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Effective alternative means of preventing pits on the legs
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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When the bones on the legs are not yet accompanied by severe pain, and the big toe can still be relieved of the deformity, alternative means of preventing the bones on the legs can be used. We emphasize that alternative means of getting rid of bones on the legs is not a panacea. They can be used when the valgus changes in the big toe have not yet become threatening.
Clay against the bone
Very effective remedy. Clay has long been considered a tool that relieves inflammation, fever, resolves tumors, helps with skin irritation. All these properties of clay can be successfully applied in the fight against the valgus deformity of the big toe. Here is a recipe. Buy sea salt, turpentine and red clay (all sold in pharmacies). Take 50 grams of clay, 1 tablespoon of sea salt, 5-7 drops of turpentine, a glass of purified or boiled water.
Mix all these ingredients and attach to the bones on the legs in the form of a compress. You can use it every day, 2 weeks, until the bones on the legs do not shrink and disappear altogether. You can keep the compress until the clay hardens, and then gently wash the foot with warm water without soap. And blot with a towel, preferably natural.
River fish against pits
This is an old recipe used by residents of the Baikal environs. Very good against inflammation and deformities of the joints. You need to take fresh lake or river fish (but not frozen, otherwise its useful properties are lost). The bones from the fish are removed, and the carcass itself is pinned to the diseased bone for the night. In the morning the fish is removed, the bone is washed and rubbed in it with oil of fir.
If in the morning you need to run to work, then in order to avoid unpleasant odor, leave about 30-40 minutes of free time for you to have all the necessary procedures. These procedures should be done within a week, and then take a break for 2-3 days and, if the bones have not disappeared, repeat the course again. At the same time, of course, you need to spare your feet, wear comfortable shoes and not stand long on your feet.
Salt against the bones on the legs
Salt is a well-known remedy against pain, inflammation, heat, it disinfects and disinfects. Salt is good so that the bones in the legs do not develop. Thanks to salt, the bones on the legs, if they are only at the initial stage, can dissolve in just two weeks. The recipe is as follows. Take a container in which both of your legs will be able to sink above the bones. Pour in hot water and dissolve salt in it.
Salt can be taken marine or ordinary stone, preferably large, rather than fine. Fine salt is bad because it is actively processed and devoid of many of its beneficial qualities. Water should be the same as body temperature - not higher than 36.6 degrees. In her lower both legs and sit in that position for a quarter of an hour. Then the legs should be removed and wiped dry, preferably with a linen towel - it absorbs moisture better. The course of treatment is 14 days. Then you can take a short break - a week - and again undergo a course of treatment. If the case is running, you will need 4 courses; at the initial stage, a week or two will suffice.
Salt and snow against the bones on the legs
This method is good if the inconvenience of wearing shoes because of the bones is joined by pain. Salt and snow are effective, but cause quite severe pain in the bones. It is important to suffer, but the result will not take long - the bones will decrease, the inflammation will pass, and very quickly. Mix the snow and salt (in one equal part), attach this mixture to the bone and hold it for as long as you can - from two to five minutes. Attach a towel on top so that the ice does not flow.
How much to keep the ice, you will determine yourself by your own feelings. As soon as the skin starts to bake and hurt badly, you can remove the compress. It is not necessary to wash the foot - you need to wet it with a towel, then wrap it with a bandage or gauze, put the paper on top so that the remaining moisture is absorbed. On top of the paper - again bandage, and on it you need to put another layer of something warm - for example, a warm scarf. Keep it to three hours or leave overnight.
If the compress is overexposed, a burn may occur on the diseased bone, it is better not to allow this. In order to calm the sore area, in the morning you need to remove the handkerchief from your feet and lubricate the foot with sea buckthorn oil. 10 days of such treatment - and the bones on his legs were gone.
Iodine against the seeds on the legs
Iodine is an excellent remedy to relieve inflammation and pain at the same time. Compresses with iodine can help against the bones on the legs, they are good and as prevention. Wash your feet and dry them thoroughly. Lubricate the bone formation site with camphor oil. Then apply iodine net on top or spread a thin layer of iodine on the bone.
Do everything in that order, because if iodine is applied without camphor, there may be a burn. Within a week or two you need to do this procedure, and the growth of the bones in the legs will stop.
There is a second option with iodine
Buy in the pharmacy medical bile or in the market - chicken bile. Put iodine next to you. Apply to the diseased bone grid of iodine. And on top of smear bile, which choose. Wrap all this first with cellophane, and then tie it with gauze or a rag. Put a sock on top to secure the compress and keep it warm, ideally a terry cloth.
Let this compress be on your leg all night, and in the morning you should wash off the remnants of bile, but without soap. Soap can dry out the delicate skin of the foot. If you apply such compresses for one and a half to two months, the bone on your legs will dissolve.
Potato peel against the bones on the legs
To get rid of pits on the legs or carry out their prevention, prepare raw potato peelings. Put them in a saucepan to two-thirds, then pour them with water and boil for a quarter of an hour.
Prepare a container such that you can lower your legs into it and that water can cover them above the ankle. In this container, you need to pour half a liter of hot water (if necessary, a liter) and add a decoction of potato peelings (you can directly with them).
The broth should be added gradually so that the legs do not burn. Legs will steam out, potato substances will penetrate through the skin and show their anti-inflammatory properties. After steaming the feet, it is possible to apply potato cleansing to the sore bone with hot, but not especially so as not to damage the skin with a burn.
Dedicate this useful procedure for at least half an hour every day, and within 7-10 days you will no longer feel pain in the area of the bone. Those who have tried this procedure, say that on the tenth day the bones dissolve.
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Ointment of eggs against the bones on the legs
Take a fresh egg (preferably homemade, it has more nutrients). Put it in a cup that is not broken and pour 7% acetic acid. The egg should stand in a dark cold place for 14 days. Acid will eat the shell during this time.
Carefully remove the egg from the cup with a spoon and place in a dry plate. Add 1 tablespoon of lard and turpentine (10 grams) to it. All this mix - here you have a wonderful ointment for stones on the legs. This mixture should be applied to the sore bones every other day. After a week or two, the pain in the bones will not remain, they should dissolve.