Treatment with pharmacy drugs for any disease, including varicose veins, can be effective, but at the same time, it is accompanied by a host of side effects. Another thing is the treatment of varicose veins on the legs with folk remedies.
In this case, 100% safety is not guaranteed, but there will be fewer side reactions. An added bonus is low prices for herbs, and some can be collected by yourself. Along with traditional medicine, folk medicine does not lose its relevance, but you need to use any of the recipes after consulting a doctor.
In eliminating problems with blood vessels, ointments and compresses, baths and applications, infusions and decoctions for internal use are used. The main task of therapy is to establish blood circulation in the extremities.
The best effect is achieved in the initial stages of the development of pathology, when the manifestations are reduced to heaviness in the legs in the evenings and the appearance of vascular networks. If the situation is neglected, then the only option would be surgery. Therefore, it is important to monitor your health, undergo an examination and not start diseases.
Blood stagnation begins in the lower extremities, they bear the entire load, the vessels suffer from physical efforts, static postures, external and internal factors. In order for the treatment of varicose veins to be effective with folk remedies, it is recommended to follow the advice of doctors:
- adjust the daily routine so that there is time for rest between cases, warm-up and sleep at night;
- get rid of the habit of sitting cross-legged;
- walk more often, move more during the day;
- correctly use funds for external and internal use;
- wear compression hosiery selected by a doctor;
- for daily wear, choose things made from natural fibers;
- revise the diet, enrich it with fiber, vitamin products and substances beneficial for veins and general health.
Tinctures for varicose veins
A variety of folk remedies for varicose veins on the legs can be quickly prepared at home. Kalanchoe tincture will relieve the burning sensation in the legs and the feeling of heaviness in them. You need to take the leaves of the plant, grind and insist in vodka in a 1: 1 ratio.
After a week, you can use the infusion to lubricate areas with a vascular network. The course lasts a month.
Another effective remedy is made from chestnuts. You will need 50 g of flowers and 1 liter of vodka. Insist the plant for 2 weeks, shaking the container every day. Take a tincture of 2 tbsp. l. three times a day before meals. When the volume is over, you need to interrupt for a week, and then resume treatment. The improvements will become noticeable after three courses.
Garlic and Lemon Vein Treatment
As a person grows up, cholesterol plaques accumulate on the vessels inside, due to which blood circulation is impaired. Plaque is formed from cholesterol from "junk" food. In order to prevent complications associated with narrowing and blockage of blood vessels, you need to use prophylactic folk remedies for treating varicose veins of the legs. The best agent for dissolving atherosclerotic plaques is garlic. In addition, it fights viruses and germs.
The vessels can be cleaned by preparing the indicated infusion. The first step is to chop 4 lemons with peels and 4 heads of garlic. Transfer the crushed mass to a glass jar and pour 3 liters of warm water. The medicine is infused for 3 days at room temperature, a couple of times a day you need to mix the contents of the container. After 3 days, the drug is filtered and stored in the refrigerator.
Take 100 ml 3 times a day after meals. For the entire course, you will need 4 cans of infusion, each of which is prepared for 10 days. If side effects appear against the background of treatment, then the dosage is reduced to 1-2 tbsp. l. 2 times a day.
Such a remedy for varicose veins normalizes blood pressure, relieves headaches, cleans blood vessels from cholesterol accumulations, and gives energy. It is advisable to undergo such a course 1-2 times a year, if the doctor does not find contraindications.
Effective compresses for varicose veins
Treatment is carried out with tinctures and decoctions, and also with compresses. They work no worse, but sometimes better. Below are compresses for varicose veins, reviews confirm that they work:
- tomato compress. Tomatoes are finely chopped, spread on gauze or bandage, and then applied to the diseased areas on the legs. To prevent the compress from slipping, you can wrap it over with cling film or bandage. The duration of the procedure is 2 hours, after which a fresh compress is applied and after it another one. Repeat the procedure daily;
- fern leaf compress. If there is an opportunity to find a plant, then you need to collect the leaves, grind them in a meat grinder or blender in order to squeeze out the juice from the resulting mass. Sour milk is added to the juice, gauze is moistened in liquid and applied in the form of a compress on the legs until morning;
- pussy willow compress. Crush the branches, put on cheesecloth and apply to painful areas of the legs for 2 hours;
- you can improve blood circulation in the legs in a simple way - hold your feet in warm water, then put on warm socks dipped in vodka. Put plastic bags on top of them. Make such a compress before bedtime. It helps well against varicose veins in the legs, varicose veins in the legs in the initial stage quickly pass;
- cabbage leaf compress. First, grease the leaves of fresh cabbage with laundry soap, then apply to the legs, sprinkling with special soda. Fix the cabbage leaf with a bandage, leave until morning.
Infusions and decoctions from medicinal plants
All recipes for varicose veins are designed to cleanse blood vessels and blood, to improve blood circulation. The following infusion is considered effective: plantain, chestnut flowers, chamomile, yarrow, raspberry root are mixed in equal parts. 2 tbsp are taken from the resulting collection. l. and placed in a liter saucepan, pouring 600 ml of boiling water. The mixture is brought to a boil, turn off the stove and leave the infusion under the lid overnight. They consume 150 ml of the drug in the morning and evening.
An infusion of yarrow, nettle, St. John's wort and marshmallow root well eliminates varicose veins. 1 tbsp. l. plant raw materials are poured into a thermos 1 liter of boiling water and left overnight. Take an infusion of 100 ml 3 times a day. The course lasts 3 weeks, then a break for 5-7 days and a second course. The duration of treatment is about six months.
An easy-to-prepare remedy is a calendula decoction. You need to put 2 tbsp in a thermos. l. chopped calendula, pour 500 ml of boiling water and leave overnight. Take 100 ml 2 times a day. According to the same principle, a decoction of nettle is prepared, but for 2 tbsp. l. raw materials take 1 glass of boiling water. Drink 50 ml three times a day. On the basis of calendula, you can buy an ointment for varicose veins in a pharmacy and follow the instructions.
Datura seeds for varicose veins
Treatment with folk remedies for pathologies of veins, ischemia and thrombophlebitis, stroke, as well as neuralgia and whooping cough, epilepsy and numbness of the extremities is carried out with tincture of dope seeds. It must be remembered that the plant is poisonous - the seeds contain alkaloids (atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine). Therefore, contraindications should be considered before use.
For tincture, 80 g of seeds are crushed in a mortar or coffee grinder, placed in a container and filled with 500 ml of vodka. The mixture is infused for 2 weeks, shaking the container from time to time. Therapy begins with 15 drops of tincture, diluted in 100 ml of water. Take the medicine before meals 1 time per day. In the future, the dosage is increased by 2 drops, and this continues until the amount reaches 25 drops. Another month you need to take 25 drops, and this is where the course ends. If there is an intolerance to procaine, the given alternative treatment begins not with 15, but with 1 drop.
Datura seed tincture is also suitable for compresses. The dosage is the same as above, only the tincture is not taken orally, but is used to wet cotton wool to apply it to the veins. They wrap the legs with cling film and leave a compress for an hour. Considering that the area of the compresses in each case will be different, you need to beware of overdose.
An overdose can be determined by the feeling of intoxication. In this case, you need to drink more water and milk, then you need to reduce the dose by a few drops and not increase it.
Juice therapy
Vegetable juices are excellent in the treatment of varicose veins. The main condition is the regularity of the application. The juice is quickly absorbed, saturates with healthy substances, vitamins and microelements, as well as antioxidants. Reception of juices strengthens blood vessels, prevents thrombus formation, improves the process of hematopoiesis.
The following juices are used for home treatment after consultation with a doctor:
- Carrots, celery and spinach leaves. The ingredients are combined in a ratio of 10: 6. Carrot juice contains bioflavonoids, trace elements. The most effective of the flavonoids is rutin, it is included in medicines that prevent capillary fragility. The constant use of juice from fresh carrots strengthens the vascular walls, prevents the development of varicose veins or the progress of an existing disease. Spinach contains a lot of oxalic acid, which cleans blood vessels from deposits, prevents the accumulation of lime sediment, and normalizes the ability of blood vessels to contract. Daily use of spinach juice prevents hypertension, fills the body with vitamins A and C, and cleans blood vessels. Celery cleanses blood vessels, helps to establish fat metabolism, removes toxins and has a diuretic effect. When juices of celery, carrots and spinach are combined, it has an excellent effect on all organs and systems, prevents the development of varicose veins and eliminates the manifestations of the disease in the initial stage.
- Spinach, beets and carrots. The ingredients are mixed in a 1: 1: 2 ratio. With the help of juice therapy, you can quickly cure varicose veins on the legs at an early stage. Daily use of vegetable juice will replenish the supply of trace elements, normalize blood pressure, relieve fluid, and with it from edema. Beets are able to stimulate hematopoiesis, thanks to them the amount of hemoglobin in the blood increases, which prevents anemia from developing.
- Celery, spinach, carrots and parsley. The components are mixed in a ratio of 4: 3: 7: 2. The properties of carrots and celery are described above, and parsley strengthens the walls of the vessels of the lower extremities, makes the capillaries not so fragile, therefore, you can avoid the appearance of new vascular networks on the surface of the legs. Juice therapy resists damage and thinning of blood vessels, removes excess fluid from the body, cleanses the blood from toxins. The vascular walls are cleared of calcium deposits, this serves as the prevention of atherosclerosis.
- Spinach and turnips, fresh watercress. Juices from the listed ingredients are mixed in a ratio of 4: 2: 2. Turnips are taken along with the leaves, since greens contain many useful minerals - magnesium, calcium and potassium. Turnip juice normalizes the level of electrolytes in the blood, improves metabolism, and serves as the prevention of hypertension and vascular disease. Watercress leaves contain a storehouse of useful substances: sulfur, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, chlorine, magnesium, iron and sodium. The combination of juices of the listed ingredients helps to thin the blood, cleanse it of toxins, dissolve blood clots and prevent their formation. With such regular treatment at home with folk remedies, the metabolism in the tissues improves, the organs are saturated with oxygen, and cleansed of toxins.
Juice therapy means a daily intake of 500-600 ml of a mixture of juices, which it is advisable to prepare shortly before use. The shelf life of fresh juice is only half an hour, further useful substances are destroyed upon contact with air. For the effectiveness of therapy, you need to make a lot of effort and time.
Healing lotions for varicose veins
Many patients want to speed up the treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies at home, smearing a miracle ointment or drinking a magic tincture. But you can't get rid of varicose veins in a day or even a month - any doctor will tell you about this. Recipes should be discussed with a specialist and alternated. Below are several remedies that are easy to prepare, but give an effect in eliminating vascular networks on the legs:
- Apple cider vinegar is considered by many to be the main remedy for varicose veins. For treatment, you need to dilute 2 tbsp in a glass of water. l. apple cider vinegar, then moisten a bandage in this liquid and wrap it around the sore limbs. From above, the lotions are wrapped with cling film and left for an hour;
- potato peel is a simple and affordable remedy for varicose veins. You need to boil the cleaning, then cool and put on a bandage or cloth for compresses. Such a lotion is applied for a couple of hours to the diseased area of the leg;
- in the initial stage of the disease, you can use chamomile pharmacy. The recipe is simple - 2 tsp. dry flowers are brewed with a glass of boiling water for half an hour. The infusion is filtered, bandages are moistened in it and applied to the diseased veins. Wormwood can be brewed in the same way.
Summing up, it can be noted that there are many recipes for varicose veins on the legs, and a competent specialist will help to choose the most effective one.