The best folk remedies for varicose veins on the legs

From this article you will learn: what folk remedies can be supplemented with the treatment of varicose veins on the legs. How to prepare medicines from natural ingredients. How to apply them correctly.

Contents of the article:

• Broths and tinctures
• Varicose products
• Juices
• Exercises
• Compresses
• Forecast

Varicose veins appear due to a decrease in the tone of the veins, reducing their elasticity and improper operation of the vessels. For final recovery, a minimally invasive operation is often necessary - sclerotherapy of veins affected by the disease. But with the help of folk methods, you can improve the condition of the vessels, relieve symptoms and stop further progression of varicose veins.

When popular means are popular:

• They can be used for more rapid recovery in case of varicose veins.
• They are effective for prevention. Start applying them at the stage when the pathology is still invisible. If you feel the precursors of varicose veins( heaviness in the legs, swelling, fatigue, feeling of bursting), then be sure that if you leave these signs without treatment, you will soon see enlarged veins on your legs.
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• Regularly use folk methods if you are at risk for getting varicose veins of the legs( if you have standing work, obesity, pregnancy).

Before using alternative medicine, consult a phlebologist. If you are pregnant, then consult with a gynecologist, as during pregnancy, many folk remedies are contraindicated. Especially it concerns or touches means for reception inside.

Decoctions and tinctures

The most effective means for ingestion, as with compresses, useful substances do not always pass through the skin and fat layer and may simply not reach their destination.

Horse chestnut

This is one of the best folk remedies for leg vein varicose.

It contains a lot of saponins - substances that:

As active ingredients, saponins are also present in medicines: Escuzane, Anvenol, Reparil.

In addition, the horse chestnut contains:

Contraindications to the use of horse chestnut: low blood pressure, renal or hepatic insufficiency, intestinal atony, constipation, menstrual disorders, pregnancy, lactation.

Preparation of tincture

To prepare the tincture, take 10 g of plant flowers and pour 100 ml of alcohol. Insist 2 weeks. In this case, shake every day. Strain.

Take 1 tbsp.l.3 times a day. Take 1-2 sips of water with water. The duration of the course is 7 days. Compulsory break - 14 days. Then you can resume treatment, but later also every week make a two-week break.

Larch

The decoction of larch is very effective. This plant contains vitamin P( rutin), which is responsible for the strength and elasticity of the vessels. Of the derivatives of rutin( rutosides and hydroxyrutozides) do also medical preparations( Anvenol, Troxevasin, Troxerutin).

Also in larch contains:

• Vitamin C - a powerful antioxidant.
• A number of flavonoids, essential oils and anthocyanins that strengthen the vessels.
• Catechins, which exert anti-inflammatory action( which provides prevention of a dangerous complication of varicose veins - thrombophlebitis) and reduce pressure.

For the preparation of tinctures and decoctions, the needles or cones of this plant are used. And from the bark of larch make funds for external use.

There are contraindications to the treatment of this plant: a stomach ulcer or intestine, neuroses, brain diseases, stroke or a heart attack( transferred six months ago and later), pregnancy and lactation.

Tincture and decoction with larch

Decoction	Tincture
Take 4 tbsp.l.needles. Fill with a liter of boiling water. Boil for 10 minutes over a low heat. Insist for 30 minutes. Dosage - 1/3 cup 3 times a day.	Take 25 g of needles. Pour half a glass of vodka. Insist 3 weeks. Drink 3 times a day for 20 drops. Dissolve them in 100 ml of water.

Varicose Products

Useful food with a high content of routine:

Add more of these foods to the diet, and within a few weeks you will feel that the unpleasant symptoms of the varicose veins of the legs go away.

Juices

Freshly squeezed juices of many fruits are very effective for alleviating the symptoms of varicose and preventing complications. They are quickly digested, so they start acting almost immediately.

To achieve the desired effect, drink 2-3 glasses a day, alternating every week with different types of juices.

Prepare the drink immediately before use. Do not store juice for more than a day, as it loses its useful properties.

Recipes of juice mixtures for the treatment of pathological dilated leg veins

Ingredients	Effect of
Carrot juice - 300 ml Spinach leaf juice - 200 ml	Strengthens and cleans vessels. Reduces blood pressure. Eliminates puffiness.
Juice of celery stalks - 200 ml Carrot juice - 350 ml Parsley juice - 100 ml Spinach juice - 150 ml	Strengthens the walls of vessels, increases their elasticity. In addition to the treatment of varicose veins, this folk remedy helps fight and atherosclerosis.
Juice beet - 100 ml Carrot juice - 300 ml Spinach juice - 100 ml	Removes swelling, lowers blood pressure, improves blood circulation, tones up the veins of the legs. Heals anemia.

Exercises

Do not lead a sedentary lifestyle for the prevention and treatment of pathological dilatation of the leg veins, but for a long time do not stand in one position.

Doctors also recommend doing a special exercise to prevent blood stagnation in the legs:

Repeat this exercise 30-40 times in a row, perform an average tempo 4-6 times a day.

This manipulation helps to "disperse" blood through the veins and prevent its stagnation in the legs.

At the initial stage of the disease can be used and jumping rope. But before starting classes, consult a doctor, as in some cases the exercises may be contraindicated. Especially if the background of varicose veins has already developed an inflammatory process.

Compresses

Compresses are less effective than the means for oral administration, but are good in that they have practically no contraindications. Compresses from vegetables can be used even during pregnancy.

Tomatoes

The easiest to prepare method is compresses with tomatoes or tomato paste.

These vegetables contain lycopene - a substance that increases the tone of the veins of the legs, strengthens them, prevents the formation of thrombi and reduces pressure.

To prevent or supplement the treatment of varicose veins, simply slice the tomatoes into slices and attach to the legs. Then bandage your feet with an elastic bandage to fix the tomatoes. Leave such a compress all night long.

For the same purpose you can use not only slices of tomatoes, but also tomato paste.

Chamomile broth

This product has anti-inflammatory and anti-edematous effect.

For preparation, take 2 tsp.chemist's chamomile. Pour a glass of boiling water. Leave to infuse for 30 minutes. Strain. Dampen gauze in the broth and attach to the sick legs. In addition, bandage with elastic bandage. Keep this compress 2-3 hours.

Decoction of larch bark

Place 1 tbsp.l.the main ingredient in the thermos bottle. Pour 200 ml of boiling water. Insist 12 hours. Dampen gauze with this product and wrap your feet. Cover the bandage with an elastic bandage. Leave for 3 hours.

Potato Compresses

Take the cleaning of this vegetable. Attach to sore spots. Bandage. Leave for 2 hours.

The same compresses can be made from:

Ingredients for compresses from varicose

Prognosis for the treatment of varicose folk remedies

If you start to treat the disease even at the initial stage of its formation( when only its precursors appeared), the outlook is favorable. With the help of folk remedies, the further development of the disease can be completely prevented.

Long-term use of folk remedies in combination with drug therapy will help to eliminate the disease in a more serious stage and prevent the occurrence of complications.

Methods of alternative medicine will help and quickly resume after surgical treatment of pathology.

Before use, consult with a phlebologist.