The problem of varicose veins affects a large part of the population. Unfortunately, clinical procedures are quite expensive and if a visit to the doctor becomes extremely necessary during pronounced varicose veins, then at the initial stage minimal symptoms can be alleviated with the help of folk recipes. Many are interested in the effective treatment of varicose veins on the legs without surgery at home, in particular, the elimination of such a cosmetic defect as spider veins. Laser removal and hardening of blood vessels appeared in wide access relatively recently, but even before their appearance there were secrets of beauty and health.
How to get rid of varicose veins on the legs
At the Aesthetic Medicine Clinic, the patient will be offered three ways to get rid of veins in the legs - laser coagulation and radiofrequency ablation. All procedures are low-trauma, do not require wounds, do not leave scars, there is no rehabilitation period.
If a patient's deteriorating quality of life is observed, the manifestations of varicose veins are significant and dangerous - surgery will be performed to remove and ligate the damaged veins - combined phlebectomy. The above procedures are the best solution for those who want to get rid of varicose veins forever.
Also, the doctor will prescribe wearing compression garments, the use of venotonics and anticoagulants, and the use of topical remedies. An integrated approach is guaranteed to deal with any degree of disease and home recipes will become an indispensable helper in this.
Effective folk recipes
Apple vinegar
Improves blood microcirculation, strengthens blood vessel walls, relieves swelling, has a general tonic effect, thanks to useful micronutrients, vitamins and amino acids.
- Every night before going to bed, after taking a shower, rub apple cider vinegar on your feet from the feet to the thighs.
- Moisten the bandage folded several times with vinegar and apply on sore veins. Wrap in a towel, place a scarf on top and keep the compress on for 40 minutes. The legs should be raised. Perform the procedure three times a week.
- In a container in which you can bring the legs to the knees, dilute 5 liters of water and one cup 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, improves blood circulation, reduces muscle tension and removes toxins. You can not do without it, if you decided to treat varicose veins at home.
- 2 s. K. L. Dissolve salt in 1 liter of water, moisten a cloth and apply a cold compress on the feet for 3 minutes, then warm at the same time. The procedure to stimulate blood circulation is performed daily.
Cabbage
White cabbage leaves relieve pain and swelling in the legs, reduce the manifestations of varicose veins. They contain B and C group vitamins, fiber, amino acids.
- Wash the required number of leaves well, put them in a plastic bag and put them in the refrigerator for one day. Before going to bed, after taking a shower, rub your feet with apple cider vinegar and wait until it dries. Attach the cabbage leaves to all the problem areas and wrap them freely so that the air circulates under the wrapper. Prepare a new batch of leaves the next day. In the morning remove the bandage and discard the old leaves. It is necessary to repeat the procedure from 10 days to 1 month, depending on the degree of damage and results.
- Pour baking soda on the feet, sprinkle the cabbage leaves with laundry soap and apply on the veins. Wrap and wrap in a warm cloth. Leave the compress on overnight, repeat every other day for 2 weeks.
Potatoes for ulcers
Grated raw potatoes are an excellent anti-inflammatory remedy for varicose ulcers. To do this, it is placed on the marla, which is placed on the wound, covered with a cloth and left for 4-5 hours. The ulcer is then washed and a new batch of potatoes is sprinkled. Compresses should be changed before applying the bark.
Tomato compresses
Tomatoes contain B and P group vitamins, as well as flavonoids, which have the ability to tone the walls of blood vessels. Tomatoes can relieve pain and heaviness in the legs, reduce varicose veins and reduce the visual manifestation of the capillary network.
Press the tomatoes, attach to the varicose veins, cover with polyethylene, then a towel and secure with an elastic bandage. Leave overnight. The course is 2 weeks.
In nettle broth
Take 150 g of fresh or dried nettles, grind in a blender and pour 1 liter of boiling water. The broth should be soaked for at least two hours before use, after which it should be thoroughly filtered. You should take the product ⅓ cup three times a day for a month. After 2 weeks, the course can be repeated.
ᲪHoney chestnut
Possesses a unique set of useful elements.
The most important of these for the treatment of varicose veins 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. Nevertheless, it should be used only after consultation with your doctor, as there are a number of contraindications.
- To prepare the tincture you need to take 20 pieces of dry chestnuts, strain them and pour 3 liters of water. Add 1 cup of sugar and 0, 5 cups of whey. Insist for two weeks and take 1 cup once a day in the morning, before breakfast.
- Horse chestnut is used in bathing process to remove varicose veins at home. 500 g of any raw material (leaves, flowers, bark) should be boiled in 1 liter of water and left for an hour, then pour in the water. Taking such a bath is allowed for no more than 15 minutes.
Nutmeg
Contains groups of vitamins A, C, B, PP, minerals in the form of copper, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium, essential oils and proteins, a number of organic acids, pectin substances. In the treatment of varicose veins of the leg at home, it helps to improve blood circulation, fights against neoplasms and accelerates cell regeneration.
- Grind the nuts in a coffee grinder, pour a teaspoon of powder in half a cup of boiling water, add 0. 5 tsp. K. Honey, leave to cool completely. Drink 15 minutes before eating. Every day you have to prepare a new portion of the broth.
- To 5 ml of any vegetable oil add 5 drops of nutmeg oil. Use as a cream on the affected area every evening.
Acacia flowers
Take 8 tablespoons of dried crushed white acacia flower and pour 200 ml of alcohol or vodka, leave for 7-10 days, then strain and use to cover the feet. After a period of time, the spider veins will fade and then disappear altogether.
Calendula decoction
The plant has tonic, anti-inflammatory, healing and calming effects, making it possible to treat varicose veins at home.
- Pharmacies sell cheap calendula tincture, 20 drops of which are dissolved in a tablespoon of water and drunk in the morning and evening.
- You can fill the tincture effect with self-prepared ointment. Mix 500 ml of vegetable oil with 50 g of dried calendula flowers. Let stand for 12 hours, then send in a water bath for 40 minutes. After cooling completely, wipe on a cloth. Massage into the skin of the feet several times a day.
Kalanchoe leaves
The juice of the plant heals wounds, relieves inflammation and pain.
Most importantly, the effectiveness of kalanchoe is manifested in alcoholic tinctures. Fill a glass jar with chopped leaves and top with vodka. Insist for two weeks in a dark and cool place. Massage the lower extremities twice a day.
Laundry soap
Ecologically clean product, promotes rapid healing of ulcers, relieves inflammation and disinfects.
- Wash open sores with soapy water before each dressing.
- Prepare an infusion for bulging veins - grind 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. Drain the infusion, soak a cloth in it, attach it to a vein, wrap it in polyethylene and a warm scarf. Leave overnight.
Clay compresses
Blue and green clay is an excellent antiseptic and decongestant. Prevents the development of thrombophlebitis. It is effective only after 1-1, 5 months of use. Single use has no therapeutic effect.
Clay is used for sore applications on painful areas or in full packaging. The clay is diluted with warm water or mineral water to a sour consistency, applied in a thick layer to the veins or completely to the feet, wrapped in tile and insulated. You can wear warm leggings, use a scarf or blanket. Duration of application is 40 minutes, packaging - 20-25 minutes.
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Puppies (hirudotherapy)
Flea saliva contains hirudin, which reduces blood clotting, promotes thrombus formation, reduces circulating blood volume, and reduces the load on the blood vessels of the legs.
You will need 5-6 sessions of hirudotherapy for visible results. During the procedure, the doctor places two bruises on the most problematic area, placing three more along the vein. When the leeks are full, they are thoroughly separated and crushed in brine. Do not use the same puppies twice for safety reasons. The hirudotherapy session lasts about an hour. Minor bleeding is possible when removing fleas.
Honey and propolis
They have a strong regenerative effect on the walls of blood vessels.
- Take 100 grams of dried leaves of mother, mint, oregano and hay in a glass bowl, mix with 300 ml of alcohol, add 20 g of propolis or 50 g of honey. Leave on for 2 weeks, strain and use as compresses.
- Mix one lemon juice and celery, 100 g of honey or propolis, 200 ml of alcohol, 50 g of pharmaceutical gray jaundice. The mixture is infused for three weeks, then filtered and rubbed into the veins until completely absorbed.
Oral and topical medications
- A bioflavonoid drug that reduces the elasticity of blood vessel walls, increases venous tone, improves lymphatic drainage and microcirculation, and has an anti-inflammatory effect. For home treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities at home is enough to take one tablet in the morning on an empty stomach for 2 months.
- Capillary stabilizer, decongestant, anti-inflammatory angioprotector with glycoside from horse chestnut fruit (seeds). Improves trophism in blood vessels and surrounding tissues, eliminates venous edema, relieves pain, fatigue, itching. It is recommended to take 12-15 drops three times a day before meals. The course of treatment can be from two weeks to three months.
- Corticosteroid-based gel. Relieves inflammation of blood vessels, facilitates blood circulation. Instructions for use include applying to the skin with massage movements twice a day. But patients are advised to apply a thick layer of gel under the food film - warming significantly enhances the effect.
- The gel is a direct-acting anticoagulant based on the ether mucopolysaccharide ether, relieves pain, swelling, swelling of the veins. Reduces the risk of blood clots when used regularly.
- With effective venotonic vitamin P, which extinguishes swelling, capillary fragility, heaviness, pain, fatigue. Closes the walls of the veins, reduces inflammation and prevents blood clots from forming.
User reviews
- "I have been looking for a suitable way for me for a very long time and I finally found it. I see the positive effects of apple cider vinegar packaging and clay packaging. Sometimes I use venotonics in combination too, then it is generally wonderful. There is no pain and the veins collapse, the nodules are not so obvious. "
- "I always resort to folk methods. My legs were sore for a long time and I was swollen, but for some reason I did not have time to do anything. At some point I got tired and the internet suggested me a nutmeg tincture and a preparation based on horse chestnut. I also combined hiking and a contrast shower. The next day it became easier. "I hope the effect will last a long time and the disease will not develop. "
- "I have already had two operations on varicose veins, after the second operation I left for a long time, my legs hurt, the puncture sites hurt and it is all terrible. I myself decided not to go for surgery for the third time. The first time the doctor prescribed me angioprotective drugs, after the second operation I combined them with traditional medicine. I went to the lakes, made chestnut ointment, made compresses from herbs. Life has become easier. I can walk with my granddaughter longer, there is a kind of lightness in my legs. I will continue in the same spirit. "
- "A year ago I realized that I can not walk long, I have tired legs in the morning and do not want to go anywhere. I often had to lie on the wall to escape the pain. He started treating with everything he could - cabbage, horse chestnut, all kinds of lotions with sea buckthorn, calendula and kalanchoe. Vitamin P capsules, bought compression stockings. The pain is gone, the severity is gone. The legs get tired sometimes, but the difference is huge. I do not know which medication helped, so I praise everything. "
Prevention of varicose veins
- Proper nutrition - reduce the consumption of flour and fried foods, include in the diet fish, fruits rich in vitamin C, legumes;
- Give up alcohol and smoking;
- Bath and sauna are contraindicated for varicose veins;
- You will also need to avoid vacuuming, cupping and thermal massage.
- Engage in regular exercise. It is desirable not to be associated with weight lifting. It is best to swim, yoga, stretch.
- Do not stay in an uncomfortable posture for a long time, do not wear uncomfortable clothes and shoes.
- Love the contrast shower.
- At the end of each day, raise your legs against the wall and rest for ten minutes.
Treatment of varicose veins at home without first consulting a specialist can lead to dangerous complications.
Both pharmaceuticals and folk remedies act differently on each organism. Ingredients can cause an allergic reaction, bleeding and a sharp deterioration of the condition. Some ingredients may not be taken at the same time. Even in the hospital, patients experience side effects. By self-medication this danger will increase significantly.