Medicinal Plants You Must Try if You Have Varicose Veins

Remember to always consult your doctor before you try any remedie, as your particular health level may require more intense treatments.

There are several medicinal plants that can help promote circulation in the legs. Due to their active ingredients, these plants naturally help to prevent blood clots and reduce the incidence rate of varicose veins. They can be a very helpful supplement. Let’s explain this below.

Why do I get varicose veins?

It could stop in distant corners of the body, in the feet and hands, and in veins that are stuck by back posture, or poor health. The blood ends up accumulating or forming spider veins, or more prominent veins.

Veins are different from arteries in that they’re much thinner. They also have valves through which the blood cannot return to the heart so easily.  

If, for different reasons, your veins are not particularly healthy, the blood accumulates in them and can’t flow, causing the vein walls to widen. Consequently, the valves lose their ability to retain blood, which causes varicose veins. The following are determining factors:

• Hereditary factors
• Sedentary life
• Poor diet
• Hormone problems
• Obesity
• Smoking

Medicinal plants that help with varicose veins

You must first keep in mind one aspect: these medicinal herbs don’t make varicose veins disappear. They may reduce them and improve circulation. But sometimes, only surgery can make these fat -and sometimes dangerous- veins disappear. 

If you combine a proper diet with fruits and vegetables, with plenty of liquids, vitamin C, a bit of exercise, and the following medicinal herbs, you might see an improvement in the appearance of your varicose veins.

1. Indian Horse Chestnut

Both the seed and the tree bark have anti-inflammatory properties and help with correct circulation through veins and arteries. These elements are the only ones that are used.  

It is a wonderful natural element that may help with varicose veins, hemorrhoids, tired legs, etc. All thanks to its ability to stimulate blood flow and oxygenation.

It’s best if you prepare one infusion each day at mid-afternoon with one tablespoon of seeds.  This infusion is not recommended for people with high blood pressure or cardiac problems.

2. Witch hazel

They produce a venotonic effect that helps blood vessel, capillary and vein contraction, thereby improving blood flow. It’s perfect.

Its vitamin P content may also make veins and capillaries smaller, reducing inflammation and edema.

We should tell you that witch hazel infusion may result helpful to reduce the appearance of varicose veins, but it’s not good for your stomach. That’s why this is not recommended if you suffer from gastritis, or if you have a sensitive stomach.  

It’s usually recommended to combine it with marshmallow, as it alleviates the negative effects on your stomach. Try to drink this infusion three times a week.

3. Yarrow

So, why is it good for varicose veins? Basically, because it’s a wonderful hypotensor, some studies have shown that it may have an alleviating effect on varicose veins and hemorrhoids.

It’s amazing because you can also use it as an aid to heals wounds, an antispasmodic, bactericide and sedative.

You can drink one cup a day, in the afternoon.  It has a very pleasant taste and as we always say, you’ll find it in health food stores.  Don’t hesitate!

4. Horse tail

5. Dried blueberries

Remember, these are dried blueberries. All you need is one tablespoon for each cup of boiling water. You can make this infusion up to twice a day, especially after meals. You could also find blueberry tea in supermarkets, which is equally as acceptable.

We’re sure you’ll love their flavor, especially if you add a few drops of lemon juice to the tea. Remember that vitamin C is wonderful if you have varicose veins. Enjoy this delicious blueberry infusion!