The problem of varicose veins is a concern for a large percentage of the population. Unfortunately, clinical procedures are quite expensive, and if it is extremely necessary to see a doctor for severe varicose veins, the minimal symptoms of the initial stage can be alleviated with the help of folk prescriptions. Many people are interested in the effective treatment of leg varicose veins at home without surgery, especially in the elimination of such cosmetic defects as spider veins. Laser removal and hardening of blood vessels has appeared relatively recently, but there were secrets to beauty and health even before they appeared.
How to get rid of varicose veins on the legs
In the aesthetic medicine clinic, the patient is offered three methods to get rid of the leg veins - by laser coagulation and radiofrequency ablation, the vein is welded from the inside, and during the sclerosing procedure, the patient's blood vessel is glued to the sclerosis. All procedures are low traumatic, require no incision, leave no scars, and have no rehabilitation period.
If the patient's quality of life deteriorates, the manifestations of varicose veins are significant and there is a risk - surgery to remove and ligate the affected veins - combined phlebectomy. The above procedures are the best way out for those who want to get rid of varicose veins forever.
In addition, your doctor will prescribe the use of compression stockings, the use of venotonics and anticoagulants, and the use of topical agents. The integrated approach is guaranteed to cope with any degree of illness, and home recipes will become indispensable helpers in this.
Effective folk recipes
Apple vinegar
It improves the microcirculation of the blood, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, relieves swelling, and has a general tonic effect thanks to its useful microelements, vitamins and amino acids.
- Before going to bed every night, after showering, rub your feet from the ankles to your thighs with apple cider vinegar.
- moisten the folded bandage with vinegar and apply to the sore vessels. Wrap in foil, insulate with a scarf on top, and keep the compress for 40 minutes. The legs should be raised. Perform the procedure three times a week.
- in a container in which you can bring your feet to your knees, dilute 5 liters of water and a glass of apple cider vinegar. Take this bath every other day for 30 minutes.
Epsom salt
Magnesium or magnesium sulfate contains magnesium, oxygen, and hydrogen sulfide. It is used to relieve joint pain and inflammation, improve blood circulation, reduce muscle tension and remove toxins. You can’t do without it if you decide to treat varicose veins at home.
- 2 tablespoons. l. Dissolve salt in 1 liter of water, dampen a cloth and apply a cold compress on your feet for 3 minutes, then heat for the same amount of time. To stimulate blood circulation, the procedure is performed daily.
cabbage
The leaves of white cabbage relieve pain and swelling in the legs, reducing the manifestations of varicose veins. They contain B and C vitamins, fiber and amino acids.
- Rinse the required amount of leaves well, place in a plastic bag and refrigerate for one day. Before going to bed, after showering, rub your feet with apple cider vinegar and wait for it to dry. Attach the cabbage leaves to each problem area and bind them loosely to allow air to circulate during bonding. Make a fresh batch of leaves the next day. In the morning, remove the bandage and discard the old leaves. The procedure should be repeated for 10 days to 1 month, depending on the extent of the damage and the results.
- Sprinkle your feet with baking soda, froth the cabbage leaves with soap and lubricate the blood vessels. Tie and wrap in a warm cloth. Leave the compress overnight, repeat every other day for 2 weeks.
Potato ulcer
Grated raw potatoes are an excellent anti-inflammatory for the treatment of varicose ulcers. To do this, they are placed on gauze, which is placed in the wound, covered with a cloth on top, and left for 4-5 hours. The ulcer is then washed and a new batch of potatoes is laid out. The compress should be replaced before crusting.
Tomato compresses
Tomatoes contain vitamins B and P and flavonoids that can tone the walls of blood vessels. Tomato is able to relieve pain and heaviness in the legs, reduce bulging of the varicose veins and reduce the visual manifestation of the capillary network.
Cut the tomatoes, fix them to the varicose veins, cover with polyethylene, then with a towel and fix with an elastic bandage. Leave overnight. The course is 2 weeks.
Nettle decoction
Take 150 g of fresh or dried nettles, grind in a blender and pour 1 liter of boiling water. The broth should be infused for at least two hours before use and then filtered well. The product should be taken with a ⅓ glass three times a day for one month. After 2 weeks, the course can be repeated.
Horse chestnuts
It has a unique set of useful batteries.
In the treatment of varicose veins, the most important of these are esculin and escin, which function as angioprotectants and venotonics.
The pharmacy has a huge selection of tablets, emulsions and topical products based on horse chestnut. However, it should only be used after consulting your doctor, as there are many contraindications.
- To make the tincture, take 20 dry chestnuts, peel and pour 3 liters of water. Add 1 cup sugar and 0, 5 cups whey. Insist for two weeks and take 1 glass once a day in the morning before breakfast.
- Horse chestnuts are used in the bathing process to get rid of varicose veins at home. 500 g of any raw material (leaf, flower, bark) should be boiled in 1 liter of water and infused for one hour and then poured into water. Such a bath is allowed for a maximum of 15 minutes.
Nutmeg
It contains vitamin A, C, B, PP vitamin groups, minerals in the form of copper, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium, essential oils and proteins, many organic acids, pectin substances. It helps to improve blood circulation, resists tumors and accelerates cell regeneration in the treatment of varicose veins at home.
- Grind the nuts in a coffee grinder, pour half a glass of boiling water into a teaspoon of powder, add 0, 5 tsp. honey, allow to cool completely. Drink 15 minutes before eating. You should prepare a serving of fresh broth every day.
- Add 5 drops of nutmeg oil to 10 ml of vegetable oil. Use every night as a cream on the affected area.
Acacia flowers
Take 8 tablespoons of dry crushed white acacia flowers and pour 200 ml of alcohol or vodka, let stand for 7-10 days, then filter and use to rub the feet. After a while, the spider veins lighten up and then disappear completely.
Marigold decoction
The plant has a tonic, anti-inflammatory, healing and anti-clogging effect, which allows you to treat varicose veins at home with it.
- Pharmacies sell a cheap marigold tincture, of which 20 drops are diluted in a tablespoon of water and drunk in the morning and evening.
- You can supplement the effect of the tincture with your own ointment. Mix 500 ml of vegetable oil with 50 g of dried calendula. Insist for 12 hours and then send to a water bath for 40 minutes. Once completely cooled, strain through the cheese cloth. Rub into the skin of the feet several times a day.
Kalanchoe leaves
The sap of the plant heals wounds, relieves inflammation and pain.
Best of all, the effectiveness of Kalanchoe is explored in alcoholic tinctures. Fill a glass jar with chopped leaves to the top and top up with vodka. Insist in a dark and cool place for two weeks. Rub your lower limbs twice a day.
Washing soap
Environmentally friendly product, promotes rapid healing of ulcers, relieves inflammation and disinfects.
- Wash open sores with soapy water before each dressing.
- Make an infusion for protruding veins - grate a bar of soap on a fine grater, add 10 crushed tablets of acetylsalicylic acid, pour 250 ml of vodka. Stir, close the lid tightly and leave in a dark place for three days. Filter the infusion, moisten the cheese cloth, attach it to the vein, wrap it in polyethylene and a warm scarf. Leave overnight.
Clay compresses
Blue and green clay is an excellent disinfectant and decongestant. Prevents the development of thrombophlebitis. It is effective only after 1-1, 5 months of treatment. A single application has no therapeutic effect.
The clay is used to score on sore areas or the entire wrap. The clay is diluted with warm water or mineral water to a sour cream texture, applied in a thick layer to the bulging vessels or completely on the feet, wrapped in adhesive foil and insulated. You can wear warm leggings, use a scarf or blanket. The application lasts 40 minutes, wrapping - 20-25 minutes.
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Leeches (hirudotherapy)
Leech saliva contains hirudin, which reduces blood clotting, helps treat thrombus formation, and reduces the volume of circulating blood, which reduces the load on the blood vessels in the legs.
You will need 5-6 hirudotherapy sessions for visible results. During the procedure, the doctor places two leeches in the most problematic area and three more along the vein. When the leeches are full, they are carefully separated and destroyed in saline. The same leech cannot be used twice for safety reasons. Hirudotherapy treatment lasts for about an hour. Minor bleeding is possible when the leeches are removed.
Honey and propolis
They have a strong regenerating effect on the walls of blood vessels.
- Take 100 grams of dried motherwort, mint, oregano and thyme leaves in a glass bowl, mix with 300 ml of alcohol, add 20 g of propolis or 50 g of honey. Allow to cook for 2 weeks, strain and use as a compress.
- Mix the juice and peel of a lemon, 100 g of honey or propolis, 200 ml of alcohol, 50 g of pharmaceutical gray yolk. The mixture is infused for three weeks, then filtered and rubbed into the veins until completely absorbed.
Oral and topical medications
- Bioflavonoid drug that reduces the elasticity of the vessel wall, increases venous tone, improves lymphatic drainage and microcirculation, and has an anti-inflammatory effect. For home treatment of varicose veins in the lower extremities, it is sufficient to take one tablet in the morning on an empty stomach for 2 months.
- Capillary stabilizing, decongestant, anti-inflammatory angioprotector with glycoside from horse chestnut fruit (seeds). It improves the trophism of blood vessels and adjacent tissues, eliminates venous congestion, relieves pain, fatigue and itching. It is recommended to take 12-15 drops three times a day before meals. The duration of treatment can range from two weeks to three months.
- Corticosteroid based gel. Relieves inflammation of blood vessels, promotes blood flow. The instructions for use state that it should be applied to the skin twice a day with massaging movements. However, patients recommend applying a thick layer of gel under the adhesive film - warming up greatly enhances the effect.
- The gel is a direct-acting anticoagulant based on the mucopolysaccharide ester of poly (sulfuric acid), which relieves pain, swelling and bloating in the veins. Reduces the risk of blood clots with regular use.
- With effective venotonic vitamin P, which eliminates edema, capillarity, heaviness, pain and fatigue. It closes venous walls, reduces inflammation and prevents thrombus formation.
User feedback
- "I searched for the right path for me for a very long time and finally found it. I see the positive effects of apple cider vinegar rubbing and clay wrapping. Sometimes I use venotonics in combination, it’s usually great. There is no pain and the veins dissolve, the nodes are not so obvious. "
- "I always resort to folk methods. My leg hurt and swollen for a long time, but somehow I didn’t have time to put up with it. I used to get tired and on the internet I was offered a nutmeg tincture and a horse chestnut based preparation. I also connected the hiking and the contrast shower. It got easier on the second day. I hope the effect will be long lasting and the disease will not develop. "
- "I’ve had surgery for varicose veins twice already, I went for a long time after the second surgery, my legs hurt, the puncture sites hurt and it was all scary. I decided for myself not to go for surgery for the third time. The doctor prescribed prescription angioprotective drugs for the first time, and after the second surgery I switched to traditional medicine. I went to leeches, cooked chestnut ointment, and made a compress from herbs. Life has become easier. I can walk with my grandson for a long time, I have a kind of lightness in my leg. I continue in the same spirit. "
- "I realized a year ago that it’s not that I can’t walk for long, my legs have been tired since this morning and they don’t want to go anywhere. I often had to lie down on the wall to get rid of the pain. They started treating them with everything they could - cabbage, horse chestnuts, all kinds of sea buckthorn cream, marigolds and Kalanchoe. Vitamin P capsules, purchased compression stockings. The pain is gone, the difficulty is gone. The legs get tired sometimes, but the difference is huge. I don’t know which cure helped, so I praise everything.
Prevention of varicose veins
- Proper nutrition - reduce the consumption of flour and fried foods, include fish, vitamins rich in vitamin C, legumes;
- stop drinking alcohol and smoking;
- The bath and sauna are contraindicated for varicose veins;
- You also have to give up vacuuming, cupping and thermal massage.
- Participate in regular exercise. Preferably not related to heavy lifting. The best is swimming, yoga, stretching.
- Do not stay in an uncomfortable position for a long time, do not wear uncomfortable clothes and shoes.
- Fall in love with the contrast shower.
- At the end of each day, lift your foot against the wall and relax for ten minutes.
Treating varicose veins at home without prior consultation with a professional poses dangerous complications.
Both pharmaceuticals and folk remedies affect different organisms in different ways. The ingredients can cause an allergic reaction, bleeding and a sharp worsening of the condition. Some ingredients cannot be taken at the same time. Even in a hospital setting, patients can experience side effects. With self-healing, this danger increases significantly.