Varicose veins are becoming more common in the general population. There are several reasons for this: from immobility to vascular weakness and inheritance. Modern medicine offers many cures for this disease. But many people prefer varicose folk remedies. How effective they are is discussed in the article.
Binding, compression and packaging
There are actually many folk recipes for varicose veins. People have long understood that there is a real cure for many diseases under our feet. And we learned how to use them correctly.
But if the disease has already taken a serious turn, it should nevertheless be treated with traditional methods, and with them, as complementary methods, the methods of traditional medicine should be used.
There are several ways to treat varicose veins:
- baths;
- wraps;
- rubbing;
- tinctures for ingestion;
- compresses;
- herbal ointments;
- applications and more.
Treatment of varicose veins at home involves both alternative and simultaneous use of these methods.
grated raw potatoes
Raw potato compresses are easy to make, but should be fresh. The potatoes should be peeled, washed, grated, then placed on gauze or cloth (first soaked in potato juice) and wrapped around sore feet. This compression should be maintained for about four hours.
Tomato
Many people know the recipe for treating varicose veins with unripe tomatoes. There are many positive reviews on the internet, this tool really helps to get rid of varicose veins at home.
Take some green tomatoes, cut them all lengthwise. Apply half a tomato to the affected areas, keeping until burning.
In the summer, it's better to treat it this way - winter tomatoes from the store are of little use.
Then remove and place the other half. Repeat the procedure four times. After two weeks of use, the swelling, pain, and veins of the treatment are less noticeable.
Beekeeping products
You can treat varicose veins at home with beekeeping products (propolis, honey). Folk recipes suggest honey compresses against varicose veins. A layer of honey should be applied to the fabric and then wrapped around the affected foot.
On the first day, keep the compression for two hours, on the second - three, then - four. And then the compress should be left overnight. After 2 weeks of using the drug, the symptoms of the disease disappear.
Rubbing and alcoholic tinctures
Rubbing and oral alcohol are also quite effective in treating varicose veins.
This recipe for rubbing with honey and onions will help with varicose veins:
- Buy half a glass of honey, it should be an herb.
- Grate two onions.
- Mix honey, onion and grated soap.
- Use this mixture to rub the affected areas of the feet, wrap it in foil.
- Bandage on top.
Remove the film after two hours in the first run, after three in the second, and after four in the next. Then you can leave it overnight. In order to achieve the best possible effect, the procedure must be completed within ten days.
There are other effective ways to prevent and treat varicose veins.
Fresh Kalanchoe leaves
Only fresh Kalanchoe leaves are needed to make the tincture. There should be enough of them to fill half a half liter container. Then you need to fill the ingredients with vodka on top, tightly placed in a cork, dark place.
After two weeks, filter and rub the painful veins in your legs with tincture. This must be done strictly every day, otherwise there will be no results. In a month, the stars will disappear.
Rosemary roots
The pungent-smelling roots of this swamp plant help get rid of varicose veins. You will need about 3 tablespoons of rosemary root to make the tincture.
Rinse in advance, crush and bottle.
Pour vodka or alcohol, place in a cool place, protected from light for 2 weeks. Then filter, rub the sore feet with this tincture every day for a month. It is better to do this before going to bed. After two weeks, the results of the treatment will be visible.
Green walnuts
Nuts require green, immature nuts to handle them. It is removed from the tree in late June - early July. The nuts should be peeled, ground in a coffee grinder or by hand.
Pour 100 grams into a bottle of vodka. It takes ten days to stick to a tightly closed container. Shake the container every day.
Strengthens the walls of blood vessels and capillaries, making them strong and flexible, preventing abnormal dilation or damage.
The tincture can be used both internally and for rubbing. Twenty drops three times a day should be drunk half an hour before a meal. Drink for ten days, then take a break for the same number of days, then repeat the course.
This treatment strengthens the blood vessels well, helps reduce swelling and pain, relieves leg difficulties. It can remove poker as well as prevent new ones from appearing. Rub this tincture of the feet once a day, preferably before going to bed for a month.
Infusions and decoctions
Treatment with folk remedies involves the use of various decoctions, herbal infusions. There are many such recipes. There are quite a few herbs that can cure varicose veins.
However, before taking any prescription, you should consult your doctor as these herbs have contraindications. Using it uncontrolled can easily damage your body.
What herbs help with this disease? First of all - horse chestnuts. Any reference book contains the same information about how useful this plant is against varicose veins. It can strengthen the blood vessel wall, normalize blood circulation, relieve swelling, reduce pain and cramps.
It looks like a tree with beautiful pink flowers and round, spiny fruits. They are used to make tinctures, decoctions and ointments.
Contraindications to this useful plant:
- pregnancy and lactation;
- hypotension;
- chronic kidney and liver disease;
- age of children;
- hormonal imbalance.
In addition to horse chestnuts, other herbs are known for this disease:
- astragalus;
- birch (bark and leaves);
- immortelle;
- verbena;
- St. John's wort;
- flounder;
- white acacia;
- plantain and others.
You can suggest other recipes to treat the disease.
Infusion of Antonov apples
Antonov apples have a delicate unique aroma and sour taste. But few know that infusing them can help with this disease. You will need 300 grams of Antonov apples to make it.
Peel, chop, cut the apple. Together with the peel, the chopped apples should be poured down with a liter of water and placed over a low heat.
Once the water has boiled, keep on the fire for another 20 minutes. Then cool, take half a cup of infusion three times before meals. Contraindications to taking the prescription are increased stomach acidity and a tendency to high blood pressure.
Hop decoction
This recipe will require 50 grams of hop cones. Pour half a liter of boiling water, put on fire. After boiling, keep for a few more minutes.
The finished infusion should be rubbed twice daily for 3 months from the skin of the foot to the foot to the knee.
Then remove from heat, drain, cool. Drink a quarter glass twice a day after meals. You should not use this prescription for those who suffer from low blood pressure, gastritis, inflammation of the pancreas.
Herbal preparations
A collection of several useful herbs is often used to treat this disease. But be sure to check for contraindications before use.
There are several awards to offer:
- Take herbs of yarrow, raspberry root, plantain, chamomile, horse chestnut in equal proportions. Pour half a liter of boiling water, put on fire. After boiling, remove, leave for infusion overnight. Drink a third of a glass twice a day.
- Horse chestnut, oak bark, birch bark, horseradish, astragalus, immortelle, Icelandic moss in equal proportions, mix, pour a liter of boiling water, stick, strain, cool. Drink a quarter glass 4 times a day.
- Take equal amounts of nettle, yarrow, St. John's wort, marshmallow root, pour a liter of boiling water, stick to it. Strain, drink half a glass four times a day after meals.
These recipes should be used for a month, then take a break. You can then repeat the course. However, you should be careful about the side effects when using these funds. Rash or diarrhea may occur. In this case, the intake of herbs should be stopped.
Varicose veins
In addition to various infusions and rubs, you can also prepare foot baths. At the same time, herbal decoctions and various essential oils are added. It is good to add baking soda or apple cider vinegar to the water.
The following herbal bath product is recommended:
- nettle;
- horse chestnut;
- sequence;
- chamomile;
- white willow;
- earthworm.
Take herbs in equal amounts, pour a liter of boiling water, stick to it, strain. Pour into a bath (about 5 liters), lower your feet. The water should not be too hot. Keep your feet until the water has cooled completely. Then apply a medicated ointment.
You can make baths with baking soda (200 g baking soda for 20 liters of water), mix and immerse your feet in the bath. The procedure should take 20 minutes. You should take two days in a row, then take a day off and repeat.
It should be recalled that this disease cannot be cured by folk remedies alone. Be sure to use the medication prescribed by your doctor. Traditional medicine can only help with basic treatment. Its advantage is the minimum number of contraindications.