The problem of varicose veins worries a huge percentage of the population. Unfortunately, clinical procedures are quite expensive and if you have a visit to the doctor for severe varicose veins, then the minimal symptoms at the initial stage can be alleviated with the help of folk recipes. Many are interested in the effective treatment of varicose veins at home without surgery, in particular the removal of such a cosmetic defect as spider veins. Laser removal and hardening of blood vessels have become widely available relatively recently, but even before they appeared, there were secrets of beauty and health.
How to get rid of varicose veins on the legs
In the clinic of aesthetic medicine the patient will be offered three ways to get rid of leg veins - laser coagulation and radiofrequency ablation weld the vein from the inside, the sclerosing procedure glues the diseased vessel with a special substance - sclerosant. All procedures are low-traumatic, do not require incisions, do not leave scars, there is no period of rehabilitation.
If there is a deterioration in the patient's quality of life, the manifestations of varicose veins are significant and pose a threat - surgery will be performed to remove and ligate the affected veins - combined phlebectomy. The above procedures are the best solution for those who want to get rid of varicose veins forever.
In addition, the doctor will prescribe the wearing of compression stockings, the use of venotonics and anticoagulants, as well as the use of topical agents. The integrated approach is guaranteed to deal with any stage of the disease, and homemade recipes will become indispensable helpers in this.
Effective folk recipes
Apple vinegar
Improves blood microcirculation, strengthens blood vessel walls, relieves edema, has a general tonic effect, thanks to the contained beneficial trace elements, vitamins and amino acids.
- Rub apple cider vinegar on your feet from ankles to thighs every night before bed, after a shower.
- moisten a bandage folded several times with vinegar and apply on inflamed veins. Wrap with cling film, insulate with a scarf on top and hold the compress for 40 minutes. The legs should be raised. Do the procedure three times a week.
- in a container in which you can lower your legs to the knee, dilute 5 liters of water and a glass of apple cider vinegar. Take this bath every other day for 30 minutes.
English salt
Magnesium or magnesium sulfate contains magnesium, oxygen and hydrogen sulfide. It is used to relieve pain and inflammation in the joints, improves blood circulation, reduces muscle tension and removes toxins. You can't do without it if it is decided to treat varicose veins at home.
- 2 tbsp. Dissolve the salt in 1 liter of water, dampen a towel and apply a cold compress on your feet for 3 minutes, then warm for the same time. To stimulate blood circulation, the procedure is performed daily.
cabbage
White cabbage leaves relieve pain and swelling in the legs, reduce the manifestations of varicose veins. They contain vitamins B and C, fiber, amino acids.
- Rinse the required amount of leaves well, put them in a plastic bag and store them in the refrigerator for a day. Before going to bed, after a shower, rub your feet with apple cider vinegar and wait until it dries. Attach cabbage leaves to all problem areas and bandage them freely so that air circulates under the bandage. Prepare a fresh batch of leaves the next day. Remove the bandage in the morning and discard the old leaves. The procedure needs to be repeated from 10 days to 1 month, depending on the degree of damage and the results.
- Sprinkle your feet with baking soda, foam cabbage leaves with laundry soap and apply on the veins. Tie and wrap with a warm towel. Leave the compress overnight, repeat every other day for 2 weeks.
Potatoes for ulcers
Grated raw potatoes are an excellent anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of advanced ulcers. To do this, it is laid out on gauze, which is placed on the wound, covered with a towel on top and left for 4-5 hours. Then the ulcer is washed and a new batch of potatoes is placed. Compresses should be changed before crusting.
Tomato compresses
Tomatoes contain vitamins B and P, as well as flavonoids, which have the ability to tone the walls of blood vessels. Tomatoes are able to relieve pain and heaviness in the legs, reduce the bulge of varicose veins and reduce the visual appearance of the capillary network.
Cut the tomatoes, attach to varicose veins, cover with polyethylene, then with a towel and secure with an elastic bandage. Leave it overnight. The course is 2 weeks.
Decoction of nettle
Take 150 g of fresh or dried nettle, grind in a blender and pour 1 liter of boiling water. The broth should be infused for at least two hours before use, after which it should be well filtered. You should take the product ⅓ cup three times a day for a month. After 2 weeks the course can be repeated.
Horse chestnut
It has a unique set of useful elements.
For the treatment of varicose veins, the most important of these are esculin and escin, which act as angioprotectors and venotonics.
The pharmacy has a huge selection of pills, emulsions and topical products based on horse chestnut. However, it should be used only after consulting a doctor, as there are a number of contraindications.
- To prepare the tincture, you need to take 20 dried chestnuts, peel and pour 3 liters of water. Add 1 cup sugar and 0, 5 cups whey. Insist for two weeks and take 1 cup once a day in the morning before breakfast.
- To get rid of varicose veins at home, horse chestnut is used in the bathing process. 500 g of any raw material (leaves, flowers, bark) should be boiled in 1 liter of water and infused for one hour, then poured into water. It is allowed to make such a bath 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. In the treatment of varicose veins of the legs at home, helps improve blood circulation, resists neoplasms and accelerates cell regeneration.
- Grind the nut in a coffee grinder, pour half a cup of boiling water a teaspoon of powder, add 0, 5 tsp honey, leave to cool completely. Drink 15 minutes before eating. You should prepare a fresh portion of the broth every day.
- Add 5 drops of nutmeg oil to 10 ml of each vegetable oil. Use as a cream on the affected area every night.
Acacia flowers
Take 8 tablespoons of dry crushed flowers of white acacia and pour 200 ml of alcohol or vodka, leave for 7-10 days, then strain and use as a rub on the feet. After a while, the spider veins will lighten and then disappear completely.
Marigold decoction
The plant has a tonic, anti-inflammatory, healing and decongestant effect, which makes it possible to treat varicose veins with it at home.
- Cheap calendula tincture is sold in pharmacies, 20 drops of which are diluted in a tablespoon of water and drunk in the morning and evening.
- You can complement the effect of the tincture with self-prepared ointment. Mix 500 ml of vegetable oil with 50 g of dried marigold flowers. Insist 12 hours, then send on a water bath for 40 minutes. After complete cooling, strain through cheesecloth. Rub into the skin of the feet several times a day.
Kalanchoe leaf
The juice of the plant heals wounds, relieves inflammation and pain.
Best of all, the effectiveness of Kalanchoe is revealed in alcoholic tinctures. Fill a glass jar with chopped leaves to the top and fill with vodka. Insist for two weeks in a dark and cool place. Rub your lower limbs twice a day.
Laundry soap
Environmentally friendly product, promotes rapid healing of ulcers, relieves inflammation and disinfects.
- Wash open ulcers with soapy water before each dressing.
- For bulging veins, prepare a decoction - grate the soap on a fine grater, add to it 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. Strain the infusion, moisten cheesecloth in it, attach to a vein, wrap it with polyethylene and a warm scarf. Leave it overnight.
Clay compresses
Blue and green clay is an excellent antiseptic and decongestant. Prevents the development of thrombophlebitis. Effective only when used for 1-1, 5 months. A single application has no therapeutic effect.
The clay is used to apply spot applications on inflamed areas or complete wrapping. The clay is diluted with warm water or mineral water to the consistency of sour cream, applied in a thick layer on bulging veins or entirely on the legs, wrapped in cling film and insulated. You can wear warm leggings, use a scarf or blanket. The application lasts 40 minutes, the wrap - 20-25 minutes.
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leeches (hirudotherapy)
Leech saliva contains hirudin, which reduces blood clotting, helps treat blood clots, reduces the volume of circulating blood, which reduces the load on the vessels of the legs.
For a visible result you will need 5-6 sessions of hirudotherapy. During the procedure, the doctor places two leeches on the most problematic area and places three more along the vein. When leeches are full, they are carefully removed and destroyed in saline. The same leeches cannot be used twice for safety reasons. The hirudotherapy session lasts about an hour. Slight bleeding is possible when removing leeches.
Honey and propolis
They have a powerful regenerating effect on the walls of blood vessels.
- Take 100 grams of dried leaves of motherwort, mint, oregano and thyme in a glass bowl, mix them with 300 ml of alcohol, add 20 g of propolis or 50 g of honey. Leave to boil for 2 weeks, strain and use as compresses.
- Mix the juice and peel of one lemon, 100 g of honey or propolis, 200 ml of alcohol, 50 g of pharmacy gray jaundice. The mixture was infused for three weeks, then filtered and rubbed into the veins until completely absorbed.
Oral and topical medications
- Bioflavonoid drug that reduces the elasticity of blood vessel walls, increases venous tone, improves lymphatic drainage and microcirculation and has anti-inflammatory effect. When treating varicose veins of the lower extremities at home, it is enough to take one tablet in the morning on an empty stomach for 2 months.
- Capillary stabilizing, decongestant, anti-inflammatory angioprotector with glycoside from fruits (seeds) of horse chestnut. Improves the trophism of blood vessels and adjacent tissues, eliminates venous congestion, relieves pain, fatigue, itching. It is recommended to take 12-15 drops three times daily before meals. The course of treatment can vary from two weeks to three months.
- Gel based on corticosteroids. Relieves inflammation of blood vessels, facilitates blood flow. Instructions for use include application to the skin with massage movements twice a day. But patients recommend applying a thick layer of gel under the adhesive film - warming significantly enhances the effect.
- The gel is a direct-acting anticoagulant based on mucopolysaccharide ester of polysulfuric acid, relieves pain, swelling, swelling of the veins. Reduces the risk of blood clots with regular use.
- Effective venotonic with vitamin P, which eliminates swelling, brittle capillaries, heaviness, pain, fatigue. Seals venous walls, reduces inflammation and prevents blood clots.
User reviews
- "For a long time I was looking for a suitable way for me and I finally found it. I see the positive effects of rubbing with apple cider vinegar and clay shells. Sometimes I use venotonics in combination, then overall it's great. There is no pain and the veins open, the nodules are not so obvious. "
- "I always resort to folk methods. My legs ached and swelled for a long time, but somehow I didn't have time to do anything about it. After a while I got tired and the internet advised me a tincture of nutmeg and a preparation based on horse chestnut. I also connected tourism and a contrast shower. The second day became easier. I hope the effect is long lasting and the disease does not develop. "
- "I have already been operated on twice for varicose veins, after the second operation I left for a long time, my legs hurt, the sting sites and all this is scary. I decided for myself that I would not go for surgery for the third time. For the first time the doctor prescribed angioprotective drugs, after the second operation I connected traditional medicine to them. I went to leeches, cooked chestnut ointment, made herbal compresses. Life has become easier. I can walk with my grandson for a long time, there is some lightness in my legs. I will continue in the same spirit. "
- "A year ago I realized that it's not that I can't walk for a long time, my legs are tired from the morning and they don't want to go anywhere. I often had to lie on the wall with my legs raised to get rid of the pain. He began to treat himself with everything he could - cabbage, horse chestnut, all kinds of lotions with sea buckthorn, calendula and kalanchoe. Vitamin P capsules purchased compression stockings. The pain disappeared, so did the heaviness. The legs sometimes get tired, but the difference is huge. I don't know which medicine 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;
- Quit alcohol and smoking;
- The bath and sauna are contraindicated for varicose veins;
- You will also have to give up vacuum, vending and thermal massage.
- Do regular exercise. It is preferable not to involve weightlifting. Swimming, yoga, stretching are the best.
- Do not stay in awkward positions for a long time, do not wear uncomfortable clothes and shoes.
- Fall in love with a contrasting shower.
- At the end of each day, lift your legs up against the wall and rest for ten minutes.
Treatment of varicose veins at home without prior consultation with a specialist threatens dangerous complications.
Both pharmaceuticals and folk remedies affect each organism in different ways. The ingredients can cause an allergic reaction, bleeding and severe deterioration. Some ingredients cannot be taken at the same time. Even in a hospital setting, patients experience side effects. With self-medication, this danger will increase significantly.