How to get rid of varicose veins on the legs at home

The problem of varicose veins worries a large part of the population. Unfortunately, clinical procedures are quite expensive, and if there is an urgent need to see a doctor with pronounced varicose veins, the minimal symptoms of the initial stage can be relieved with the help of folk recipes. Many are interested in the effective treatment of varicose veins on the legs at home without surgery, especially the elimination of a cosmetic defect such as spider veins. Laser removal and hardening of blood vessels have become widespread relatively recently, but secrets of beauty and health existed even before their appearance.

How to get rid of varicose veins on your legs

In the clinic of aesthetic medicine, the patient is offered three options for getting rid of veins in the legs - laser coagulation and radio frequency ablation weld the vein from the inside, the sclerosing procedure glues the diseased vessel with the help of a special substance - sclerosant. All procedures are not very traumatic, do not require incisions, leave no scars, and there is no rehabilitation phase.

With a deterioration in the patient's quality of life, the manifestations of varicose veins are significant and threatening - surgery is performed to remove and ligate the affected veins - combined phlebectomy. The above procedures are the best way out 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, and the use of topical agents. An integrated approach is guaranteed to cope with any degree of illness and home recipes become indispensable helpers.

Effective folk recipes

Apple Cider Vinegar

Improves the microcirculation of the blood, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, relieves swelling, has a general tonic effect thanks to the contained useful microelements, vitamins and amino acids.

• Every night before bed after showering, rub apple cider vinegar into your feet from your ankles to your thighs.
• moisten a bandage, folded several times, with vinegar and apply it to the sore veins. Wrap with cling film, insulate with a scarf on top and keep the compress for 40 minutes. The legs should be raised. Do the procedure three times a week.
• In a container where you can lower your legs to your knees, dilute 5 liters of water and a glass of apple cider vinegar. Take this bath for 30 minutes every other day.

Epsom salt

Magnesia, or magnesium sulfate, contains magnesium, oxygen, and hydrogen sulfide. It is used to relieve pain and inflammation in the joints, improve blood circulation, reduce muscle tension, and remove toxins. You can not do without it if it has been decided to treat varicose veins at home.

• 2 TBSP. l. Dissolve salt in 1 liter of water, dampen a cloth and apply a cold compress to the feet for 3 minutes, then warm at 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 of group B and C, fiber, amino acids.

• Rinse the required amount of leaves well, put them in a plastic bag and put them in the refrigerator for a day. Rub apple cider vinegar on your feet before bed and after you shower and wait for it to dry. Attach cabbage leaves to all problem areas and bandage them loosely so that air can circulate under the bandage. Prepare a fresh serving of leaves the next day. Remove the bandage in the morning and dispose of the old leaves. It is necessary to repeat the procedure from 10 days to 1 month depending on the degree of damage and the results.
• Sprinkle your feet with baking soda, lather the cabbage leaves with laundry soap, and apply to the veins. Bandage and wrap with a warm cloth. Leave the compress on overnight, repeat every other day for 2 weeks.

Potatoes against ulcers

Grated raw potatoes are an excellent anti-inflammatory treatment for varicose veins. To do this, it is put on gauze, which is placed on the wound, covered with a cloth and left for 4-5 hours. Then the ulcer is washed and a new batch of potatoes is laid out. The compresses must be changed before encrusting.

Tomato compresses

Tomatoes contain vitamins from groups B and P, as well as flavonoids, which can tighten the walls of blood vessels. Tomatoes can relieve pain and heaviness in the legs, reduce the bulging of varicose veins, and reduce the visual manifestation of the capillary network.

Chop tomatoes, attach to varicose veins, cover with polyethylene, then cover with a towel and fix with an elastic bandage. Leave it on overnight. The course lasts 2 weeks.

Nettle decoction

Take 150 g of fresh or dried nettle, grind it in a blender and pour 1 liter of boiling water. Before use, the broth must be infused for at least two hours, after which it must be well filtered. You need to take the product ⅓ glass three times a day for a month. The course can be repeated after 2 weeks.

buckeye

Has a unique set of useful elements.

For the treatment of varicose veins, the most important of them 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. Nevertheless, it should only be used after consulting a doctor, as there are a number of contraindications.

• To prepare the tincture, you need to take 20 dry chestnuts, peel them and pour 3 liters of water. Add 1 cup of sugar and 0. 5 cup of whey. Insist on it for two weeks and take 1 glass once a day in the morning before breakfast.
• To get rid of varicose veins at home, horse chestnut is used when bathing. 500 g of any raw material (leaves, flowers, bark) must be boiled in 1 liter of water and infused for an hour, and then poured into water. It is allowed to take such a bath for no more than 15 minutes.

nutmeg

Contains the 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, pectins. When treating varicose veins of the legs at home, it helps improve blood circulation, resists neoplasms and accelerates cell regeneration.

• Grind the nut in a coffee grinder, pour half a glass of boiling water over a teaspoon of the powder, add 0. 5 tsp. Honey, let cool completely. Drink 15 minutes before eating. Every day you need to prepare a fresh serving of the broth.
• Add 5 drops of nutmeg oil to 10 ml of any vegetable oil. Apply as a cream to the affected area every evening.

Acacia flowers

Take 8 tablespoons of dry crushed white acacia flowers and pour 200 ml of alcohol or vodka, let stand for 7-10 days, then pour and use as a rub on the feet. After a while, the spider veins become lighter and then disappear completely.

Marigold decoction

The plant has toning, anti-inflammatory, healing and decongestant properties that make it possible to use it to treat varicose veins at home.

• In pharmacies, inexpensive tincture of calendula is sold, 20 drops of which are diluted in a tablespoon of water and drunk in the morning and evening.
• You can supplement the effects of the tincture with a homemade ointment. Mix 500 ml of vegetable oil with 50 g of dried marigold flowers. Insist for 12 hours, then put them in a water bath for 40 minutes. When completely cool, strain through a cheesecloth. Rub into the skin of the legs several times a day.

Kalanchoe leaves

The sap heals wounds, relieves inflammation and pain.

Best of all, the effectiveness of kalanchoe is shown in alcoholic tinctures. Fill a glass container to the brim with chopped leaves and top up with vodka. Insist in a dark and cool place for two weeks. Rub your lower limbs twice a day.

Laundry soap

An environmentally friendly product, promotes quick ulcer healing, soothes inflammation and disinfects.

• Wash open ulcers with soapy water before bandaging.
• For protruding veins, prepare an infusion - rub a bar of soap on a fine grater, add 10 crushed tablets of acetylsalicylic acid, pour 250 ml of vodka. Stir, close the lid tightly and let rise in a dark place for three days. Strain the infusion, moisten a cheesecloth in it, attach it to a vein, wrap it with polyethylene and a warm scarf. Leave it on overnight.

Clay compresses

Blue and green clay is an excellent antiseptic and decongestant. Prevents the development of thrombophlebitis. Effective only when used over a period of 1-1. 5 months. A single application has no therapeutic effect.

Clay is used to make point applications on sores or a full wrap. Clay is diluted with warm water or mineral water to the consistency of sour cream, applied in a thick layer to curved veins or completely 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 pack - 20-25 minutes.

Leeches (hirutherapy)

The saliva of leeches contains hirudin, which reduces blood clotting, helps in the treatment of thrombus formation, 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 in the most problematic area and three more along the vein. When the leeches are full, they are carefully separated and destroyed in saline. The same leeches cannot be used twice for safety reasons. A hirudotherapy session lasts about an hour. Light bleeding is possible when removing leeches.

Honey and propolis

They have a strong regenerative effect on the walls of the blood vessels.

• Take 100 grams of dried leaves of feverfew, mint, oregano and thyme in a glass bowl, mix with 300 ml of alcohol, add 20 g of propolis or 50 g of honey. Let it steep for 2 weeks, strain and use as a compress.
• Mix juice and zest of a lemon, 100 g of honey or propolis, 200 ml of alcohol, 50 g of pharmaceutical gray jaundice. The mixture is infused for three weeks, after which it is filtered and rubbed into the veins until it is completely absorbed.

Oral and topical medications

1. A bioflavonoid drug that reduces the elasticity of blood vessel walls, increases venous tone, improves lymphatic drainage and microcirculation, and has anti-inflammatory effects. 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.
2. Capillary stabilizing, decongestant, anti-inflammatory angioprotector with glycoside from horse chestnut fruits (seeds). Improves trophism in blood vessels and adjacent tissues, eliminates venous congestion, relieves pain, fatigue and itching. It is recommended to take 12-15 drops three times a day before meals. The duration of treatment can be between two weeks and three months.
3. Corticosteroid-based gel. Relieves inflammation of blood vessels, facilitates blood flow. Instructions for use include applying to the skin with massage movements twice a day. However, patients recommend applying a thick layer of gel under the cling film - warming it up increases the effect considerably.
4. Gel is a direct-acting anticoagulant based on the mucopolysaccharide ester of polysulfuric acid, relieves pain, swelling and flatulence in the veins. With regular use, reduces the risk of blood clots.
5. Effective venotonic with vitamin P that eliminates edema, capillary fragility, heaviness, pain and fatigue. Seals the vein walls, reduces inflammation and prevents thrombus formation.

User reviews

• "I looked for a suitable path for me for a long time and finally found it. I see the positive effects of apple cider vinegar rub and clay compresses. Sometimes I also use venotonics in combination, then it's generally great. There is no pain and the veins dissolve, the nodes are not so noticeable. "
• "I always use folk methods. My legs ached and swollen for a long time, but somehow there was no time to do anything about it. At some point I got tired and the internet advised me to use a tincture made from nutmeg and a preparation based on horse chestnut. I also hooked up hiking and a contrast shower. The second day it got easier. I hope the effects last a long time and the disease does not develop. "
• "I have already had two operations for varicose veins, after the second operation, which I left for a long time, my legs ached, the puncture sites ached, and all of this is frightening. I decided not to go to the operation for the third time. For the first time the doctor prescribed angioprotective drugs, after the second operation I combined them with conventional medicine. I went to leeches, cooked chestnut ointment, made compresses from herbs. Life just got easier. I can walk longer with my grandson, there is a kind of lightness in my legs. I will continue in the same spirit. "
• "A year ago I realized that it wasn't that I couldn't walk for a long time, my legs had been tired since the morning and they didn't want to go anywhere. I often had to lay my legs against the wall to get rid of the pain. She was treated with everything she could - cabbage, horse chestnut, all sorts of lotions with sea buckthorn, marigold and kalanchoe. Vitamin P capsules, compression stockings bought. The pain is gone, the heaviness is gone too. The legs get tired sometimes, but the difference is huge. I don't know which remedy helped, so I praise everything. "

Prevention of varicose veins

1. Proper Diet - Reduce consumption of flour and fried foods, including fish, fruits rich in vitamin C, legumes in your diet;
2. Refrain from alcohol and smoking;
3. Bath and sauna are contraindicated for varicose veins;
4. You also have to do without vacuum, cupping and thermal massage.
5. Do you do sports regulary. Preferably not in connection with heavy lifting. Swimming, yoga, stretching are best.
6. Do not stay in uncomfortable positions for a long time, do not wear uncomfortable clothes and shoes.
7. Fall in love with a contrast shower.
8. At the end of each day, lift your feet 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 pharmaceutical preparations and folk remedies affect each organism in different ways. The ingredients can cause allergic reactions, bleeding, and severe worsening of the condition. Some ingredients cannot be taken at the same time. Even in a hospital setting, patients experience side effects. This risk will increase significantly with self-medication.