Legs suffer most from varicose veins.The part of the body furthest from the heart needs a rest regime, which supports tired and weakened blood vessels.And we “use” our little paws until we see an enlarged surface web, swelling, painful, gnarly bumps, and we lose sleep because of the pain.
Treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies is not an alternative to medications.Because the main medicines are based on plant materials.To treat a disease it is useful to use the experience accumulated by traditional medicine.
Required properties
All methods used must eliminate or prevent the causes of varicose veins:
- improve the density and elasticity of the vascular wall of the veins;
- restore failing valves;
- increase blood flow in the vessels of the legs due to the fluidity of the blood, reducing its coagulability;
- prevent the formation of blood clots and thrombophlebitis;
- have an anti-inflammatory effect;
- The diuretic property is useful to relieve local edema.
For use at home, you need to choose drugs that:
- easy to prepare and use yourself;
- they do not have a toxic effect;
- It keeps well in the refrigerator;
- can be grown on a windowsill or in a country house, bought at the market;
- relatively cheap.
Treatment methods
All traditional methods of treating varicose veins are divided into general and local.
Common ones include a certain diet, baths, ingestion of infusions and decoctions.Many herbal remedies are used internally and topically at the same time.
Local application is based on the use of lotions and compresses applied to the most painful area.You need to learn how to prepare ointments.
The duration of treatment cycles is suggested by doctors from a month or more.Pauses of no more than a week are possible, replacing one product with another.
Diet for varicose veins
Doctors with extensive experience do not recommend starting therapy for varicose veins of the legs without a fasting diet.It should 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 seasonings, alcohol, coffee, meat and fish dishes.The liquid is not limited.It is necessary to eat only vegetarian food: fresh fruits and juices as much as possible.Cranberries, blueberries, sea buckthorn and figs are considered especially valuable.Two days later, rice porridge, buckwheat, fresh vegetables in 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 starchy foods (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, normalize blood circulation.
Bathrooms
Varicose veins can be treated with baths.They are contraindicated in cases of thrombophlebitis and trophic ulcers.
The contents of the bath are prepared in advance: boil half a kilogram of oak, willow and chestnut branches in equal parts for half an hour (it is better to do this in an enameled bucket).Then add 4 pharmaceutical packs of herbs (chamomile, string, St. John's wort) to the solution and steam overnight.Separately in the morning boil rye bread (3 loaves), strain and pour into the bath.
The procedure should be carried out before bedtime for about 40 minutes, the water temperature should be maintained at 38-40 degrees
For baths with soda it is necessary to dissolve an entire compress per tub of water or 6-7 spoons every 5 liters for the feet only.
You can prepare only willow bark (two handfuls of broken twigs in a three-liter pan), boil for half an hour.
For foot baths, two or three tablespoons of dry raw materials from crushed bark are sufficient;cucucchia herb is also recommended (2 packs of 50 g each).
Combinations of herbs are recommended: hazel leaves, birch, chamomile flowers, clover, hops, pine buds.
After the bath you need to perform a light massage from bottom to top, put on elastic socks and place your feet on a slight elevation.
Recommendations for internal use
Folk recipes for oral administration are very creative.They offer a remedy or a combination, decoctions, water infusions, alcoholic tinctures.The decoction is easiest to prepare in a large thermos, retaining all the properties of the water bath.It must be filtered before use.
- Antonov apple infusion- 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.
- Nettle- a well-known remedy for varicose veins.2-3 tablespoons of dry leaves are placed in a half-liter thermos with boiling water.40 minutes are sufficient for the infusion.You need to drink 1/3 glass an hour after eating.
- Alcoholic tincture of celandine- 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 (a teaspoon in a glass of warm water), it is recommended to drink morning and evening.
- Treatment with garlic and honey- chop 250 g of garlic, mix with 350 g of honey, leave to rest for at least ten days.It is recommended to take a spoonful half an hour before meals.
- A decoction of a mixture of oak bark, willow and chestnut branchesboil for half an hour, then add chamomile, St. John's wort, string and leave for 12 hours.Drink 50 ml with honey first, then 150 ml after two days.
It is advisable to combine the use of herbal remedies with baths and local treatments.A course of therapy lasts two months.
Local treatment
Local means effect only on the inflamed pathological area of the leg veins.
Use the juices for lotions
Local procedures in the form of compresses and lotions will require preliminary preparation of the necessary solution and ointment.
- Apple cider vinegar- considered a means of improving vascular tone.They rub it on painful areas with dilated veins twice a day.For internal use add two teaspoons for every 250 ml of water.
- Potato juice- used to treat ulcers.The ground pulp is applied to the ulcer and bandaged, after five hours the bandage is changed.
- Cabbage leaf compresses- helps relieve skin pain and inflammation.The leaf is tied overnight.
- Hop cones- Prepare one tablespoon per glass of boiling water.Lotions from the prepared medicine are applied or it is allowed to drink a glass before meals.
- Absinthe- leaves and flowers are used, which are ground into a paste, diluted with kefir and applied to areas with dilated veins.
- TomatoesOnly those that are sufficiently ripe should be used.Varicose nodes are placed in slices and covered with a bandage.After 3-4 hours the compress is replaced with a new one.
Alcoholic tinctures
Kalanchoe - used as an alcoholic tincture for rubbing.You need to prepare the solution correctly: after cutting it, 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, the Kalanchoe in the container should be 2 times smaller), leave in the dark for another week.After filtering the product can be used in the treatment of varicose veins.It is suitable for long-term storage.
Over the course of a week, an alcoholic tincture (2/3 of plant material) is prepared with white acacia flowers and birch buds to lubricate the skin on diseased veins.
From oriental medicine it is known that the properties of the Adam's apple have a positive effect on vascular tone.
Green walnuts: chop them into small pieces and add them to the olive oil.It is necessary to stay in the sun for at least forty days.After that you can lubricate the affected areas.
A medicinal mixture of chamomile, St. John's wort, yarrow, calendula, oak bark and horsetail is recommended to cleanse trophic ulcers and relieve inflammation.
Horse chestnut is used both externally and internally.The leaves and flowers of the plant are used.For compresses, prepare with water like tea.An alcoholic tincture is prepared for internal use.Store in a dark place for at least two weeks.Drink 30 drops before meals.
The Adam's apple is the fruit of a rare maclura tree that grows in the southern regions.It should not be used internally, as the juice is poisonous.An 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
Based on ointments, herbal remedies stay on the affected area longer and penetrate better deeper into the area.For ointments, vegetable oils, flaxseed decoction, lard and chicken fat are used.A concentrated decoction of herbs is added to the melted and heated base.Cook over low heat, stirring, for five minutes.
Herbal mixtures are used with ointments;do not need to be prepared daily: eucalyptus leaves, dandelion roots, celandine herb, lemon balm, lilac flowers, clover, chamomile, calendula, fir needles.Everything is prepared in equal quantities before mixing it with the ointment base.
Such ointments should be stored in the refrigerator.Apply a thick layer to the skin with light rubbing movements.Cover with compressed paper and a warm bandage.It is better to apply ointment compresses at night.
Other treatments
Bee stings contain hirudin, which thins the blood and prevents blood clots from forming.Bee treatment requires a mandatory puncture in the external venous node.At first, the patient feels 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.These are concentrated plant extracts that have strong side effects when taken orally.This especially applies to people with stomach and pancreatic diseases.Herbs affect the acidity of gastric juice.Therefore, their use can cause exacerbation of chronic diseases of the digestive system.
It is necessary to monitor allergic manifestations (itching skin, rashes, swelling).If such symptoms occur, discontinue further use.
To use traditional methods, confidence in the remedy and patience are required.Few people pay attention to the recommendation to walk at dawn in thin cotton socks through the dew of the grass and not take them off until the feet are dry.This fascinating recipe brings out the best of nature.