Six Chinese medicines for varicose veins foot bath

There are many treatments for varicose veins. If it is not particularly serious, conservative methods can be used for treatment. In addition to drug treatment, Chinese medicine foot bathing also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Usually, some Chinese medicine that has the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis and unblocking meridians is put into water to make foot bathing water. It also has a certain therapeutic effect when used for washing feet. Of course, this treatment can only be regarded as an auxiliary treatment method.

Foot bath Chinese medicine

1. This is the most commonly used formula in traditional Chinese medicine. Add angelica and wolfberry to the foot soaking water. Each foot soaking time is generally about thirty minutes.

2. Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath recipe for treating varicose veins: 40 grams of smilax china, 3 grams of ganoderma lucidum, 5 grams of salvia miltiorrhiza, 6 grams of angelica, 7 grams of costus root, 4 grams of licorice, 4 grams of mugwort, 2 grams of acanthopanax bark, 2 grams of schisandra chinensis, and 3 grams of bihua. The temperature should be below 37 degrees. Water temperature that is too high will aggravate the condition. Remember, it is best to persist in foot soaking. A course of treatment is 10 to 12 days, twice a day.

3. According to TCM diagnosis, varicose eczema is mostly caused by downward movement of damp-heat and blocked blood vessels. It can be treated by clearing away heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation and unblocking collaterals. The prescription used is a modified Huoxue Simiao Decoction. Medicinal use: Atractylodes 6g, Phellodendron chinense 15g, Raw Coix seed 30g, Cyathula officinalis 15g, Peach kernel 10g, Safflower 10g, Raw Rehmannia glutinosa 20g, Moutan bark 10g, Red Peony Root 15g. Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day.

What should patients with varicose veins pay attention to in daily life?

1. Avoid standing or sitting for long periods of time, especially in the office. You can take some time out of your busy schedule to do some exercise, such as stretching or lifting your legs.

2. Develop the habit of exercising for 1-2 hours every day, such as walking, brisk walking, swimming, jogging, etc.

3. You should develop a habit of lying down with your legs raised above your heart several times a day to promote venous circulation in your legs.

4. Pay attention to your diet and maintain a normal weight, as being too heavy will increase the burden on the leg veins.

5. Do not lift more than 10 kilograms at normal times.

6. Avoid soaking your feet in hot water above 40°C for a long time.

7. Apply appropriate medicine according to the severity of the leg lesions.

8. Check your calves every night before going to bed for any abnormalities. This method can use water vapor to expand the capillaries in the feet, allowing the effective ingredients of pepper and ginger to fully circulate through the capillaries to the meridians throughout the body, and then run through the meridians to the internal organs, thereby achieving the effect of treating internal diseases externally and upper diseases lower down. Soaking your feet in water with pepper and ginger not only prevents varicose veins, but is also effective in preventing foot odor, foot sweat, and athlete's foot.