Treatment of varicose veins

A disease of the veins, expressed in a change in their shape, an increase in their size and a decrease in elasticity, is called varicose veins. With varicose veins, damage and degenerative changes occur in the valves and walls of those blood vessels, the location of which is immediately below the surface of the skin.

Causes of varicose veins

The blood flow in the venous system is characterized by a predominant upward movement against gravity. To prevent its reverse movement, there are valves - pockets - on the inner walls of the veins. When filled with blood, they close, closing the lumen of the vessel, which allows blood to pass only in one direction, from bottom to top. With malfunctioning valves, blood builds up in the veins and they begin to stretch and stretch in a bursa-like fashion, become tortuous, causing varicose veins. There are several theories that explain the appearance of malfunctioning valves in the veins.

1. The theory of valve insufficiency. Varicose veins develop due to improper redistribution of blood from the venous system, located deep in the superficial vascular network. This happens due to the congenital absence or insufficient functioning of the valves of the communicative veins.
2. The neuroendocrine theory. Varicose veins appear due to the weak tone of the entire venous network due to hormonal changes (puberty, pregnancy, menopause). Violations in the endocrine system lead to the fact that the blood supply to the veins increases, the lumen between them expands, the walls of the vessels become thinner, and poor valve patency occurs.
3. Mechanical theory. Prolonged standing, compression of the veins leads to an increase in internal pressure in the vessels of the extremities.

Early and later signs of varicose veins. Complications

In an early stage of varicose veins, there are no painful symptoms. Signs of an incipient disease include: heaviness, fullness, fatigue, burning sensation in the legs. In the future, they are accompanied by symptoms such as: itchy skin, pain and cramps in the calf muscles. There are soft tissue seals, dark pigment spots. Over time, nodular thickenings, convolutions, saccular extensions become clearly visible. The phrase "varicose vessel" means "nodule, with multiple thickening". Serious complications can occur with varicose veins, 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;
• the formation of trophic ulcers, eczema, erysipelas.

Treatment of varicose veins is a long process and requires an integrated approach. It is important to use the entire arsenal of available means and methods of treatment aimed both at further stopping the development of varicose veins and at treating 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. Sore spots are lubricated for a month 3-4 times a day.
2. Fresh leaves of lilac are washed and applied to the sore spots, fixing them with a bandage on top. Wait 30 minutes. From lilac leaves you can also prepare a fresh decoction, in which gauze is moistened and wrapped around the legs for 30 minutes. Treatment should be continued for at least 8 weeks.
3. Peeled and grated horseradish root is put on the legs and fixed with a bandage. After 10-20 minutes, remove the compress, rinse the leg with water.
4. To 1 teaspoon of turpentine add a tablespoon of apple bite and the yolk of an egg, then mix in an enameled pan. Scrub sore spots at night every day. The treatment is continuous for 3 months.
5. Cut the washed tomato into slices, put on a bandage and then attach it to the legs. The compress is placed for 2-3 hours, then replaced with a new one. The number of replacements is 3-4 times.
6. The affected areas of the legs are preliminarily soaped 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 decrease in 4-6 months.
7. In the treatment of varicose veins, angelica root is very effective. It is poured with alcohol in a ratio of 1: 4, insisted for 7 days in a dark place, then the sore spots are rubbed for a long time with the resulting tincture.

The best folk remedies to reduce blood clotting, eliminate vasospasm, strengthen the walls of the veins and capillaries for varicose veins, are creams and ointments with extracts of hop cones, thyme, horsetail, red vine leaves and mint. The essential oils contained in them increase blood circulation in the veins and create a cooling effect. Productive treatment of varicose veins with excellent results is given by such folk recipes for ointments.

1. 200 gr ointmentlard, 150 gr. pine resin, 150 gr. Beeswax. 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 hot, the ointment is transferred to linen or gauze and the legs are wrapped overnight. The treatment gives results in the second week.
2. An ointment is prepared from 3 parts of melted lard and 1 part of pharmacy bile. It is applied in a thin layer on the points of varicose veins without rubbing.
3. Mix 0, 5 tsp. starch with 3 tsp. powdered chamomile flowers and 5 tsp. ground chestnuts. The resulting powder is poured with hot duck fat and the ointment is kept in a steam bath for 2 hours. Lubricate the areas of varicose veins in the morning and evening.
4. Mix one yolk, honey, vodka. The mixture is applied to dilated veins, covered with polyethylene and warmly 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 have a local effect on the affected vessels, but also purify the blood, reducing its viscosity and thereby improving its current. Here are some recipes.

1. Treatment of varicose veins with thistle decoction. The flowering tops of the thistle are cut and placed in a bowl, poured with water and boiled. The resulting decoction is taken orally 40 drops for 14 days, then a 14-day break and again a two-week course of administration. The treatment is carried out in three courses.
2. A tincture of 200 g of grated nutmeg and 1 liter of vodka is aged for 12 days. Then the infusion is squeezed and filtered. Reception 15 drops 4 times a day. Varicose veins will stop bothering you.
3. Mix 4 parts of horse chestnut flowers, 1 part of fragrant bison, 2 parts of yarrow, peppermint - 4, plantain leaf - 2, hop cones - 2, cranberry leaf - 2, chicory root - 4. 1 table spoon. L. mixture pour 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 a blood-purifying effect. A good decoction of verbena (not disease) is 3 tablespoons. L. From unpleasant aesthetic problems arising from varicose veins, such folk recipes will help get rid of.

1. In the morning and before going to bed, rub apple cider vinegar on the varicose veins. The process is repeated for 2 - 3 weeks for 5 minutes.
2. 2. Compress for the night from a mixture of sour cream and fresh viburnum leaves ground into gruel (proportion 2: 1). Do 2 weeks.
3. 3. Make foot baths using an aqueous tincture of a mixture of oak bark and willow roots (ratio 1: 5) before going to bed.

Home methods of treatment and prevention of varicose veins

Treatment of varicose veins at home should begin with simple measures to maintain the vigor and health of the legs. Simple physical exercises in the morning strengthen the muscle corset, strengthen the legs. Important exercises: rolling objectsround with feet, "birch", "bicycle", raising straight and bent legs, walking on the inside and back of the foot, on the toes. You can increase the tone of the veins affected by varicose veins with the help of baths with a contrasting water temperature. The legs are alternately lowered 15-20 times into a container with hot and cold water. At the end of the procedure, the legs are cleaned until redness appears. No worse than a massage, walking barefoot on the ground, pebbles, water, dew, snow will relieve leg fatigue. Sea salt contains many trace elements that help in the treatment of varicose veins and improve the condition of blood vessels. 1 tablespoon of salt is added to 1 liter of warm water and a foot bath is prepared. In the resulting saline solution, you can also moisten the gauze and wrap it around the entire calf muscle. The time of the procedure is 15-20 minutes. Varicose veins with cramps are eliminated by baths of decoctions of linden and chamomile flowers with honey. 2 tablespoons of herbs are poured with boiling water and left to infuse for 10-15 minutes, then honey is added and the legs are lowered for 15-20 minutes. For the resorption of small blood clots within the veins, there is aexcellent folk remedy - alcoholic tincture of horse chestnut. 10 gr. chestnut peel insist on 100 gr. alcohol for a week, then take every day 15 minutes before meals, 40 drops 2 times a day. Treatment course of 1, 5 months. If there are initial signs of varicose veins, it is recommended to wear special medical stockings, stockings, tights. By tightening the muscles of the lower leg, they facilitate the return of blood to the heart and prevent the expansion of the veins. When wearing compression underwear, you must clearly follow the rules: without getting out of bed, raise your legs vertically and hold them slightly, in the same position in which you need to wear elastic underwear. If you lower your legs to the floor and only then put on your underwear, the incorrect state of the venous valves will be corrected, which means that the benefits of wearing will be reduced 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 relevance. Significant efforts applied when emptying, heavily load the lower limbs, and varicose veins begin to progress. Simple folk remedies can and should get rid of them.

1. On an empty stomach, drink a glass of tomato juice with the addition of 1 tbsp. spoons of sunflower oil.
2. Soft cleansing gives the kiss of linen: 0, 5 liters. water 2 tbsp. L. flax seed. Boil until thickened, drink a hot glass one hour before meals.
3. 1 tsp nettle seed powder mixed with 1 tbsp. L. sunflower oil and consumed 3 times a day.

Using folk remedies for the treatment of varicose veins, you can minimize the painful symptoms of the manifestation of the disease. This treatment has several advantages:

• side effects are minimal or nonexistent;
• it is less expensive than drug treatment;
• the effect of using ointments, decoctions, lotions, etc. it has been tested for several generations;
• general strengthening effect not only on the vessels, but also on the whole organism.

With complicated forms of manifestation 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, fortunately, the diagnosis of varicose veins is not a sentence, its development can not only be slowed down, but also successfully prevented, preventing the onset of complications.