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Varicose Veins & Ulcers
As these are the vessels which return blood to the heart against gravity, veins have valves like swing doors in them to prevent back flow of blood. When these fail, due to plaque build-up or poor tone, they become varicosed. Leg crossing, constipation, thrombophlebitis, liver disorders, calcium and magnesium deficiency, standing a lot, tight clothes and childbearing can all exacerbate this problem.
Nutrition
Take linseed oil capsules (omega 3).
Take natural lecithin, preferably in capsules.
Include chilli or cayenne in your daily diet – it is a good circulatory herb, aiding better blood flow.
Natural Healing
Maintain good exercise routines.
Use cold sitz baths over the legs and follow warm baths with powerful cold showers, and explore and maintain skin brushing.
Keep your feet up above the heart level when at rest.
Make a massage rub with equal amounts of oak bark tincture, chestnut tincture and castor oil. Add witch hazel and cypress essential oil the base. Or, simply massage in witch hazel essential oil water twice daily.
Herbs
As a preventative measure include plenty of nettle leaf and gingko leaf herbal tea in your daily routine to support circulation.
Take a mixture of lime tree (vessel strengthening), prickly ash berry (to stimulate circulation), hawthorn herb (for vessel strengthening) and dandelion leaf (for water balance).
Plants containing rutin are essential as rutin elasticates the veins and revives their capacity for peristalsis. Drink buckwheat and eucalyptus tea or take capsules of powdered eucalyptus and buckwheat.
Herbal Formulae Suggestions
Circulatory Support Formula and extra Hawthorn tincture if they are very bad.
Cayenne capsules (please enquire)
Apply 'Chestnut and Witch hazel' external ‘paint on’ liquid. (Made-to-order: Please enquire)
Nettle and/or Gingko herb tea
Varicose Veins (Internal) Formula (please enquire)
Metaphysical
Varicose Veins represents ‘Standing in a situation you hate. Discouragement. Feeling over-worked and overburdened.’
Affirmation: ‘I stand in truth and live and move in joy. I love Life, and circulate freely.’
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