How to defeat varicose veins in the legs: treatment with folk remedies

Varicose veins in the legs and alternative medicine. Is there any effectiveness of such therapy, what methods and recipes are used for such relief of the symptoms of the disease.

Modern medicine has "opened" a long way forward and created great hopes for a quick and effective disposal of many diseases. However, even with such an impressive discovery, there are always people who prefer alternative therapies.

With varicose veins, such a moment is mainly related to the reluctance to "go under the knife". It is understandable, a long recovery period, possible complications and the risk of recurrence of the disease - all this is mixed in the patient's head, which, as a result, leads to a delay in visiting the doctor and self-treatment.

It should be noted right away that this approach is initially doomed to failure, because the lack of medical care only worsens the clinical severity. To date, there are safe painless procedures for surgical treatment, as well as methods of conservative therapy.

Alternative medicine is also very effective, but only in combination with proper treatment. What is the danger of varicose veins in the legs, the treatment of which, with an unreasonable approach, can lead to complications.

We treat varicose veins with natural ingredients: effective medicinal plants

Alternative methods of treating varicose veins are especially effective in the early stages of the disease or in the recovery period after surgery. Also, such therapy is applicable in more advanced situations to provide symptomatic relief.

With the proper preparation and use of folk recipes, the following positive effects are exerted:

• good anti-inflammatory effect;
• leg swelling and pain in the affected area are reduced;
• blood circulation is normalized, venous blood stagnation is eliminated;
• the blood wall becomes more elastic and elastic;
• the heaviness in the legs disappears;
• spider veins, as well as dilated veins that swell on the skin, become smaller;
• vascular permeability decreases;
• immunity is strengthened;
• the course of the disease is greatly facilitated and thus the risk of complications is prevented.

Plant extracts are useful in many diseases. Extracts are widely used in pharmaceuticals because they have a number of valuable elements.

Some homeopathic ointments, gels, tinctures, etc. , prepared in a factory, are not at all ahead of the healing properties of ordinary folk remedies made at home, so why pay a lot if you can prepare the medicine yourself.

So, to facilitate the selection of plants in this case, let's conditionally divide them into 4 groups:

1. Antiplatelet agents or other blood thinners:
   • fern;
   • raspberry and strawberry leaves;
   • sage brush;
   • chamomile;
   • butter;
   • gentian;
   • spiraea;
   • chamomile;
   • comfrey;
   • peony root.
2. Pain relief:
   • geranium;
   • clover;
   • birch buds;
   • sweet clover;
   • liquorice;
   • celandine;
   • corydalis;
   • willow bark;
   • ginger;
   • meadow elmous.
3. Improving blood circulation:
   • aloe;
   • acacia;
   • liquorice;
   • lilac leaves;
   • wise;
   • lime color;
   • thigh.
4. Strengthening of blood vessels:
   • Birch buds;
   • pike;
   • chestnut;
   • hawthorn;
   • swamp swamp;
   • cdweed;
   • fennel.

The most popular remedies for varicose veins in the legs:

• horse chestnut;
• wood lice;
• cabbage;
• sage brush;
• kalanchoe;
• white willow bark;
• celandine.

Careful:many patients do not rush to see a specialist, but this is wrong. At the appointment, the doctor will be able to assess the severity of the condition, prescribe a diagnosis and treatment. He will also advise on the possibility of using folk methods in a particular situation, because an integrated approach to treatment is to get ahead of the enemy by at least two steps.

Horse chestnut in the fight against diseases

Horse chestnut has an anti-inflammatory effect, increases the strength of capillaries and reduces their permeability. Eliminates edema by removing excess water from the body. It helps relieve the pressure on the veins and thus eliminates leg fatigue and pain.

Instructions for preparing horse chestnut tincture are as follows:

1. You need to take 50 g of plant flowers and pour them with 1 liter of alcohol or vodka.
2. After two weeks of infusion and daily shaking, use 1 tsp. 3 times a day before meals.
3. The course of therapy is one week, after which there is a break for 5 days, and then the chestnut therapy is repeated.
4. Store the finished product in a cool place.

Also, this medicine can be used for daily rubbing of painful areas.

Cabbage leaf - the enemy will not go unnoticed

What disease is not afraid of a cabbage leaf?

Yes, almost none, because it is a universal medicine in the fight against many pathologies. Such popularity of the product was caused by its numerous medicinal properties, which are due to vitamins and trace elements contained in cabbage leaves.

This efficiency is expressed in the following properties:

• bactericidal;
• wound healing;
• regenerative;
• restorative;
• anti-sclerotic;
• tonic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• pain relievers;
• diuretic.

Such a remedy for varicose veins in the legs is usually used in the form of a compress. To do this, you need to slightly roll or beat the cabbage leaf, smear one side with vegetable oil and attach it to the inflamed vein.

Then fix the sheet with a bandage and walk with such a compress throughout the day. The course of treatment is 1 month.

Apple cider vinegar: effective medicine or myth?

A popular home remedy for VRV is apple cider vinegar. The effectiveness of this tool is due to the following useful properties:

• skin tone increases;
• blood circulation improves;
• blood vessels strengthen, the walls become elastic;
• reduces swelling and pain in the legs.

This is due to the composition of the product, which contains more than 20 useful trace elements, vitamins and minerals.

The use of apple cider vinegar is carried out according to the following recipes:

1. Dilute 1 tsp. essence with 1 tbsp. l. clean water and drink this medicine in the morning on an empty stomach 30 minutes before meals.
2. Mix 1 cup of apple cider vinegar with 1 liter of water and then simply rinse your feet with the solution. After that, you should let the skin dry naturally.
3. Soak a cotton pad in the essence and rub the product on the problem areas.
4. Make healing wraps. It is necessary to moisten a piece of gauze or cloth in an acetic solution, attach it to the inflamed veins, wrap it with polyethylene and wrap it with a blanket on top. Perform in the morning and in the evening, the duration of the procedure is from 20 to 40 minutes.

The price of such a tool is cheap, but it will be better if you prepare a natural product at home.

Recipes for natural ointments

Preparing homemade foot oil is as easy as peeling pears, the main thing is to follow all the recommendations. They differ from their "relatives" of industrial preparation in their 100% naturalness, budget, efficiency and ease of use.

To make such a remedy at home, you just need to collect the necessary ingredients and a little patience.

Preparation of homemade oil:

The name of the recipe	She will take	Cooking method
Herbal ointment	chopped fresh comfrey root - 10 tbsp. l; acacia (flower) - 2 tablespoons. l; dry comfrey leaves - 2 tbsp. l. ; chestnut flowers - 2 tablespoons. l; melted nutria fat - 4 tablespoons. l.	All the herbs are mixed and filled with fat. Then the container is placed on a slow fire for 3 hours. After that, the oil is filtered and poured into a jar with a lid. The application is carried out in the form of applying the drug to a piece of gauze and applying it to the diseased areas. Procedures are carried out 5 times, after which there is a break for two weeks.
Based on olive oil	olive oil - 150 ml; beeswax - 100 g; propolis - 20 g; resin of any tree - 100 g; honey - 3 tablespoons. l.	Mix the resin, wax and oil in a metal container and place the mixture in a water bath. Cooking time - 1 hour. Then put the honey in a container and leave it on the fire for 10 minutes, then add propolis and boil it for another 10 minutes. This is the last stage, at the end of which the ointment is placed in a glass container and cooled.
Garlic ointment	butter; cloves of garlic - 35 pieces.	Garlic is crushed and mixed with butter in a 2: 1 ratio.
Based on lard	rendered pork fat; liquid soap for washing; aloe juice; honey; onion juice; ichtamol-based ointment; balsamic liniment. All ingredients should be taken 1 tablespoon. l.	Mix all the ingredients and put them on a low heat, slowly bringing them to a boil. As soon as the first bubbles appear, indicating a heating of about 100 ° C, you should remove the container with the medicine from the stove, put it in a container for future storage and let it cool.

Compresses and friction

Treatment of varicose veins in the legs with folk remedies can also be carried out with the help of compresses or rubbing. The effectiveness of this method is associated with a local effect on the skin, through which nutrients penetrate directly into the pathological focus.

In home practice, the following recipes are applicable:

1. Compress with tomatoes. The preparation of this method is quite simple. You need to take a tomato, cut it finely, spread it on a bandage and then put it on the painful areas. For stable fixation, you can also tie a piece of gauze or other elastic bandage. The duration of the procedure is 2 hours, the number of daily repetitions is 3 times, the possibility of applying the method is every day.
2. Take a clean sheet of burdock or horseradish and place it in a hot cauldron until the optimum temperature is reached (tolerably hot). The inner side is applied to the affected vein and first a piece of sterile bandage is placed on the skin. All this is securely fixed. Procedures are best done at night and are performed every other day. The course of treatment is 5 times.
3. Spread honey on the fabric in an even layer, apply a compress to the sore legs, wrap with plastic wrap on top and then with a scarf. The duration of the first procedure is 2 hours, the second and third are at least 4 hours, and the fourth is done all night.
4. Compress from willow branches. First you need to take the twigs, rinse them well and crush them into small pieces. Then, using a bandage or gauze, fix it on the damaged areas and keep the compress for several hours.
5. Buy ordinary cosmetic clay and dilute it with cold water until a liquid consistency is obtained (it should resemble sour cream). Apply it to all affected areas of the feet, wrap it with a wide bandage or clean gauze, then put another layer of mud, then a layer of gauze, etc. , in this sequence until you get "mud boots" 1. 5 cm thick. the whole thing canvas fabric to absorb moisture, and on top with a wool scarf. In the final stage, you need to lie down for 3 hours in such a position that the legs are in an elevated position. After this time, the compress is removed and the feet are thoroughly washed. After the second such procedure, you can notice a visible effect in the form of resorption of the joints and elimination of pain.

Rubbing is also very useful in diseases:

1. Kalanchoe tincture will perfectly help with a feeling of heaviness and burning in the legs. For this, a pure plant and vodka (alcohol can be used) are taken in a ratio of 1: 1. After letting the medicine brew for 10-14 days, rub her legs until the venous pattern disappears completely.
2. Tincture of walnut. It is prepared from green walnuts (previously crushed) in combination with olive oil. Homemade medicine is aged in the sun for 40 days, and then problem areas are lubricated with it.
3. Pour the lilac leaves with 1 bottle of vodka and infuse the solution for 2 weeks. Then it is used for rubbing for a month and a half.

Also, for rubbing, you can use the fruits of a rare maclura tree, which grows in the southern regions. Internal use is strictly prohibited, because the juice is poisonous, but for external use in the form of an alcohol tincture, crushed fruits will be very useful.

Types of folk medicine for internal use

This type of treatment most often involves the preparation of medicinal tinctures and decoctions.

At home, you can experiment with the following alternative medicine recipes:

1. For cooking, you will need crushed dry flowers or fruits of chestnut, yarrow, chamomile flowers, raspberry root in equal proportions. From the finished collection you need to take 2 tablespoons. l. and pour them with 600 ml of boiling water, put them on a slow fire and let them boil and immediately remove them from the stove. After insisting the solution overnight, consume ¾ cup daily in the morning and evening.
2. Tincture of garlic. Grind 4 heads of garlic and 4 unpeeled lemons with a grinder or blender. The resulting mass should be transferred to a 3-liter glass jar and pour the mixture with warm boiled water. Apply the medicine for three days at room temperature, occasionally stirring the contents of the jar. After this time, strain the solution into another container and store it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. You should consume 100 ml 3 times a day during or after meals. A complete course of treatment includes the preparation of four such jars of medical solution.
3. Prepare a collection of crushed dry leaves of dioecious nettle, marshmallow root, yarrow, St. John's wort flowers. Make 1 tbsp. l. mix in 1 liter of boiling water and insist until the solution cools completely. Then strain the juice and take half a glass 3-4 times a day after meals. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks, after which the body is given a break for 14 days, then the treatment is repeated again.

Careful:many folk remedies may be contraindicated due to the individual characteristics of the organism, so if there are allergic reactions to any component that is part of the recipe, the use of this method should be abandoned.

Baths as a way to relieve symptoms

After a long tiring day, it's time to relax and therapeutic baths will be very helpful. As an alleviation of the symptoms of the disease, you can use such popular recipes for varicose veins in the legs:

1. Take 500 g of chestnut, oak and willow branches, put them in an enamel container and pour cold water. Let it boil and wait another half an hour, then add 200 g of marshwort, St. John's wort, progeny and chamomile. This solution should be infused overnight. Before the bath, steam the rye bread and pour the broth into the bath together with the previously prepared medicinal solution. The procedures are done every day before going to bed for 30-40 minutes. The water temperature should be 38-43 °C.
2. Prepare a bath decoction from 2 handfuls of willow bark, filled with 5 liters of boiling water. After that, the solution simmers over low heat for another half hour, and then it is poured into the bath. Hygiene measures should be carried out in the same way.

It is best to combine folk recipes for varicose veins with daily walks, proper nutrition, therapeutic exercises and proper clothing. In this case, the effectiveness of not only non-traditional, but also drug therapy will increase.

natural drink

Freshly squeezed juices are useful not only for the treatment of varicose veins, but also for many other diseases and disorders. They perfectly enrich the body with nutrients that strengthen blood vessels, reduce the risk of blood clots and increase the body's defenses.

For this purpose, you can prepare such well-known mixtures of liquids:

liquid products	Percentage of parts	Useful features
Carrots and spinach	10: 6	Carrots contain bioflavonoids, which help reduce vascular fragility and strengthen blood walls. Spinach is rich in oxalic acid, which cleans the blood and prevents the formation of harmful deposits in the walls. Daily use of this juice saturates the body with vitamins, removes excess water, toxins and toxins, stimulates lipolysis processes and has a complex beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system.
Carrots, celery stalks, spinach leaves, parsley leaves	7: 4: 3: 2	Parsley strengthens the vascular wall and protects blood vessels from damage and thinning. Celery helps remove excess water and other harmful substances. Preparing such a mixture will help to clean the blood vessels from calcium salts, strengthen them and reduce the risk of atherosclerosis.
Carrots, spinach, beets	10: 3: 3	When you drink juice, it has such a positive effect: the pressure stabilizes; excess fluid is removed and swelling is reduced; hematopoietic processes are stimulated; hemoglobin level increases; the supply of useful vitamins and minerals is replenished; prevent the development of anemia.
Spinach leaves, turnip greens and roots, watercress	4: 2: 2	When you take a healthy drink, the balance of electrolytes is leveled and the metabolism in the tissues improves. The risk of developing hypertension and other vascular complications is reduced. This combination is an excellent option for thinning the blood and dissolving already formed blood clots.

Careful:prepare and take juice every day in the amount of 500 ml. Storage is allowed no more than half an hour, as most of the useful components can disappear after contact with air.

Knowing how to cure varicose veins in the legs with folk remedies, you can significantly relieve your condition and prevent the symptoms and severity of the disease from worsening. However, be aware of side effects and if any warning signs appear in the form of itching, burning, abdominal pain, etc. , contact your doctor immediately.