Treatment of varicose veins

The disease of veins, expressed in the change of their shape, increase in their size and decrease in elasticity, is called varicose veins. With varicose veins, there is damage and degenerative changes in the valves and walls of those blood vessels, whose location is just below the surface of the skin.

Causes of varicose veins

Blood flow in the venous system is characterized by a dominant upward movement against gravity. To prevent its reverse movement, there are valves - pockets - on the inner walls of the veins. When they are filled with blood, they close, closing the lumen of the vessel, which allows the blood to pass only in one direction - from the bottom up. With valves that function poorly, blood accumulates in the veins and they begin to stretch and elongate in a baggy way, becoming crooked, causing varicose veins. There are several theories that explain the appearance of valves that function poorly in the veins.

1. Theory of valvular insufficiency. Varicose veins are caused by improper redistribution of blood from the venous system, located deep in the superficial vascular network. This occurs due to congenital absence or insufficient functioning of the valves of the communication veins.
2. Neuroendocrine theory. Varicose veins occur due to poor tone of the entire venous network due to hormonal changes (puberty, pregnancy, menopause). Disorders in the endocrine system lead to the fact that the blood flow to the veins increases, the lumen between them expands, the walls of the blood vessels become thinner and there is poor patency of the valves.
3. Mechanical theory. Prolonged standing, compression of veins leads to an increase in internal pressure in the veins of the extremities.

Early and later signs of varicose veins. Complications

There are no painful symptoms in the early phase of varicose veins. Signs of the initial disease include: weight, fullness, fatigue, tingling in the legs. In the future, they will be joined by symptoms such as: itchy skin, pain and cramps in the lower leg muscles. There are soft tissue seals, dark pigment spots. Over time, nodular thickenings, convolutions, and saccular extensions become clearly visible. The term "varicose vessel" means "nodular, having multiple thickenings. "Varicose veins can cause serious complications such as:

• acute thrombophlebitis (inflammation of the walls of blood vessels with the formation of blood clots);
• bleeding with minor damage to blood vessels due to physical stress, overheating;
• formation of trophic ulcers, eczema, erysipelas.

Treating varicose veins is a long process and requires an integrated approach. It is important to use the full arsenal of available means and methods of treatment both in order to further stop the development of varicose veins and to treat possible complications.

Alternative methods of treatment and prevention of varicose veins

Biologically active substances in traditional medicine restore the normal appearance and tone of blood vessels and skin, help restore full blood circulation in the veins. Here are the most effective and proven recipes for extracts, decoctions, lotions, rubs for the treatment of varicose veins.

1. Treating varicose veins with acacia tincture helps dissolve varicose veins. It is prepared as follows: 30-40 g of acacia insist on vodka for 7 days. Painful places are smeared 3-4 times a day for a month.
2. Fresh lilac leaves are washed and applied to sore spots, securing from above with a bandage. Hold for 30 minutes. You can also prepare a cold decoction of lilac leaves, in which the gauze is moistened and wrapped around the legs for 30 minutes. Treatment should be continued for at least 8 weeks.
3. Peeled and grated rhubarb root put on your feet and secure with a bandage. After 10-20 minutes, remove the compress, wash your feet with water.
4. In 1 teaspoon of turpentine, add a tablespoon of apple bites and the yolks of one egg, and then mix in an enameled sherpa. Rub sore spots at night every day. The treatment is continuous for 3 months.
5. Cut the washed tomato into slices, put a bandage, and then fasten it to the legs. The compression is applied for 2-3 hours, and then replaced with a new one. The number of replacements is 3-4 times.
6. The affected areas of the feet are previously lathered with laundry soap, baking soda is poured on top, covering it with white cabbage leaves. The compress is fixed and left overnight. Varicose veins will clearly shrink in 4-6 months.
7. Angelica root is very effective in treating varicose veins. Pour alcohol in a ratio of 1: 4, insist 7 days in a dark place, and then rub the sore spots for a long time with the resulting tincture.

The best folk remedies for reducing blood clotting, eliminating vasospasm, strengthening the walls of veins and capillaries in varicose veins are creams and ointments with extracts of pine cones, thyme, horsetail, red grape leaves and mint. The essential oils contained in them increase blood circulation in the veins and create a cooling effect. Such folk recipes for fats give productive treatment of varicose veins with excellent results.

1. Grease of 200 gr. lard, 150 gr. pine resin, 150 gr. Bee wax. In a water bath, all components are dissolved and mixed, 20 g are slowly introduced into the resulting composition. propolis. After cooling, pour 2 tbsp. spoons of honey. When it is hot, the fat is transferred to a cloth or gauze, and the legs are twisted overnight. The treatment gives results in the second week.
2. Ointment is prepared from 3 parts of melted lard and 1 part of apothecary bile. It is applied in a thin layer on the places of varicose veins without rubbing.
3. Mix 0, 5 tsp. starch with 3 tsp. chamomile flowers powder and 5 tsp. ground chestnuts. The obtained powder is poured over hot duck fat and the fat is kept in a steam bath for 2 hours. Lubricate areas of varicose veins in the morning and evening.
4. Mix one egg yolk, honey, vodka. The mixture is applied to varicose veins, covered with polyethylene and warm wrapped. The ointment is used at night for a month.

Such folk remedies for the treatment of varicose veins, such as decoctions, are used orally. At the same time, they not only act locally on the affected vessels, but also purify the blood, reducing its viscosity and thus improving its flow. Here are some recipes.

1. Treatment of varicose veins with burdock decoction. The flower tops of the burdock are cut off and placed in a pot, poured over with water and boiled. The resulting decoction is taken orally in 40 drops for 14 days, then a break of 14 days and again a two-week course of application. The treatment is carried out in three courses.
2. Tincture of 200 g of grated nutmeg and 1 liter of vodka is aged for 12 days. The infusion is then drained and filtered. Take 15 drops 4 times a day. Varicose veins will stop bothering you.
3. Mix 4 parts wild chestnut flower, 1 part fragrant buffalo, 2 parts yarrow, peppermint - 4, plantain leaves - 2, hop cones - 2, cranberry leaves - 2, chicory roots - 4. 1 tbsp. l. the mixture is poured with 300 ml. boiling water and leave for 2 hours. Take half an hour before meals, 100 ml 4 times a day.

When diagnosing varicose veins it is very useful to take folk remedies with the effect of purifying the blood. A good decoction of verbena (not against disease) is 3 tbsp. l. From the unpleasant cosmetic problems that arise from varicose veins, such folk recipes will help you get rid of them.

1. In the morning and before bed, apply apple cider vinegar to varicose veins. The procedure is repeated for 2-3 weeks for 5 minutes.
2. 2. Compresses for the night from a mixture of sour cream and fresh leaves of viburnum ground into a pulp (ratio 2: 1). Do it for 2 weeks.
3. 3. Make foot baths from an aqueous tincture of a mixture of oak bark and willow root (ratio 1: 5) before bed.

Home methods of treatment and prevention of varicose veins

Treatment of varicose veins at home should begin with simple measures to maintain the strength and health of the legs. Simple physical exercises get stronger in the morningmuscular corset, strengthen legs. Important exercises: rolling round objects with your feet, "birch", "bicycle", lifting straight and bent legs, walking on the inside and back of the feet, on the toes. You can raise the tone of veins affected by varicose veins with the help of baths of contrasting water temperature. The legs are lowered alternately 15-20 times in a bowl with hot and cold water. At the end of the procedure, the feet are wiped until redness appears. Nothing worse than a massage, walking barefoot on the ground, pebbles, water, dew, snow will alleviate foot fatigue. Sea salt contains many trace elements that help treat varicose veins and improve the condition of blood vessels. In 1 liter of warm water add 1 tablespoon of salt and prepare a foot bath. You can also moisten the gauze in the obtained physiological solution and wrap it around the entire leaf muscle. The procedure takes 15-20 minutes. Varicose veins with cramps are removed with baths of decoctions of linden flowers and chamomile with honey. 2 tablespoons of herbs are poured over boiling water and infused for 10-15 minutes, then honey is added and the legs are lowered for 15-20 minutes. For the resorption of small blood clots inside the veins there is an excellent folk remedy - alcoholic tincture of wild chestnut. 10 gr. chestnut peel insist 100 g. alcohol for a week, then take every day 15 minutes before meals, 40 drops 2 times a day. Course of treatment 1, 5 months. If the initial signs of varicose veins appear, it is recommended to wear special medical socks, stockings, tights. By tightening the lower leg muscles, they facilitate the return of blood to the heart and prevent the veins from dilating. When wearing compression underwear, you must clearly follow the rules - without getting out of bed, lift your legs vertically and hold them slightly, you must pull elastic underwear in the same position. If you put your feet on the floor and only then put on your underwear, then the defective condition of the venous valves will be corrected, which means that you will benefit from wearing consciousness to zero. It should be understood that wearing anti-varicose underwear only stops varicose veins, and does not eliminate the disease. At any stage of varicose veins, the fight against constipation is of particular importance. Significant efforts made during the discharge, put a heavy load on the lower limbs and varicose veins begin to progress. Simple folk remedies can and should get rid of it.

1. On an empty stomach, drink a glass of tomato juice with the addition of 1 tbsp. spoons of sunflower oil.
2. Soft cleaning gives flaxseed: 0, 5 liters. water 2 tbsp. l. flaxseed. Cook until thickened, drink a glass warm for an hour before eating.
3. 1 tspprah nettle seeds mixed with 1 tsp. l. sunflower oil and consume 3 times a day.

By using folk remedies to treat varicose veins, you can reduce the painful symptoms of the disease to a minimum. This treatment has several advantages:

• side effects are minimal or non-existent;
• it is cheaper than drug treatment;
• effect of using ointments, decoctions, lotions, etc. it has been tested by several generations;
• general strengthening not only on blood vessels, but also on the whole organism.

With complicated forms of varicose veins, the use of folk remedies alone is not enough. A neglected or acute condition of venous disease requires conservative, medical, and in particularly severe cases, surgical treatment. Today, the diagnosis of varicose veins, fortunately, is not a sentence, its development can not only be slowed down, but also successfully prevented, while preventing the occurrence of complications.