Legs suffer the most from varicose veins.The part of the body furthest from the heart needs a rest regime, supporting tired and weakened blood vessels.And we "exploit" our little feet until we see an enlarged superficial web, swelling, painful nodular bumps and lose sleep because of the pain.
Treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies is not an alternative to drugs.Because the main medicines are based on plant materials.To cure the disease, it is useful to use the accumulated experience of traditional medicine.
Required properties
All methods used must remove or prevent the causes of varicose veins:
- improve the density and elasticity of the vascular wall of the veins;
- restore loose valves;
- increase the blood flow in the leg vessels due to blood fluidity, reducing its coagulability;
- prevent the formation of blood clots and thrombophlebitis;
- have an anti-inflammatory effect;
- Diuretic property is useful for relieving local edema.
For use at home, it is necessary to choose medicines that:
- they are easy to prepare and use yourself;
- they have no toxic effect;
- It keeps well in the refrigerator;
- it can be grown on a windowsill or in a country house, bought on 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, taking infusions and decoctions.Many herbal remedies are used both internally and topically.
Local application is based on the application of lotions and poultices to the most painful area.You must learn how to prepare fats.
The duration of treatment courses is suggested by doctors of one month or longer.Breaks of up to a week are possible, by replacing one product with another.
Diet for varicose veins
Doctors with great experience do not recommend starting the treatment of varicose veins on the legs without a fasting diet.It must be monitored 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.Fluid is not restricted.It is necessary to eat only vegetarian food: fruits and fresh juices as much as possible.Cranberries, blueberries, sea buckthorn and figs are considered particularly 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 once a month for 2-3 days.People with varicose veins on their legs are advised to completely avoid foods containing starch (bread and pastries made from high-quality flour, boiled potatoes).You can cook potatoes in their skins and add bran to food.
General treatment procedures
They act on the whole organism, normalizing blood circulation.
Baths
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 equally for half an hour (this is best done in an enamel bucket).Then add 4 pharmaceutical packs of medicinal herbs (chamomile, string, St. John's wort) to the solution and steam overnight.Especially in the morning, cook rye bread (3 loaves), strain and pour into the bathtub.
The procedure should be performed about 40 minutes before going to bed, the water temperature should be maintained at 38-40 degrees
For baths with soda, you need to dissolve the whole package in a bath of water or 6-7 spoons per 5 liters for feet only.
You can prepare only willow bark (two handfuls of broken twigs in a three-liter pan), cook for half an hour.
For foot baths, two to three tablespoons of dry raw material from the crushed bark are sufficient;Bata grass is also recommended (2 packs of 50 g each).
Combinations of plants are recommended: hazelnut leaves, birch leaves, chamomile flowers, clovers, hops, pine shoots.
After the bath, it is necessary to do a light massage from the bottom up, put on elastic socks and place the feet on a slight elevation.
Recommendations for internal use
Folk recipes for oral administration are very inventive.They offer one medicine or a combination, decoctions, water infusions, alcohol tinctures.The decoction is easiest to prepare in a large thermos bottle, while retaining all the properties of a water bath.It must be strained before use.
- Infusion of Antonov apples- 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 well-known remedy for varicose veins.2-3 tablespoons of dry leaves are placed in a half-liter thermos with boiling water.40 minutes is enough for the infusion.It is necessary to drink 1/3 of a glass an hour after eating.
- Alcohol tincture of celandine- sold in pharmacies, it is recommended to drink 9-10 drops with a tablespoon 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 in the morning and in the evening.
- Treatment with garlic and honey- Chop 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.
- Decoction of a mixture of oak bark, willow and chestnutcook for half an hour, then add chamomile, St. John's wort, thread and leave for 12 hours.First drink 50 ml with honey, and after two days 150 ml.
It is recommended to combine the use of herbal medicines with baths and local treatment.The course of therapy lasts two months.
Local treatment
Local means effect only on the pathologically inflamed area of the veins on the legs.
Use of juices for lotions
Local procedures in the form of poultices and lotions will require the preliminary preparation of the necessary solution and ointment.
- Apple cider vinegar- is considered a means of improving vascular tone.They rub it on painful areas with varicose veins twice a day.For internal use, add two teaspoons to 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.
- Wraps from cabbage leaves- help relieve pain and inflammation on the skin.The sheet is set overnight.
- Hop cones- Boil a spoon on a glass of boiling water.Lotions from the prepared medicine are applied or a glass can be drunk before meals.
- Wormwood- leaves and flowers are used, which are ground into a paste, diluted with kefir and applied to areas with varicose veins.
- TomatoOnly those that are mature enough should be used.Varicose nodes are placed on slices and covered with a bandage.After 3-4 hours, the dressing is replaced with a new one.
Alcohol tinctures
Kalanchoe - used as an alcohol tincture for rubbing.You need to properly prepare the solution: 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 a container should be 2 times less), 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.
An alcoholic tincture (2/3 of the plant material) is prepared from white acacia flowers and birch buds for one week to apply to the skin over the diseased veins.
It is known from Eastern medicine that the properties of Adam's apple have a positive effect on the tone of blood vessels.
Green walnuts - crumble into small pieces and cover with olive oil.You must stay in the sun for at least forty days.After that, you can lubricate the affected areas.
Medicinal mixture of chamomile, St. John's wort, yarrow, calendula, oak bark and horsetail is recommended for cleaning trophic ulcers and relieving inflammation.
Horse chestnut is used both externally and internally.The leaves and flowers of the plant are used.For poultices, boil water like tea.An alcoholic tincture is prepared for internal use.Keep in a dark place for at least two weeks.Drink 30 drops before meals.
Adam's apple is the fruit of a rare maklura 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 the chopped fruit.It is recommended to keep it in the dark for a month.
How to prepare fat at home
Ointment-based herbal remedies stay above the affected area longer and penetrate deeper into the area better.Vegetable oils, linseed decoction, lard and chicken fat are used for fats.A concentrated herbal decoction is added to the melted and heated base.Cook over low heat, stirring, for five minutes.
Herbal mixtures are used with fats;they do not have to be prepared daily: eucalyptus leaves, dandelion roots, celandine grass, lemon balm, lilac flowers, clover, chamomile, calendula, fir needles.Everything is cooked in equal amounts before mixing with the fat base.
Such fats should be stored in the refrigerator.Apply a thick layer to the skin by gently rubbing.Cover the compress with paper and a warm bandage.Ointment compresses are better to be applied at night.
Other treatments
Bee stings contain hirudin, which thins the blood and prevents the formation of blood clots.Treatment with bees requires a mandatory sting in the external venous node.At first, the patient feels pain and burning, these phenomena soon disappear by themselves, and the protruding venous nodes are removed with them.
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 worsening of chronic diseases of the digestive system.
It is necessary to monitor allergic manifestations (itching of the skin, rash, swelling).If such symptoms occur, discontinue further use.
To use traditional methods, you need faith in the medicine and patience.Few people pay attention to the recommendation to walk in thin cotton socks on the dewy grass at dawn and not take them off until your feet are dry.This charming recipe brings out the best in nature.