Varicosity – the evil of modern society. The disease affects more than 70% of the world's population and 20% of men. The reasons for such an extensive spread of disease a lot. The cause is improper diet, obesity, wearing shoes with high heels, etc ..
For the treatment of varicose legs is quite real. And in this case, we come to the aid not only of modern medicine, but traditional. She offers us great recipes for medications, which help strengthen the walls of blood vessels, normalize blood circulation and eliminate the external symptoms of the disease. However, as is apparent from many years of practice, the best in this field became a horse chestnut from the Varicosity.
The fruit and flowers of this tree are used for the preparation of medicinal baths, tinctures, drinks, etc, and before you learn how to cook these funds, with the use of horse chestnut against varicose veins, we want to tell you about how it works and what are the curative effects.
Horse chestnut varicose veins: therapeutic properties
Horse chestnut (flowers and cores), has a very rich chemical composition, which makes its use helps to strengthen the walls of small blood vessels, improving blood quality and its viscosity. Because of these properties, the infusions and decoctions of this tree are excellent for preventive treatment against varicose veins.
In the composition of the horse chestnut has a variety of flavonoids, tannins, vitamin e and saponin. These substances, which play an important role in the normalization of blood circulation, the destruction of atherosclerotic plates and more tons of small and medium-sized blood vessels. These properties enable the use of chestnut varicose veins in all stages of the development of the disease.
In addition, horse chestnut contains other useful substances, which have a strengthening effect on the whole body. These include the routines, coumarin, astragalin, lutein and sterol.
Especially popular in treating varicose veins horse chestnut was the result of the presence of esculin and escin. The first promotes the acceleration of blood flow through the blood vessels, accelerated synthesis of antithrombin, prevents the formation of blood clots and has anti-edema effect. Other substances (escin) improve tone of blood vessels and thins the blood, which prevents the formation of cholesteric and atherosclerotic plates on the inner side of the walls of blood vessels.
All of these measures horse chestnut on the blood system, and to winning the battle against venous dilatation. According to some sources, the first results following its use are already noticeable in 2-3 weeks.
So, what we get when we perform the treatment of varicose veins equus castaneis? Here is what:
- in the legs appears to ease;
- more discomfort swelling of the lower extremities;
- disappears;
- the blood vessels become strong, become the normal scope and become less noticeable;
- improves overall health (normalizes sleep, work gastrointestinal tract, increases resistance to stress, etc).
How to collect chestnut for treatment of varicose veins on the legs?
Before starting treatment of varicose veins, you must properly prepare the raw material for the preparation of home remedies. How will be properly prepared horse chestnut, depending on how much is the success of treatment.
The leaves and flowers of horse chestnut, for harvest in spring. They should be rinsed under running water and dry. But the core of chestnut should be collected only if they take a lot of round shape and are just beginning to ripen. A mature coconut oil use for the treatment of varicose veins is not necessary, as they will be of little use. The longer the ripening of the chestnuts, the less useful active substances.
It should be noted that for the preparation of medicinal products, which are used not only foliage, flowers, and the kernel of a chestnut tree, but its seeds and bark. For the preparation of tinctures often use coconut chestnuts. Some recipes require pre-cleaning of the skin. If you want to remove it is quite simple and can be done either manually (if the peel is opened), or with a knife.
As for drying raw materials, drying, to the need for space, not in the sun. And this should be done for one month, stirring constantly raw. To ensure a good flow of air. If this is not done, your work can become covered with mold and then use it for the treatment of varicose veins.
Contra-indications for the use of horse chestnut
Before examining recipes horse chestnut varicose veins, it should be pointed out, contra-indications for their use. However, it is not possible to use neither in nor out with the following diseases and conditions:
- pregnancy and breast-feeding;
- violation of blood coagulability;
- acute inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- kidney failure;
- low blood pressure (hypotension).
All of these diseases, and the conditions of use of tinctures, ointments and other funds on the basis of horse chestnut may severely damage your health.
Horse chestnut varicose veins: recipes
Treatment of varicose veins chestnut includes the use of a variety of tinctures, ointments and baths. I'd like to start with a tincture of horse chestnut, as it is the most popular and effective in the fight against the disease.
For the preparation of tinctures horse chestnut, which should be taken approximately 50 g of kernels, not peeled, place them in a glass jar and pour a glass of rubbing alcohol. The bank shall make sure that you close the lid, wrap in a thick waterproof fabric and put it on two weeks in a dark place.
After the infusion of a good rises, which are necessary for the discharge and in the refrigerator. To make such a tool is needed for 3 weeks 10 to 15 drops 2-3 times a day. Then there will be a week break and the course of treatment with tincture of can you repeat again.
Medicinal tinctures can also be prepared from the flowers of the horse chestnut. If you want to do this, you need to fill up the bottle from the dark glass, a handful of flowers (2-3 tablespoons) and pour 0.5 liters of rubbing alcohol. Only push this tincture, it would not be 2 weeks and a month. This is necessary, to 50 drops 3 times per day.
When varicose veins are very useful juice squeezed from the flowers of horse chestnut. This is the inside half of the tsp immediately after a meal or lubricate the affected areas veins.
At home you can also prepare the healing medications from the horse chestnut. You do this in a blender grind 5 kernels and 5 tablespoons of flowers of chestnut. Then, the resulting mixture need to shift in a bowl, pour with 0,5 liters of any vegetable oil and place over boiling water. Cook means that there must be at least 2 hours.
Then the mixture, strain, cool to room temperature, pour into a clean container and refrigerate. If you want to use the ointment two ways: the only lubrication a few times a day to the affected vein, which compresses at night. If you want to do this, use the ointment in a thick layer on your feet, wrap them in several layers of polyethylene and a warm scarf.
The ointment can also be prepared from the flowers of chestnut. If you want to do this, take raw material, mix it with vegetable oil (1:1) and left to stand for about 4-6 hours. Then the mixture should be placed above the boiling water, boil several hours, strain and cool. To use such an ointment can be the same as in the previous case.
It should be noted that these ointments that can be used for cooking and medicinal baths. If you want to do this, take 40 grams of ready assets and it is cultivated in 2 liters of warm water. Consequently, the solution should be lowered feet for 10-15 minutes, then wrap with a towel and lie down to rest for a couple of hours. After the bath almost in the moment, it is swelling, pain and heaviness in the legs.
If your home has a green peel horse chestnut, then you can use it for the treatment of varicose veins. If you want to do this, take a handful of peels, fill it with a litre of water, cook about 10 minutes, let stand over night, then strain and take 1 tbsp before bedtime for a few weeks.
Domestic drugs with equus castaneis varicose veins effective only if they are used regularly. In this case, is urgently needed to be combined with medicines prescribed by the doctor.