How to beat varicose veins on 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 symptoms of the disease.

Modern medicine has "stepped" far ahead and placed great hopes on the quick and effective treatment of many diseases. However, even with such impressive progress, there are always people who prefer alternative therapies.

With varicose veins, such a moment is primarily associated with 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 delaying the visit to 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 painless safe procedures for surgical treatment, as well as methods of conservative therapy.

Alternative medicine is also very effective, but only in combination with the right treatment. What is the danger of varicose veins on 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 particularly effective in the early stages of the disease or in the post-operative recovery period. Also, such therapy is applicable in more advanced situations to ensure symptomatic relief.

Proper preparation and use of folk recipes achieves the following positive effects:

• 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;
• heaviness in the legs disappears;
• spider veins, as well as varicose veins that bulge on the skin, become smaller;
• vascular permeability decreases;
• immunity is strengthened;
• the course of the disease is significantly facilitated, and thus the risk of complications is prevented.

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

Some homeopathic ointments, gels, tinctures, etc. , prepared in a factory, are in no way superior to ordinary domestic folk remedies, so why overpay if you can prepare the medicine yourself.

So, in order 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;
   • sagebrush;
   • chamomile;
   • butter;
   • gentian;
   • spiraea;
   • chamomile;
   • comfrey;
   • peony root.
2. Pain relief:
   • geranium;
   • clover;
   • birch buds;
   • sweet clover;
   • liquorice;
   • celandine;
   • corydalis
   • willow bark;
   • ginger;
   • elmous meadowsweet.
3. Improving blood circulation:
   • aloe;
   • acacia;
   • liquorice;
   • lilac lilac;
   • sage;
   • lime color;
   • thigh.
4. Strengthening of blood vessels:
   • Birch buds;
   • valerian;
   • chestnut;
   • hawthorn;
   • marsh cinquefoil;
   • cudweed
   • dill.

The most popular remedies for varicose veins on the legs:

• horse chestnut;
• wooden ears;
• cabbage;
• sagebrush;
• kalanchoe;
• white willow bark;
• celandine.

Attention:many patients do not rush to see a specialist, but this is wrong. During the examination, 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 certain situation, because an integrated approach to treatment is to take 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 pressure on the veins and thus relieves fatigue and pain in the legs.

Instructions for preparing horse chestnut tincture are as follows:

1. You need to take 50 g of the flowers of the plant and cover 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 of 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 places.

Cabbage leaf - the enemy will not go unnoticed

Which disease is not afraid of the 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 many medicinal properties, which are due to the vitamins and trace elements contained in the cabbage leaves.

This efficiency is expressed in the following properties:

• bactericidal;
• wound healing;
• regenerating;
• restorative;
• anti-sclerotic;
• tonic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• pain reliever;
• diuretic.

Such a remedy for varicose veins on the legs is usually used in the form of poultices. To do this, you need to gently roll or tear off a 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 covering all day. The course of treatment is 1 month.

Apple cider vinegar: effective medicine or myth?

A popular folk 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 are strengthened, 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.

Apple cider vinegar is used according to the following recipes:

1. Dilute 1 tsp. essences with 1 tbsp. l. clean water and drink this medicine in the morning on an empty stomach 30 minutes before eating.
2. Mix 1 cup of apple cider vinegar with 1 quart of water, then simply rinse your feet with the solution. After that, you need to let the skin dry naturally.
3. Soak a cotton pad in the essence and rub the product into problem areas.
4. Make healing poultices. It is necessary to moisten a piece of gauze or fabric in a vinegar solution, attach it to the inflamed veins, wrap it with polyethylene and wrap it with a blanket from above. 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 fats

Preparing homemade ointment for the feet is as simple as peeling a pear, the most important thing is to follow all the recommendations. They differ from their "cousins" of industrial preparations by their 100% naturalness, economy, efficiency and ease of use.

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

Preparation of homemade fat:

The name of the recipe	It will take	Cooking method
Vegetable oil	chopped fresh comfrey root - 10 tablespoons. l; acacia (flowers) - 2 tablespoons. l; dry comfrey leaves - 2 tablespoons. l. ; chestnut flowers - 2 tablespoons. l; melted nutria fat - 4 tablespoons. l.	All herbs are mixed and filled with fat. Then the container is put on low heat for 3 hours. After that, the fat is filtered and poured into a jar with a lid. Application is carried out in the form of applying the drug to a piece of gauze and applying it to the affected areas. Procedures are carried out 5 times, after which there is a break of two weeks.
Based on olive oil	olive oil - 150 ml; beeswax - 100 g; propolis - 20 g; resin of any tree - 100 g; honey - 3 spoons. l.	Mix the resin, wax and oil in a metal bowl and bring the mixture to a boil in a water bath. Duration of cooking - 1 hour. Then put the honey in a bowl and leave it on the fire for 10 minutes, then add the propolis and cook for another 10 minutes. This is the final stage, at the end of which the fat is placed in a glass container and cooled.
Garlic oil	butter; cloves of garlic - 35 pcs.	Garlic is crushed and mixed with butter in a ratio of 2: 1.
Based on pork fat	rendered lard; liquid laundry soap; aloe juice; honey; onion juice; Ichtamol-based ointment; balsamic liniment. All ingredients must be taken 1 tablespoon at a time. l.	Mix all the ingredients and put on a low heat, slowly cooking. As soon as the first bubbles appear, which indicates 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 cool it.

Compresses and rubbing

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

The following recipes are used in home practice:

1. Tomato compress. The preparation of this method is quite simple. You need to take a tomato, chop it finely, spread it over the bandage, and then attach it to the painful places. For stable fixation, you can additionally tie a piece of gauze or another 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 leaf of thistle or horseradish and place it on a hot kettle until the optimum temperature is reached (tolerably hot). The inner side is applied to the affected vein, and a piece of sterile bandage is first placed on the skin. It's all fixed for sure. Procedures are best done at night and every other day. The course of treatment is 5 times.
3. Apply honey to the fabric in an even layer, apply a poultice to sore legs, wrap with plastic wrap on top, and then a scarf. The first procedure lasts 2 hours, the second and third at least 4 hours, and the fourth is done all night.
4. Compress from willow branches. First you need to take the twigs, wash them well and crush them into small pieces. Then, using a bandage or gauze, attach it to the damaged areas and keep the compress for several hours.
5. Buy regular cosmetic clay and dilute it with cold water until it has a liquid consistency (it should resemble sour cream). Apply it to all affected areas of the legs, wrap it with a wide bandage or clean gauze, then apply another layer of clay, then a layer of gauze, etc. in this order until you get "clay boots" 1. 5 cm thick. the whole thing linen cloth to absorb moisture, and on top a woolen scarf. In the final stage, you have to lie down for 3 hours in such a position that your legs are in an elevated position. After that time, the dressing 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 nodes and removal of pain.

Rubbing is also very useful for diseases:

1. Kalanchoe tincture will perfectly help with the 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 leaving the medicine to brew for 10-14 days, rub her legs until the vein pattern disappears completely.
2. Walnut tincture. Prepared from green walnuts (pre-ground) combined with olive oil. The home remedy is left in the sun for 40 days, and then problem areas are lubricated with it.
3. Cover lilac leaves with 1 bottle of vodka and apply the solution for 2 weeks. Then use for rubbing for a month and a half.

Also, for rubbing, you can use the fruits of the 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 alcoholic 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.

You can experiment with the following alternative medicine recipes at home:

1. For cooking, you will need crushed dry flowers or fruits of chestnut, yarrow, chamomile flowers, raspberry roots in equal proportions. You need to take 2 tablespoons from the finished collection. l. and pour 600 ml of boiling water over them, put on a low heat and bring to a boil, then immediately remove from the stove. After insisting the solution all night, consume ¾ cup daily in the morning and evening.
2. Tincture of garlic. Grind 4 heads of garlic and 4 unpeeled lemons with a meat grinder or blender. The resulting mass should be transferred to a 3-liter glass container and pour warm boiled water over the mixture. Infuse 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. It is necessary to consume 100 ml 3 times a day during or after meals. The full course of treatment includes the preparation of four such jars of medicinal tincture.
3. Prepare a collection of crushed dry leaves of nettle, marshmallow root, yarrow, St. John's wort flowers. Boil 1 tbsp. l. mixture in 1 liter of boiling water and insist until the solution cools completely. Then strain the soup 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 of 14 days, and then the treatment is repeated again.

Attention: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 hard day, it is time to relax and therapeutic baths will be very useful. To relieve the symptoms of the disease, you can use such folk recipes for varicose veins on the legs:

1. Take 500 g of chestnut, oak and willow branches, place in an enameled container and cover with cold water. Boil and wait another half hour, then add 200 g of marsh, St. John's wort, succession and chamomile. This solution should stand overnight. Before bathing, cook 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 of 2 handfuls of willow bark, poured with 5 liters of boiling water. Then the solution is boiled on low heat for another half hour, and then poured into the bath. Hygiene measures should be implemented in the same way.

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

natural drinks

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 popular juice mixes:

juice products	Percentage of parts	Useful features
Carrots and spinach	10: 6	Carrots contain bioflavonoids, which help reduce the fragility of blood vessels and strengthen blood walls. Spinach is rich in oxalic acid, which purifies the blood and prevents the formation of harmful deposits on 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 to remove excess water and other harmful substances. Preparation of such a mixture will help to clean the vessels from calcium salts, strengthen them and reduce the risk of atherosclerosis.
Carrots, spinach, beets	10: 3: 3	When you drink juice, there is 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, greens and beet root, watercress	4: 2: 2	By taking a healthy drink, the balance of electrolytes is evened out and the metabolism in the tissues is enhanced. 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.

Attention:prepare and take juice daily in the amount of 500 ml. Storage is allowed for no longer than half an hour, because most of the useful components can disappear in contact with air.

Knowing how to cure varicose veins on the legs with folk remedies, you can significantly alleviate your condition and prevent the worsening of symptoms and severity of the disease. However, keep an eye out for side effects and if any warning signs such as itching, burning, abdominal pain, etc. appear. , contact your doctor immediately.