Varicose Veins Herbs

Definition:

Varicose veins are the tortuous (filled with excessive blood) veins of the calf region of the legs.

Causes:

• Jobs that involve standing for a long duration of time. Hard physical labor.
• Second and third trimester of pregnancy.

Symptoms:

• Visible tortuous veins over the calf region of the legs.
• In severe cases, they look like small swellings.
• Moderate to severe pain over the calves, especially while walking or standing.

Do's & Don’t:

• A combination of juices of both carrot and spinach in a 500-ml dosage, daily, at breakfast.

Suggestions:

• Avoid standing for long hours, or try to take breaks in between. Preferably, tie a tight bandage over the affected legs to prevent further damage to the veins. Soak feet in a hot decoction of deodar bark or roots of ten herbs (Dashamoola) for 10-15 minutes, every night. Massage the affected legs with medicated oils, or mustard oil, to relieve pain. Three tablets of (myrobalans) and Triphala(myrobalans) and Gum guggul (Comiphora mukul) in a 1-gm dosage, thrice, daily. Whilst sleeping, try to rest the legs on a pillow and keep them raised throughout the night to drain out excess blood from the veins. Tablets made of Asparagus recemosus (Shatavari) and Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) in a 1-gm dosage, daily.

Herbs Can Be Used :

• Message legs with cream of Ringelbumen flowers (calendula officinalis).
  
• Apply paste of marigold on the affected leg.