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Spider Veins, Varicose Vein and Hemorrhoid Alternative Treatments

Pain Center of Orlando, Inc.
225 W. SR 434 Suite #205
Longwood, Florida 32750

Natural Treatment Options for Varicose Veins, Spider Veins and Hemorrhoids

Definitions: Varicose veins are tortuous, swollen, enlarged veins. While any vein may become varicose, the veins most likely to become varicose are found in the legs, ankles and feet. Resulting from standing and walking upright, the increase in venous back-pressure results in distension of the veins in the lower body.

Spider veins are a common, mild variation of varicose veins, involving superficial, smaller venous structures, close to the surface of the skin.

Treatment Options:

Horse chestnut extract (Aesculus hippocastanum) is one of the most widely used natural treatments for varicose veins. The active chemical moiety in horse chestnut is called aescin. Aescin blocks the release of enzymes that damage capillary walls.

Whole horse chestnut, that is, unprocessed, raw horse chestnut, is considered unsafe by the FDA. Use of the raw product may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, convulsions, circulatory and respiratory failure, and death. Any use of the crude, raw product should be avoided. Extraction of Aescin from horse chestnut products removes the toxic component, esculin.

Patients that suffer with kidney or liver disease, bleeding disorders should use horse chestnut only after consulting a physician. Horse chestnut should not be combined with aspirin, Plavix, Ticlid, Trental, Coumadin, and other blood-thinning drugs unless under medical supervision.

Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus) is also known as box holly or knee holly. The active moieties, ruscogenins, strengthen collagen in blood vessel walls and improve circulation, by tightening weak, stretched vessels such as those associated with varicose veins.

Side effects of butcher's broom may include indigestion or nausea. Patients with high blood pressure or prostate issues should not take butcher's broom without first consulting a doctor.

Vitamin K2 has been shown to activate the proteins that support the normal smooth muscle cells of the vein wall, and regular use of vitamin K2 may retard formation of varicose veins.

Copper deficiencies can lead to the development of varicose veins, spider veins, hemorrhoids and aneurysm. While taking chelated copper may not reverse damage that is already done, it may behelpful to slow or stop the progression or worsening of the condition.

NOTE WELL: Copper chelates must be used with caution, as effective dosages are quite modest and excess use can cause serious medical complications. Qualified medical supervision is essential before considering adding copper chelate to self-medication regiments.

David S. Klein, MD, FACA, FACPM

Posted by David S. Klein, MD at 07:17 PM in General Health | Permalink

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Posted by: cooltouch laser | December 03, 2009 at 06:57 AM

There's one thing I know to prevent hemorrhoid, avoid too much eating on spicy foods... and prevent also seating on the toilet bowl for couple of minutes or hour...

If this happen, you can use some over the counter hemorrhoid treatment that can cure that my suit to your skin without side effects...

Posted by: Hemorrhoids Treatment | August 04, 2010 at 09:57 AM