Folk medicine for the treatment of varicose veins in the legs

Varicose veins are one of the most common diseases in modern humans. Symptoms, disease course and consequences are quite predictable. After the diagnosis of varicose veins is made, medication usually recommends methods of treatment with surgery. But there are special ways to cure this disorder. Varicose veins on the legs are treated with folk medicine.

In order not to become a frequent visitor to the phlebologist's office, it is enough for a person to take care of their health and prevent this disease.

Prophylaxis

Due to low physical activity, wearing uncomfortably tight clothing and shoes, as well as constant stress, varicose veins in the lower extremities can develop. Measures to prevent the disease will not take much time and physical strength, so it is worth consciously taking care of the condition of the veins.

Preventive methods are painless and affordable and also have "popular" roots.

The main methods of disease prevention:

• Lack of "out of size" shoes. Uncomfortable shoes are the first cause of insidious venous disease. If a woman wears shoes with heels over 5 cm every day, she gets varicose veins at an older age.
• After a hard day and high physical exertion, it is recommended to arrange a "rest minute" for the legs. You can prepare an herbal infusion bath and relax. It will not be superfluous to perform self-massage and rest in an inclined position with swollen legs for 15 minutes.

• Do not wear tight clothing such as stockings, knee-highs or stockings with a tight elastic band.
• Walking barefoot on sea stones and sand is helpful.
• Excessive intake of salty and spicy foods in combination with alcoholic products leads to decreased blood circulation and the formation of thrombotic blood clots. Therefore, it is necessary to get rid of bad eating habits.
• Sports activities ("cycling", "birch", walking on toes) before the onset of painful symptoms will be an excellent preventative measure.
• If you are a fan of sitting on your feet, it is worth getting rid of this habit. Then veins are squeezed and blood flow is impaired.
• Frequent hot baths and saunas are not beneficial for the lower extremities. After warm water, rinse them cooled to tone the vessels.
• The best preventative measure is to wear compression underwear (stockings or tights). Now doctors recommend this underwear for all pregnant women as a prevention of varicose veins. Tights distribute the pressure on the veins evenly and the manifestation of unpleasant symptoms decreases.
• Visits to a number of doctors: from a phlebologist to an orthopedist. The phlebologist will assess the condition of the veins, blood vessels and blood flow. The podiatrist finds out if you have flat feet, which is also the cause of the formation of varicose veins.

Symptoms

Symptoms of manifestation of varicose veins on the lower extremities complicate the patient's life. The "first bells" will be buzzing, heaviness and a feeling of numbness in the legs.

The acute form of varicose veins in the legs does not manifest itself immediately, but gradually increases and suggests a problem using the following symptoms:

1. Feeling of "cast iron" feet, especially in the evening after a day of work;
2. Pain in the lower extremities, burning in the veins and a feeling of warmth;
3. Swelling that appears in the evening and disappears at the beginning of the morning;
4. Manifestation of veins on the skin of the leg (twisting, swelling);
5. "Stars" of blood vessels;
6. Attack;
7. Feeling of fullness in the legs.

Folk recipes

Folk medicine has a number of advantages over drug treatment. The main thing is cheap and almost complete absence of side effects. To cure varicose veins, however, it is necessary to use a combination of treatment methods: from the help of medicine to the use of traditional medicine.

The use of folk remedies will be effective in the first stage of the disease, that is, when you find symptoms such as heaviness in the lower extremities, "vein mask", cramps.

In more advanced cases and an acute course of varicose veins, medical and sometimes surgical intervention by medical personnel is mandatory.

Traditional methods of treating varicose veins in the lower extremities:

• Baking soda. Dissolve 1 packet of baking powder in a tub filled to the top with water. If you need a smaller portion, dilute 5 to 7 tablespoons of baking powder in 5 liters of water. The water should be warm but not scalded. The bath should not be taken more than 30 minutes. If you want, you can only "bathe" your feet, then the reception is no more than 15 minutes.

• Grape leaves. Stir 50 g of dried vine leaves into 3 liters of water brought to boiling water. You need to insist on the bath for several hours and then heat the water to an acceptable temperature. Dip your feet in water and leave them there for 15-20 minutes.
• Horse chestnut. Horse chestnut bark is mixed with chamomile (flowers) and nettle. Take equal amounts, each 10 g. Pour the resulting mixture with 3 liters of water to a boil and leave for 1 hour. Sift the finished infusion, warm to a comfortable temperature, and put your feet in the bath. The duration of the recording is half an hour. You can perform this procedure at least every day. After the bath, put on compression stockings (stockings or tights).

Compresses to varicose veins in the lower extremities:

• Garlic. The garlic head should be crushed or finely grated for vegetables. The ointment is prepared as follows: one part garlic is mixed with two parts butter. The mixture should be applied as a lotion in a painful place and wrapped with a bandage and on top with a warm thing (eg a scarf). Store the ointment all night long. You can wash it off in the morning.

• Sour milk and wormwood. To make a compaction solution, it is necessary to combine sour milk with chopped wormwood (you can use a blender to chop). You should get a mushy condition. Spread this porridge on a gauze bandage and cover your leg overnight. Secure the top with any material or adhesive. This event can be held for 5 consecutive nights. A break for several days and repetition is possible.
• Healing Kalanchoe (plant). Place the Kalanchoe leaves in a 1 liter jar. The leaves should fill exactly half of the container. Pour 70% alcohol into the jar to the top and let it stand for 14 calendar days. Place it in a dark place. Shake the contents of the container every day. Lubricate the lower extremities, including the feet, with tincture every night before bedtime.
• Apple cider vinegar. It is necessary to buy apple cider vinegar (3-4%) and dry the areas of the skin with protruding veins in the morning and evening. Internal use is also possible. On an empty stomach in the morning and in the evening, before eating dinner, you can drink 1 glass of water diluted with 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar.
• Apples. 1 kg Antonovka apples, chop or shredded in a blender. Pour the resulting mass into 1 liter of boiling water. Insist for about 2 hours, then mash in apple puree. The mass should be rubbed into the lower extremities once a day. The mixture can be stored in the refrigerator and heated in a water bath before use.

• Blue laughs. Buy blue clay and mix it with warm but not boiling water. Whey can be used instead of water. You should get a homogeneous thick mass reminiscent of sour cream. The affected area of the skin is covered with this mass with a layer of approx. 2 cm. Wrap it with a towel and upstairs with a warm woolen cloth. The compress can be removed after 2 hours.
• Lilac. You can make a tincture of purple flowers as follows: pour alcohol (or vodka) in a 0, 5 liter jar and add purple flowers (50 g). Lilac can be replaced with white acacia. You must insist on the solution within 14 calendar days. The solution is then sieved through a sieve and used to rub the skin affected by varicose veins. The duration of treatment is 1 month.

Salver

Making any "folk" ointment at home begins with the basics. The base is oil. Use vegetables or olives. Olive oil is more useful as it contains arachidonic acid, which strengthens blood vessels and vein walls.

To make the ointment thick, add natural pet fat (chicken, lamb, pork) to the oil. If desired, you can buy Omega-3 fatty acids at any pharmacy and add to the prepared mixture. 5 capsules of fatty acids are opened and poured into an ointment at the end of production. Mix well. The basis of the therapeutic mass is clear.

Storage is mandatory in the refrigerator. However, treatment of varicose veins in the lower extremities with ointments should be carried out with the addition of the following beneficial substances:

• Horse chestnut. Grind dried chestnuts (7 pieces) and its flowers (2 tbsp) to a powder form (you can use a blender or coffee grinder). Add the mass to 300 ml of olive or vegetable oil. Heat the mixture in a water bath for about 60 minutes. Allow to cool and then strain through a fine sieve. You need to add pet fat to the resulting solution (after dissolution). Shake the mixture and wait for the mass to thicken. Omega3 fatty acid capsules can be added if desired. Apply this product on the lower extremities before going to bed. Connect your legs. The procedure lasts from 14 calendar days to 2 months, depending on how you feel. The ointment also has a healing effect.

• Ointment from anti-inflammatory herbs (chicory, tree base, chamomile (flowers), St. John's wort, meadow sweet (flowers), cuff (leaves). Mix 1 teaspoon of the listed dry herbs in a saucepan and pour half a glass of water. Boil for 5 minutes while stirringCool the solution and dilute with animal fat (chicken, pork or lamb). Ointment is applied to the sore spot with inflamed veins and covered with a fixation bandage. The bandage should be changed 2-3 times a day. The procedure can last about 7 calendar days.
• Ointment using honey. Add 100 g of beeswax and 100 g of coniferous resin to a glass of vegetable or olive oil. Boil the resulting mixture over the fire for 10 minutes, then add 2 tablespoons of honey. Boil the mixture for another 10 minutes. And again add a new component - 2 g of propolis. Let it simmer for another 10 minutes. Allow the mass to cool, sift through a sieve and store it in a glass container. Apply the ointment on the surface of the legs affected by varicose veins 3 times a day.
• An ointment from various components is the most effective remedy for varicose veins on the legs with folk remedies. Mix the following ingredients, each 15 ml: pet fat, ichthyol ointment, honey, laundry soap (first grate on a fine grater), Vishnevsky ointment, onion juice and aloe leaves. Heat the resulting mass over a fire, but do not bring to a boil. The mixture is excellent for vasodilation. Lubricate her "stars" veins before going to bed. Cover this area with a gauze bandage and secure it. You do not need to remove the bandage the next day. The new procedure starts next night. The course lasts until the prepared ointment ends.

Diet for varicose veins

Nutrition is the key to any person's health. The varicose veins are elastic, and they must also be "nourished". There is no special diet for varicose veins. However, the inclusion in the daily diet of foods that contain protein, carbohydrates and omega acids helps to cope with the symptoms of varicose veins and make you feel better. Raw vegetables and fruits will be useful for blood vessels and strengthen them.

Herbs

• Stinging nettle infusion. Boil water. Pour 2 tablespoons of stinging nettle leaves with a glass of boiling water. The liquid should be infused followed by filtration. Drink ј glass 3 times a day. The recording process can be a calendar month. Pause for 14 days and then repeat again.

• Nutmeg. Pour 1 teaspoon (no top) ground nutmeg with a glass of boiling water. Add a tablespoon of honey to the solution. It takes about half an hour to add the broth. Before eating (1 hour), drink 1 glass of folk remedy. Drink 1 glass more 2 hours after eating.

Important!Nutmeg is toxic. The maximum dose at a time is no more than 1 teaspoon without top, and preferably about 3-5 g.

• Horse chestnut. Pour half a liter of alcohol into a jar and add 50 g of horse chestnut flowers. You must insist on the solution within 14 calendar days. It is necessary to shake the tincture every day. Then sift well and take orally 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals. Drink immediately with water.
• Jump. Pour the dried hop cones with a glass of boiling water. Let it soak for about 1 hour. The solution can be used both internally and externally. Internal use: the broth should be drunk one glass half an hour before each meal, 1 glass. External use: a bandage or gauze napkin dipped in this broth is applied to the legs morning and evening. The duration of treatment is at least six months. Breaks of 14 calendar days are required after one month of using the traditional method.

Folk medicine for benedema

Being overweight causes significant pressure on the legs. Even ten kilos extra will affect the veins negatively. The elasticity of the vessels decreases and the blood stagnates in the lower extremities, resulting in edema.

1. Horse chestnut ointment. An excellent remedy for swelling of the legs will be the use of horse chestnut ointment, prepared by yourself (the recipe is described above). Chestnut is one of the most popular venotonics. Its properties help strengthen the walls of the veins, reduce the level of vascular permeability. As a result, the swelling disappears. This ointment relieves pain and improves blood microcirculation. The risk of blood clots forming is reduced.
2. Dill broth. 1 tablespoon dill seeds are dissolved in 0, 3 liters of hot boiling water. Pour the broth into a thermos and leave overnight. The infusion should be drunk with 0, 15 liters before breakfast and before bedtime. The duration of treatment is 21 calendar days. You can take a break for 3 days and if necessary continue taking broth.
3. Flaxseed. Put 4 teaspoons of flaxseed in a liter jar of water. Cook for 15 minutes and place in a warm place. Let the broth soak in and sift through a fine sieve. Drink half a glass every 2 hours. The maximum number of appointments is 8 times a day. For pleasant use, you can add a few tablespoons of lemon or orange juice. A noticeable result appears within 2-3 weeks.
4. Edema bath. Pour a handful of sea salt into warm water and add a few drops of essential peppermint oil. Dip your feet into the water and let it sit for about 20 minutes. Then rinse your feet with cold water. Completing the procedure with self-massage of feet and legs will be a big plus. Such a bath tones up blood vessels and helps get rid of edema.
5. Potato compress. Grate a large potato on a fine vegetable grater. Coat your feet with this mass and bandage with a bandage to repair the potato gravel. You can use a plastic bag. The compress must be stored for at least 2 hours. Safe for any category of women and men.

Folk medicine for blood thinning

To get rid of the symptoms of varicose veins in the lower extremities, it is necessary to thin the blood. With age, blood thickens, and as a result, blood flow becomes difficult and the risk of blood clots increases. Vessels become less elastic.

Popular methods of traditional medicine regarding blood thinning for varicose veins include:

1. Receiving a significant amount of water depending on the patient's weight.
2. Diet and eat certain foods. Thinning blood: weak green tea without sugar, dairy products, apricots, lemon, cranberries, cranberries, raspberries, grapes, grapefruit, figs, orange juice, flaxseed oil, oily fish (mackerel, herring), wheat germ, ginger.

Herb tinctures:

• Ginkgo biloba. Pour half a liter of vodka into a jar and add 50 g of ginkgo biloba leaves. Introduce the solution within 14 calendar days. The tincture can be taken orally 1 teaspoon 3 times a day before meals. The duration of treatment is one month. You can take a break for a week and repeat the course of treatment.
• Donnik. Pour half a liter of boiling water into a thermos and add 1 tablespoon sweet clover herb. Leave the broth in a thermos for 2 hours, sift through a fine sieve and drink 1/3 of the glass 3 times a day. The duration of treatment is 1 calendar month.
• Chestnut (peel). Pour half a liter of vodka into the chestnut shell (50 g). Insist for 14 days, then pass through a sieve and take 30 drops orally, diluted with water. It can be taken up to several times a day before eating. The duration of treatment is 21 calendar days.
• White willow bark (contains natural asypirine). 1 tablespoon white willow bark is poured with boiling water (1 glass). Boil the broth for 10 minutes. Insist for 1 hour and pass through a sieve. Dilute to original volume with water. Drink 2 tablespoons before meals 3 times a day. The duration of treatment is 10 calendar days.

Folk medicine

Varicose veins in the lower extremities are much more common in women than in men. But the question "how to treat varicose veins on men's legs with folk medicine" is also still relevant. The methods of alternative treatment in this case are the same.

It is important not to pay attention to the person's gender, but to his general history and state of health, allergic reactions or a high level of sensitivity to any component.

After analyzing these factors, a patient with varicose veins can choose a "recipe" that suits him. However, consultation with a phlebology specialist is required.

Reviews

• Review number 1: After the birth, I noticed how blue wreaths started to appear under the kneecaps, then "stars" appeared. Before that, I noticed the heaviness and swelling of the legs. Immediately she took herself and took regular foot baths. Relaxes and helps relieve swelling. I would definitely advise you to lie with your legs raised every day, at least for 15 minutes.
• Review number 2: I never thought varicose veins would catch me, even if my mother had it too. On her advice, I decided to try folk medicine for the treatment of varicose veins in the legs. Then a broth with nutmeg. Tasty! But not anymore. It seems to me that a strong effect of using this method can not be achieved. Perhaps it was necessary to do something else and be treated in a comprehensive way. As a result, I went to a phlebologist, who prescribed special ointments for me.
• Review number 3: I tried several folk recipes for varicose veins in the legs. I did not notice any particular effect. I decided to buy blue clay and mix it with milk whey. About a month ago, she lubricated her legs with varicose veins. I stopped feeling heaviness in my legs, it became much easier to stand. At least I got a sense of relaxation.

The diagnosis of "varicose veins" will not be a lifelong sentence. Folk remedies are quite effective and have been tested by many people. Before using traditional methods, however, consult a specialist with a higher medical education. Do not drive yourself to the top of the disease.