Varicose veins and herbs

Varicose veins and herbs should be common bed fellows; mixed with raw honey they are the treatment of choice for an ankle ulcer.

Poor circulation in the lower leg and the subsequent ulcers are caused by the failure of the valves primarily in the ankle area, but in other places too. Haemorrhoids, for example.

This page was last updated by Dr Barrie Lewis on 28th June, 2023.

Varicose veins ulcers

Varicose veins ulcers are extremely painful.

This valve failure increases the pressure in the veins so that normal perfusion of the tissues of the lower legs cannot occur; movement of blood from the arteries, through capillaries to the veins, and hence back to the heart. The result is ischemia; too little oxygen and nutrients to the skin and the subcutaneous flesh below the skin.

But the real damage is done by repeated ischemia and re-perfusion.

When the apoxia, lack of oxygen, in the tissues becomes severe, extremely painful varicose ulcers occur. Stripping the veins may help, compression bandages are useful and certain drugs contribute; and there is now another option.

Natural cure for varicose veins

Melladerm is the proprietary name for a wound healing gel for varicose veins and herbs consisting of

• Raw honey 400mg
• Berberidaceae 1.7mg
• Beta sitosterol 0.6mg
• Small amounts of the anti-oxidants vitamins C and E

When the gel comes in contact with the wound, fluid is extracted from the surrounding tissue by osmosis. Honey, having a very high flower sugar concentration, sucks the liquid out of the ulcer. 

Raw honey is also an anti-inflammatory; a natural cure for varicose veins with herbs does exist. 

Oedema, swelling, which causes the pain is reduced and the wound is  cleansed resulting in healing of the ulcer. 

The raw honey facilitates the destruction of the diseased skin; and promotes migration of the healthy cells to the damaged area.

Owing to the strong osmotic properties of honey, melladerm also has anti-microbial properties. It literally sucks the water out of bacteria, destroying them; that is why honey from the tombs of the pharaohs is still edible after millennia.

Berberidaceae is a common group of plants and at this stage I am unaware why the manufacturers have included it.

Phytosterols are compounds in vegetation, controlling the movement of fluids in plant membranes.

Beta-sitosterol is but one of many of them. It is found in tiny quantities in all salads, vegetables and fruits; and particularly in avocados.

The manufacturers of Melladerm have included it in their gel preparation for varicose veins and herbs because it also helps control the movement of fluids in human tissues.

Phytosterols for this same reason are also one of the best remedies for an engorged prostate gland; eat more avocadoes.

There are many home remedies for varicose veins ulcers.

Prevention is the best cure. It's easy to say but stop smoking now; and get that extra weight off. It simply adds to the problem of poor circulation, and will compound varicose veins and the subsequent ulcers.

Try to avoid standing still for long periods of time. And, if you have to queue at the post office, for example, march on the spot. It is the repeated contraction and relaxation of the muscles in the legs that acts as a venous pump, transporting blood up the veins and back to the heart.

Don't sit for long periods either. Regularly get up and move before the swelling starts in the lower legs; otherwise they will start to ache and burn. Then it is already too late to go and lie down. Think control and natural cure for varicose veins.

When travelling long distances, regularly move the feet and exercise the ankles; using in particular the calf muscles. Go for short walks, if possible perhaps every hour. Periodically go upstairs, to the loo or to make a cup of tea; do something different. Move, in short is what I am saying. Intercontinental airline flights can literally be life-threatening.

Daily go for a longer walk. Should you also be diabetic or insulin resistant, you absolutely must follow the disciplines associated with the disease. Eat right and especially cut out all the glycemic starches, take your medication, and exercise every single day.

Re-perfusion is what occurs when the blood circulation is restored after ischemia. So you must go and lie down regularly, with the legs elevated; before the burn and ache occurs, if you have serious varicose ulcers.

Surgery

Now that many surgeries and the Affordable Care Act are covered better, more folks are contemplating surgery as a viable treatment option. All treatments for these types of conditions, including Chiropractic, can have side effects and serious sequelae. Perhaps rather live with your unsightly spider veins.

This is a sad story. I had a friend who through long hours of standing at work developed varicose veins. There was no ulcer. He was very fit, 60-ish, a runner, weight good, never a smoker; two days after surgery a thrombosis developed in the leg, formed an embolus and he had a stroke and died.

My advice? If you have varicose veins in legs go through the disciplines of conservative treatment, and try to avoid the dangers of modern adventurous medicine.

Sometimes surgery may be necessary but, if you can, avoid it, then consider varicose veins and herbs rather.

Varicose veins and herbs

I found out about Melladerm for varicose veins and herbs from a good friend, one I still have, who has struggled with venous ulcers in her lower leg. She too is otherwise very healthy, and what is more a non-smoker; varicose veins ulcers are extremely painful. Finally after years of struggle, she found out about Malladerm. I am just sorry that her before and after photos on her mobile did not come out.

Do you have before-and-after photos after treatment of varicose veins and herbs that have cured the ulcers ? I would love to have them.

Raw honey for varicose ulcers

Raw honey, like grass-fed beef, is quite hard to come by.

Many of the foods you buy in a supermarket have been processed in one way or another; that is how food companies make a profit.

The same is true of honey. Just as there is a vast difference between an orange and OJ, raw honey and what you would find on the supermarket shelf are chalk and cheese.

My advice is avoid everything that your great grandmother would not have recognised as a food. A large proportion of what you would find on supermarket shelves today is highly processed, whether by the farmer, beekeeper, or miller; it's hard work finding natural, organic nosh. Our healthy living tips will contribute.

Haemorrhoids

The haemorrhoids are the cushion that form a very important aid in the passage of the stool through the anus. They are made up of blood vessels and other tissues, and are a quite normal, and important part of the rectal passage. Read about them on Wiki if you want more details.

Constipation means increased straining at the stool which increases the venous pressure, making this cushion engorged and distended. After a long period on a diet deficient in salads, vegetables and fruit, natural sources of fibre, these veins, now called piles, may become inflamed and swollen. They can become so severe that they are strangulated causing varicose veins ulcers.

Interestingly, a diet deficient in plant material is also deficient in phytosterols, the very substances that control the movement of fluids in tissues in plants. I wonder if a natural cure like varicose veins and herbs for ulcers in the leg like Melladerm might help for fluid-engorged piles in the short term? In the long term all that is required is a return to a sane and normal diet, rich in vegetable fibre and phytosterols.

The trick, as in all of health, is to do something before the crisis arises. Stop smoking before the heart attack, get your blood pressure and cholesterol down before the stroke and start eating a normal amount of fibre before you get piles or a colorectal tumour.

Think varicose veins and herbs and fibre before operations. A friend described the procedure as like having barbed-wire stuck up your rear end!

Why on a Chiropractic Help website?

The reason is simple. On a regular basis chiropractors are faced with patients with aching legs; not it's true with varicose ulcers, but a thorough examination and diagnosis are important. Is it restless legs syndrome? A sciatic or femoral neuritis? Side effects from statins? Or from the varicose veins that are often visible, but may be an incidental finding?

One other less common, but interesting condition is called intermittent claudication. Aching leg or legs only when in motion, and relieved immediately by rest. It is akin to angina; insufficient blood during exercise.

Varicose veins and herbs need to be readily available to all of us, and particularly smokers.

Home remedies for varicose veins

Try smearing a little raw honey over a corner of your varicose ulcer, and see what happens; it's loaded with the pollen from many flowers, some of which of course are herbs of one sort or another. 

Don't stand for long periods either and, when you do, regularly go up on your toes; the contraction of the calf muscles forces the blood back upwards towards the heart.

Constrictive stockings help too, of course.

Healthy living tips

Healthy living tips are but one small way to return to natural living enjoyed by our ancestors. Better hygiene, clean water and the judicious use of antibiotics have greatly improved our lot, but our food leaves much to be desired. One not so small consequence is the need for thoughts on varicose veins and herbs.

It is a good thing to include the best medicinal herbs daily in your cooking; that is why those enjoying a wide range of coloured foods every day enjoy greater vitality and well-being.

• HELENS 15 EURO SALAD is what cured me of haemorrhoids!  Use the site search function in the navigation bar above.
  
• BEETROOT CONSTIPATION - a rich source of soluble fibre. I call it God's gift to the constipated colon. 
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• Melladerm