Pharmacy drug treatment for any disease, including varicose veins, can be effective, but at the same time it is accompanied by many 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 the low prices for herbs and some can be harvested on your own. Along with traditional medicine, folk medicine does not lose its relevance, but it is necessary 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 the pathology, when the manifestations are reduced to the heaviness of the legs in the evening and the appearance of vascular networks. If the situation is neglected, 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 limbs, they bear the entire load, the vessels suffer from physical exertion, 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, warming up and sleeping 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;
- wearing compression stockings selected by a doctor;
- for everyday use, choose things made from natural fibers;
- review the diet, enrich it with fiber, vitamin products and substances beneficial for the veins and general health.
Tinctures for varicose veins
A variety of folk remedies for varicose veins on the legs can be prepared quickly at home. Kalanchoe tincture relieves the burning sensation in the legs and the feeling of heaviness. 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 the areas with a vascular network. The course lasts one month.
Another effective remedy is chestnuts. You will need 50 g of flowers and 1 liter of vodka. Insist on the plant for 2 weeks, shaking the container every day. Take a 2 tbsp tincture. L. three times a day before meals. When the volume is finished, it is necessary to stop for a week and then resume the treatment. The improvements will become evident after three courses.
Garlic and lemon vein treatment
As a person grows, cholesterol plaques accumulate on the internal vessels, as a result of which blood circulation is impaired. Plaque is made up of cholesterol from "junk" food. In order to prevent complications associated with narrowing and blocking of blood vessels, it is necessary to use prophylactic folk remedies for the treatment of varicose veins in the legs. Garlic is the best agent for dissolving atherosclerotic plaques. In addition, it fights viruses and germs.
The jars can be cleaned by preparing the indicated infusion. The first step is to chop 4 lemons with the skins 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 it is necessary 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 whole course, you will need 4 cans of infusion, each of which is brewed for 10 days. If side effects appear against the background of treatment, the dosage is reduced to 1-2 tablespoons. L. 2 times a day.
Such a remedy for varicose veins normalizes blood pressure, relieves headaches, cleans blood vessels of cholesterol accumulations and gives energy. It is recommended to undergo such a course 1-2 times a year, if the doctor does not find contraindications.
Effective compresses for varicose veins
The treatment is carried out with tinctures and decoctions and also with compresses. They work no worse, but sometimes better. The following are the compresses for varicose veins, the reviews confirm that they work:
- tomato wrap. Tomatoes are finely chopped, spread on gauze or bandage, and then applied to the diseased areas of the legs. To prevent the compress from slipping, you can wrap it with cling film or bandage. The duration of the procedure is 2 hours, after which a new compress is applied, and after that another. Repeat the procedure every day;
- poultice of fern leaves. If there is an opportunity to find a plant, then you need to collect the leaves, grind them in a meat grinder or blender to squeeze 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 the morning;
- willow wrap. Crush the branches, wear gauze and apply to the painful areas of the legs for 2 hours;
- you can improve blood circulation in the legs in a simple way: keep your feet in warm water, then wear warm socks soaked in vodka. Place plastic bags on top of them. Make such a compress before bedtime. Helps well against varicose veins in the legs, varicose veins in the legs in the initial stage pass quickly;
- cabbage leaf compress. First, grease the fresh cabbage leaves with laundry soap, then apply to the legs, sprinkling with special soda. Secure the cabbage leaf with a bandage, leave until the morning.
Infusions and decoctions of medicinal plants
All recipes for varicose veins are designed to clean the 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 tablespoons are taken from the resulting collection. L. and place 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 in the evening.
An infusion of yarrow, nettle, St. John's wort and marshmallow root eliminates varicose veins well. 1 tablespoon. L. vegetable 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 5-7 day break and a second course. The duration of the treatment is about six months.
An easy remedy to prepare is a decoction of calendula. You need to put 2 tablespoons in a thermos. L. chopped calendula, pour 500 ml of boiling water and leave overnight. Take 100 ml twice a day. According to the same principle, a decoction of nettle is prepared, but for 2 tablespoons. L. raw materials take 1 glass of boiling water. Drink 50 ml three times a day. On the basis of calendula, you can buy ointment for varicose veins at the pharmacy and follow the instructions.
Datura seeds for varicose veins
Treatment with folk remedies for pathologies of the veins, ischemia and thrombophlebitis, stroke, as well as neuralgia and whooping cough, epilepsy and numbness of the extremities is carried out with drug seed tincture. It should be remembered that the plant is poisonous: the seeds contain alkaloids (atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine). Therefore, contraindications must 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. The therapy begins with 15 drops of tincture, diluted in 100 ml of water. Take the medicine before meals 1 time a 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 the cotton ball 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 tablets in each case will be different, it is necessary 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, so you need to reduce the dose by a few drops and not increase it.
Juice therapy
Vegetable juices are great for treating varicose veins. The main condition is the regularity of the application. The juice is quickly absorbed, saturated with healthy substances, vitamins and microelements, as well as antioxidants. Reception of juices strengthens blood vessels, prevents the formation of thrombus, improves the process of hematopoiesis.
The following juices are used for home treatment after consulting 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 drugs that prevent capillary fragility. 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 the blood vessels of deposits, prevents the accumulation of calcareous sediments 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 purifies blood vessels, helps 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 increases the amount of hemoglobin in the blood, which prevents the development of anemia.
- 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 limbs, makes the capillaries not so fragile, so it is possible to 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 of toxins. The vascular walls are cleared of calcium deposits, this serves as a prevention of atherosclerosis.
- Spinach and turnips, fresh cress. The juices of the listed ingredients are mixed in a ratio of 4: 2: 2. Turnips are taken together with the leaves, as vegetables contain many useful minerals - magnesium, calcium and potassium. Turnip juice normalizes the level of electrolytes in the blood, improves metabolism and serves as a prevention of hypertension and vascular diseases. 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 purified of toxins.
With Juice therapy we mean the daily intake of 500-600 ml of a mixture of juices, which it is advisable to prepare just before use. The shelf life of fresh juice is only half an hour, other useful substances are destroyed in contact with air. For the effectiveness of therapy, it is necessary to spend a lot of time and effort.
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 magical tincture. But you can't get rid of varicose veins in a day or even a month - any doctor will tell you. Recipes should be discussed with a specialist and alternated. Below are several tools that are easy to prepare, but give an effect in the elimination of vascular networks on the legs:
- Apple cider vinegar is considered by many to be the main remedy for varicose veins. For treatment, it is necessary to dilute 2 tablespoons in a glass of water. L. apple cider vinegar, then moisten a bandage in this liquid and wrap it around the affected limbs. From above, the lotions are wrapped with cling film and left for an hour;
- potato peel is a simple and inexpensive remedy for varicose veins. You need to boil cleaning, then cool and put on a bandage or compress cloth. Such a lotion is applied for a couple of hours to the diseased area of the leg;
- at the initial stage of the disease, you can use chamomile pharmacy. The recipe is simple - 2 tsp. dried flowers are prepared with a glass of boiling water for half an hour. The infusion is filtered, the bandages are moistened and applied to the diseased veins. Absinthe can be prepared 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 you choose the most effective one.