Dietary therapy for varicose veins

  Varicose veins in the lower extremities are a condition that occurs as a result of prolonged standing work. Clinical manifestations are asymptomatic in the early stage, with only superficial venous varicose and dilated appearance changes in the affected limbs, and heaviness, soreness, fatigue and hidden pain in the lower limbs when aggravated. In the late stage, the dilated and curved veins become more serious, and skin atrophy, desquamation, pigmentation, skin and subcutaneous tissue hardening, and even eczema and ulcer formation often appear. In addition to surgical treatment of varicose veins in the lower limbs, the following dietary therapy can be used, but dietary therapy can only improve the symptoms and cannot fundamentally solve the cause of the problem.  1, blood stagnation: the affected limb is sinuous, like earthworms, local pressure pain or pigmentation; accompanied by mental depression, irritability and irritability. The tongue is purple and dark, or there are petechiae and stasis. The treatment should be to regulate qi, move stagnation, activate blood circulation and resolve blood stasis.  The first thing is to break the peach kernel and grind it finely, and take the juice with the wine, and then grind it again, so that the peach kernel is finished. All into a small porcelain urn, placed in a casserole, boiled in stock, until the color yellow as thin rice can be. Take 25g each time, 2 times a day.  Rose and safflower soup: 9g of rose, 3g of angelica, 3g of safflower, add water to decoction and extract juice. Mix with a small amount of white wine and take 1 dose daily.  2, cold and damp stagnation: the affected limb is bruised, the lower limb is slightly swollen, pressed into the depression: fear of cold, limb soreness, heaviness and weakness. The tongue is light, the coating is white and smooth, and the pulse is stringent or sunken. The treatment is to warm the Yang and promote dampness, invigorate the blood and promote circulation.  ①millennium health wine: millennium health lOg, white wine 500mL. millennium health immersed in white wine, 1 week later is ready. Drink 1 small compote each time, 2 times a day.  ② Chuan Wu porridge: 5g of raw Chuan Wu head, 30g of round-grained rice, 10 drops of ginger juice, the right amount of honey. Chuan Wu Tou is ground into a very fine powder and set aside. First add water to boil round-grained rice, boil it and add the powder of Aconite, change the fire to slow frying for 3 hours, then add ginger juice and honey, stir well, and boil again. Serve slowly and warm.  3, damp-heat nodules: the affected limb bruises, local redness, swelling and hardness, with pressure pain, may be accompanied by fever and other systemic symptoms. The tongue is red, the coating is yellow and greasy, and the pulse is stringent or slippery. The treatment should be to clear heat and dampness, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.  ①Soybean treatment paralysis soup: 30-60g of soybean, add water to make soup. Eat beans and drink soup, once a day.  ②Marijuana kernel wine: marijuana kernel, appropriate amount of wine. Hemp seeds sautéed, bagged into the wine for 1 week. Drink 10g each time, 2 times a day.