It is the legs that suffer the most from varicose veins.The part of the body furthest from the heart needs a rest regime, to support tired and weakened blood vessels.And we “exploit” our little legs until we notice an enlarged surface network, swelling, painful knotty bumps, and we lose sleep because of the pain.
Treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies is not an alternative to medication.Because the main medicines are based on plant materials.To cure a disease, it is useful to use the accumulated experience of 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 sagging valves;
- increase blood flow in the vessels of the legs due to the fluidity of the blood, thereby reducing its coagulability;
- prevent the formation of blood clots and thrombophlebitis;
- have an anti-inflammatory effect;
- To relieve local edema, the diuretic property is useful.
For use at home, you should choose drugs that:
- easy to prepare and use yourself;
- have no toxic effect;
- Stores well in the refrigerator;
- can be grown on a windowsill or in a country house, purchased at the market;
- relatively inexpensive.
Treatment methods
All traditional methods of treating varicose veins are divided into general and local methods.
The most common include a certain diet, baths, ingestion of 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 area.You must learn how to prepare ointments.
The duration of treatments is suggested by doctors from one month or more.Breaks of up to one week are possible, replacing one product with another.
Diet for varicose veins
Doctors with extensive experience do not recommend starting treatment 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.Liquid is not limited.It is necessary to eat only vegetarian food: fruits and fresh 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 soup from young nettles 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 pastries made from high-quality flour, boiled potatoes).You can boil potatoes in their skins and add bran to your food.
General processing procedures
They have an effect on the whole body, normalize 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 kilo of oak, willow and chestnut branches in equal parts for half an hour (it is better to do this in an enamel bucket).Then add 4 pharmaceutical sachets of herbs to the solution (chamomile, string, St. John's wort) and steam overnight.Except in the morning, boil rye bread (3 loaves), filter and pour into the bath.
The procedure should be carried out before bedtime for about 40 minutes, the water temperature should be maintained within 38-40 degrees.
For soda baths, you need to dissolve a full packet per water bath or 6-7 tablespoons per 5 liters only for the feet.
You can only prepare willow bark (two handfuls of broken twigs in a three-liter saucepan), boil for half an hour.
For foot baths, two to three tablespoons of dry raw materials from crushed bark are enough;Cabbage grass (2 packets of 50 g each) is also recommended.
Herbal combinations are recommended: hazel leaves, birch, chamomile flowers, clover, hops, pine shoots.
After bathing, you need to do a light massage from bottom to top, put on elastic stockings and place your feet on a slight elevation.
Recommendations for internal use
Folk recipes for oral administration are very inventive.They offer a remedy or a combination, decoctions, water infusions, alcohol tinctures.The decoction is easiest to prepare in a large thermos, while retaining all the properties of a 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 in the evening.
- Nettle- a known remedy for varicose veins.2-3 tablespoons of dry leaves are placed in a half-liter thermos with boiling water.For infusion, 40 minutes is enough.You should drink 1/3 of a glass one hour after eating.
- Alcoholic tincture of celandine- sold in pharmacies, it is recommended to drink 9 to 10 drops with a tablespoon of milk, before meals, three times a day.
- Soda solution— prepared before use (one teaspoon in a glass of lukewarm water), it is recommended to drink morning and evening.
- Garlic and honey treatment- 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.
- 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 recommended to combine the use of medicinal plants with baths and local treatments.A course of therapy lasts two months.
Local treatment
Local means an effect only on the inflamed pathological area of the leg veins.
Using 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 per 250 ml of water.
- Potato juice- used to treat ulcers.The crushed pulp is applied to the ulcer and bandaged, after five hours the dressing is changed.
- Cabbage leaf compresses- help relieve pain and inflammation of the skin.The leaf is tied overnight.
- Hop cones- Prepare one tablespoon per glass of boiling water.Lotions of the prepared medicine are applied or you are allowed to drink a glass of it before meals.
- Absinthe- leaves and flowers are used, they are ground into a paste, diluted with kefir and applied to areas with enlarged veins.
- TomatoesOnly those that are sufficiently ripe should be used.The varicose veins are placed in slices and covered with a bandage.After 3-4 hours, the compress is replaced with a new one.
Alcohol tinctures
Kalanchoe - used as an alcoholic tincture for rubbing.You need to prepare the solution correctly: after cutting, leave the leaves in the cold for 5-7 days, then grind them 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 filtration, 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 a week to lubricate the skin of diseased veins.
Coming from oriental medicine, the properties of Adam's apple are known to have a positive effect on vascular tone.
Green walnuts - crush them into small pieces and pour in olive oil.You must stay in the sun for at least forty days.After which you can lubricate the affected areas.
A medicinal mixture of chamomile, St. John's wort, yarrow, calendula, oak bark and horsetail is recommended for cleansing trophic ulcers and relieving inflammation.
Horse chestnut can be used both externally and internally.The leaves and flowers of the plant are used.For compresses, infuse with water like tea.An alcohol tincture is prepared for internal use.Store in a dark place for at least two weeks.Drink 30 drops before meals.
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 toxic.An alcoholic tincture for grinding is prepared from crushed fruits.It is recommended to store it in the dark for a month.
How to prepare ointment at home
On an ointment basis, medicinal plants stay above the affected area longer and penetrate the affected area better.For ointments, vegetable oils, decoction of flax seeds, lard and chicken fat are used.A concentrated decoction of herbs is added to the melted and heated base.Simmer over low heat, stirring, for five minutes.
Herbal blends are used with ointments;it is not necessary to prepare them daily: eucalyptus leaves, dandelion roots, celandine, lemon balm, lilac flowers, clover, chamomile, calendula, fir needles.Everything is mixed in equal quantities before being mixed with the ointment base.
These ointments should be stored in the refrigerator.Apply a thick layer to the skin using light rubbing motions.Cover with compress paper and a warm bandage.It is best to apply ointment compresses in the evening.
Other treatments
Bee stings contain hirudin, which thins the blood and prevents blood clots from forming.Bee treatment requires a mandatory sting in the external venous node.At first, the patient feels pain and burning, these phenomena quickly 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 suffering from diseases of the stomach and pancreas.Herbs affect the acidity of gastric juice.Therefore, their use can cause an exacerbation of chronic diseases of the digestive system.
It is necessary to monitor allergic manifestations (itching of the skin, rashes, swelling).If such symptoms appear, discontinue use.
To use traditional methods, one must have confidence in the remedy and be patient.Few people pay attention to the recommendation to walk in thin cotton socks in the dew of the grass at dawn and take them off only when your feet are dry.This charming recipe brings out the best in nature.