Varicose veins are veins that are tortuous and dilated due to blood stagnation and weakness of the vein walls. Varicose veins can occur in many parts of the body, for example, hemorrhoids are actually a type of varicose vein, as well as varicose veins of the esophagogastric fundus, varicose veins of the spermatic cord and varicose veins of the abdominal wall. The most common site of varicose veins is the lower extremities. It is worth emphasizing that varicose veins themselves may be a secondary manifestation of other pathologies, such as vena cava occlusion, and should be actively treated for the primary pathology. Clinical manifestations 1. The superficial blood vessels are varicose like earthworms, obviously protruding from the skin, and the varicose is in the shape of masses or nodules. 2.There is soreness and swelling in the legs, skin pigmentation, desquamation, itching, and ankle edema. 3.The limbs have a strange sensation, pins and needles, strange itching, numbness, burning sensation. 4.Rising epidermal temperature with pain and pressure sensation. 5. Local gangrene and ulcers. Conventional treatment 1.Western medicine 1.Injection of sclerosing agent; 2.Surgical debridement; 3.Deep vein valve insufficiency, valve repair surgery and ligature of traffic branch under lumpectomy can be performed. Chinese medicine 1, external treatment method: take appropriate amount of Yunnan Baiyao, depending on the local size of varicose veins. Use white wine to make a paste and put it on the affected area, cover it with a plastic bag and fix it with glue, change it once every 24 hours until the local skin color returns to normal and the veins recede. It is very effective for the early varicose veins. 2, rhubarb soak feet: choose rhubarb 50 grams, crushed and wrapped up with gauze, put it into a basin, boil water for 15 minutes and pour it into the basin, the water amount is appropriate to submerge the ankle bone, soak feet with this medicine, replace rhubarb once every two days. 3, regulate the qi: the use of tonic yang also five soup, for the blood agent, with the effect of tonifying the qi, invigorate the blood, pass the ligament. Mainly treats the evidence of qi deficiency and blood stasis of stroke. Physical treatment methods 1.Wear varicose veins elastic stockings; 2.The method of fast walking, insist on fast walking 4 times a day, 15 minutes each time. After the rapid walk, it is better to elevate the feet and lie down to rest with the feet above the body plane for about 15 minutes. Principle analysis: because in the rapid walking, the movement of gastrocnemius muscle increases, the activity is constantly, the veins are like pumping the blood accumulated in the veins in the state of varicose veins to the heart side to provide. At the same time, due to the acceleration of local microcirculation, the metabolism of varicose veins is also accelerated and the veins can be restored to normal faster. Prevention of varicose veins Obese people should lose weight, although obesity is not the direct cause, but the excessive force pressed on the legs may cause poor venous reflux in the legs and make the veins dilate more. People who are engaged in long term heavy work and long term standing work should preferably wear elastic stocking covers so that the superficial veins are in a compressed state. Women should give special care to their legs during special periods such as menstruation and pregnancy, take more rest, and massage their legs frequently to help blood circulation and avoid varicose veins.