Varicose Veins - HomeoSource

Choose: Select a remedy that most closely matches your symptoms. If difficult to pick one, start with Hamamelis.

Dosage: If pregnant, 6C every 4 hours for up to 2 weeks; otherwise, 12C three times a day for up to four weeks or 30C twice daily for a week. Then stop for at least a week and reassess.

Notes:

Any indications of localized heat, tenderness, pain, redness, swelling, should be evaluated by a doctor to rule out a blood clot.
In acute cases, take a dose a few times a day and scale back with improvement.
A professional homeopath may help with a long term plan.

Symptoms	Remedy
Cell salt May be taken in addition to the below remedies Strengthens connective tissue and elastic fiber of vein walls View Remedy	Calcarea Fluorica (Calc Fluor) 6X once/twice daily
When there is no clear remedy, start here Relaxation and congestion of veins Veins feel tired, bruised, sore Heaviness, swelling Stinging, pulsating Dark hemorrhages in veins May have tendency to hemorrhoids Better: lying down with continued movement Worse: warmth jarring touch after childbirth pregnancy View Remedy	Hamamelis virginiana
First choice, if pregnant Stinging, pulsating, sore pain Bleeding veins Legs are worse: hanging down with warmth Worse: pregnancy Be sure to rest and raise legs above heart level often View Remedy	Pulsatilla
If Pulsatilla does not help Skin is mottled, blue/purplish Knotted, painful veins View Remedy	Carbo veg
Blood stagnates in veins Distended purplish veins Sticking, hot lightening-like pains May also have hemorrhoids Worse: walking motion standing View Remedy	Aesculus
Sharp pain One foot warm and the other cold May tend toward gastric issues View Remedy	Lycopodium
Legs look pale but redden easily Swollen veins Walking slowly makes achey, weak feeling subside Worse: pregnancy View Remedy	Ferrum metallicum
Painful Worse: warmth View Remedy	Sulphur
Sore, achey, inflamed legs View Remedy	Arnica

References

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Castro, Miranda. The complete Homeopathy Handbook. St Martins Press, NY. 1990: p. 196.

Hershoff, Așa. Homeopathic Remedies. Avery Publ. NY. 2000: pp. 282-283.

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Lockie, Andrew. The Family Guide to Homeopathy. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1993: pp. 219-220, 326.

Murphy, Robin. Homeopathic Clinical Repertory. 3d Ed. Lotus Health Inst. Blacksburg, VA. 2005; pp. 1375.

Schalts, Edward. Easy Homeopathy. McGraw Hill, NY. 2005: p. 241.