a concentrated extract from plants that has strong side effects when taken orally.This is especially true for people with stomach and pancreatic diseases.Herbs affect the acidity of gastric juice.Therefore, its use can cause an increase in chronic diseases of the digestive system.
It is necessary to monitor the manifestation of allergies (skin itching, rash, swelling).If these symptoms occur, stop further use.
To use traditional methods, you need faith in medicine and patience.Few people pay attention to the recommendation to walk in thin cotton socks through the grass dew at dawn and not take them off until your feet are dry.This charming recipe brings out the best in nature.