Can Herbal Medicine Cure Varicose Veins

Varicose veins belong to the category of “tendon tumor” in Chinese medicine, and drugs should be chosen according to different types of evidence. Whether it can be cured or not is related to the patient’s physique, condition and other factors, and symptomatic medication can get certain results. 1. Tiredness and injury of qi syndrome: the symptoms are that the tumor increases in size when standing and walking for a long time or exertion, and the discomfort of falling down is aggravated; it is often accompanied by shortness of breath and fatigue, distention in the epigastric region and lumbar soreness; the tongue is pale, the moss is thin and white, and the pulse is thin and weak. Treatment is to replenish the middle Jiao Qi (treating deficiency of Qi by replenishing the spleen), invigorate Blood and relieve tendons, and add subtractions to replenish the middle Jiao Qi Tang can be chosen. 2. Cold-dampness condensation of tendons: the symptoms include dark purple color of the tumor, warmth, mild swelling of the lower limbs; accompanied by coldness (cold body), cold limbs, pale mouth, no thirst, clear and long urine; pale and dark tongue, white and greasy moss, thin and weak pulse, etc. The treatment should be warming the liver and dispersing cold, benefiting the spleen, activating Blood and relaxing the tendons. Treatment should be warming the liver and dispersing cold, benefiting qi and clearing the veins, and Warming the Liver Decoction can be chosen. 3. Excessive fire and dryness of blood: symptoms include lower limbs with veins curling and tumors burning; accompanied by five heart-heat (heat in the hearts of the hands and feet, and self-consciousness of the heart and chest), dry mouth; red tongue, yellow moss, and thin pulse (pulse becomes narrow and thin and speeds up), etc. The treatment should be clearing the liver and diarrhea (clearing the fire, removing cold, and promoting circulation of qi). Treatment should be to clear the liver and diarrhea (clearing liver fire), nourish blood and promote the production of body fluid, with the addition of Qing Liver and Aloe Vera Pill. 4. Traumatic stasis syndrome: the symptoms include coiled tendons like earthworms, blue and purple surface, swelling and pain of the affected limbs; petechiae on the tongue, and fine and astringent pulse. The addition and subtraction of Activating Blood and Dispersing Blood Stasis Tang can be chosen to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis (to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis in the body), and harmonize the camp to eliminate swelling. Patients with varicose veins should go to the hospital for systematic treatment. The above medicines should be used under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.