Varicose veins are successfully treated in the early stages and at home. Help with the combined treatment will be provided by folk remedies, massage, gymnastics. We will see the most effective home methods to get rid of varicose veins.
Varicose veins most often affect the lower extremities. With excessive loads on the legs, the walls of the vessels are stressed and damaged, which can lead to blockage of the veins and ulcers.
Folk remedies for varicose veins.
Our ancestors have used folk remedies for the treatment of venous insufficiency for hundreds of years. Many herbal medicines contain substances that are part of expensive modern medicines.
You can use folk remedies only after consulting a doctor.
In the early stages of the disease, varicose veins can be treated more and more easily.
The most effective folk remedies for the treatment of varicose veins:
1. Horse chestnut
Chestnut active substances strengthen the walls of blood vessels, prevent the formation of blood clots in them and promote the resorption of already formed ones. It is also used for phlebitis and hemorrhoids.
chestnut tincture
Take 25 g of chestnut flowers or fruits, pour 250 ml of vodka (ratio 1: 10). Put the bottle or jar with the product in a dark place, not forgetting to shake it every day. Insist 14 days. Take the resulting infusion of 40 drops 3 times a day for at least 2 weeks. Also, with improvement, you can continue treatment, but reduce the daily dose by 2 times.
Can be usedchestnut tincture and externallyrubbing sore legs. This will help reduce the heaviness in the legs, improve blood circulation. Many ointments and creams for varicose veins contain chestnut extract.
2. Apple cider vinegar
Apple cider vinegar contains important trace elements, vitamins and organic acids. They lubricate the dilated veins of the legs. Vinegar refreshes, tones the skin and capillaries. The bestrub it on varicose veinspiece of cotton in the morning and at night.
Can dogauze wrap with vinegar:cover your feet with wet napkins, wrap plastic bags on top and keep them like that for an hour.
vinegar compress- an alternative to wrapping. Dip a towel in apple cider vinegar, place it on your feet, and leave it on for 20 minutes. Legs should be slightly raised, you need to lie on your back.
They canrinse feet with bite solution(for 1 glass - 3 liters of water) after a shower, without rubbing, so that they dry. Repeat the procedure several times during the day.
3. Recipe for varicose veins (from Vanga)
- Recipe number 1.To prevent varicose veins, every morning at dawn you need to walk in the dew in natural socks. When the socks are completely wet, they do not need to be removed. The dew should dry on its own.
- Recipe number 2.Spray the green walnuts with oil, preferably olive oil. Infuse the mass in the sun for 40 days. Rub the feet with the resulting product. It is important to use everything to the end.
4. leeches
Leeches for varicose veins have been used quite a lot and for a long time. Leeches produce a special substance - hirudin. It prevents blood clotting, thins the blood and prevents the formation of blood clots.
Hirudotherapy will help get rid of varicose veins and even completely get rid of spider veins. Many ointments for varicose veins contain hirudin. It is not worth using leeches on your own. It is better to contact a phlebologist and take a course of hirudotherapy (5-6 sessions), which is repeated after 3-4 months.
In one session, 4-5 leeches are placed in the most problematic place and along the vein. There is no need to be afraid of the procedure. It is completely painless and the effect will exceed all expectations.
5. nutmeg
Nutmeg tincture is one of the most powerful remedies for the treatment of varicose veins and thrombophlebitis.
200 g of walnuts are grated, 1 liter of vodka is poured, insisted for 2 weeks. Take tincture of 25 drops 3 times a day. But you should be careful: nutmeg contains strong toxic substances and hallucinogens. Dosage should not be exceeded.
6. Treatment of varicose veins with peroxide
With varicose veins and thrombophlebitisPeroxide swab is appliedfor 20-25 minutes on affected areas and ulcers. It is very important to maintain this time, because the usual rinse with hydrogen peroxide does not give such good results.
Also, specially designedperoxide solution is administered intravenously. Washing the veins with a peroxide solution has been shown to clean the walls of the blood vessels from blood clots and help eliminate varicose veins. But this procedure is carried out only by a specialist!
7. Treatment of varicose veins with honey
Honey is not only a delicious treat, but also a powerful anti-inflammatory and multivitamin remedy. Honey is used externally for the healing of trophic ulcers, resorption of venous nodes.
- honey compress. Apply a thin layer of honey to a towel or canvas, wrap your legs, and cover with additional polyethylene and another towel for insulation. The first procedure lasts 2 hours, the next - 4 hours or more.
- Infusion of honey with garlic. Take 250 g of crushed garlic and 350 g of honey. Mix and infuse for a week. After that, take a tablespoon at least 3 times a day before meals.
Varicose vein massage
Massage for varicose veins has a beneficial effect on the skin of the legs, smoothes it, improves blood circulation and trophism of tissues, unloads the network of lymphatic capillaries and venous vessels. Contraindications to massage are heart disease, serious problems with blood vessels, complications of varicose veins, and trophic ulcers. The massage is performed under the supervision of a doctor.
Massage techniques for varicose veins are in a special sequence. The patient lies on his back, with his legs slightly raised. First, massage the thighs and buttocks, then the legs, and then the feet. The feet are caressed and rubbed.
Compression underwear for varicose veins
To prevent and treat varicose veins, special underwear is produced - stockings and stockings. Stockings are good because they don't squeeze the popliteal fossa area. But for the summer the golf courses are better, because they are not hot. It is necessary to navigate not only according to your taste, but also depending on the situation and severity of the disease. In any case, high-quality compression underwear will benefit. It is comfortable in such tights and golf, the legs get less tired in them, a massage effect occurs.
Exercises for varicose veins.
To prevent the development of varicose veins, it is important to avoid heavy static loads. If you have a sedentary job, you should walk more. Swimming helps a lot. If at work you feel very tired, your legs ache and "buzz" at the end of the day, you need to regularly relax them, raising and supporting them.
Here are some effective exercises for varicose veins:
- Rise on your toes so that your heels are 1 cm from the floor, then sharply lower yourself to the floor. So do it 20 times, with a 20 second break. Do 3 repetitions in total.
- Sitting on a chair, raise your legs and make circular movements with your feet. Pull the socks alternately away from you and towards you.
- Sitting on a chair, without taking your toe out of the field, raise your heels up (15-20 times). After that, without tearing off the heels, lift and pull the socks towards you.
- Lying on your back, do the exercise "bicycle". The feet should make at least 100 scrolls.
- Lying on your back, do the same movements with your legs as described in paragraph 3.
Apply our time-tested recipes, follow the doctor's prescriptions, and you can quite successfully get rid of varicose veins, if not permanently, then at least significantly reduce the risk of their development.