Varicose veins are the leg veins that is enlarged or twisted. My mom says very often that she will feel veins moving inside the leg at night which is very painful. Eating leafy vegetables (keerai in tamil) also prevents Varicose veins. Eating 2 badam and 2 dates with a cup of boiled cow’s milk is also good to prevent varicose veins problems. Today let us see a remedy which treats varicose veins(surul sirai narambu or sirai naazhai noi in tamil)
Ingredients:
- Bamboo leaves-5 nos.
- Sweet Flag or Calamus (Vasambu in tamil)- a small piece
- Fennel seeds(Satha Kuppai in Tamil)-1/4 tsp
- Skin of Terminalia belerica ( thanrikaai thol in tamil)-1 no.
- Pepper-1/4tsp
- Honey-as needed
- Water-200 ml
Preparation:
- Boil water in a pan
- Remove the seed of Terminalia belerica
- Wash and cut bamboo leaves into small pieces
- Add bamboo leaves into boiling water
- Grind pepper, sweet flag, Skin of Terminalia belerica and fennel seeds to get its powder
- Add this powder to boiling water
- Boil it well
- Add honey and mix it well
- Strain the decoction and drink
Usage:
- Drink 50 ml in the morning and 50 ml in the evening
