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Herbal tincture prepared with 9 medicinal plants and alcohol, as well as scalding feet with Epsom salts or spinach compress are excellent homemade ways to deflate the affected region and relieve spur pain.
However, the best way to treat the heel spur, in addition to performing the surgery, is to decrease the body weight on it. To do this, you should use malleable and comfortable shoes, as well as using a specific insole for heel spurs, which can be purchased at the pharmacy and which has an opening that must be placed in the area where the spur is located, making it do not touch the shoe.
1. 9 herbal tincture
This herbal tincture can be made at home and is very easy to use, containing 9 plants with strong anti-inflammatory power that help to reduce the swelling around the spur and relieve discomfort.
Ingredients
- 2 liters of alcohol
- 1 teaspoon of manaka
- 1 teaspoon of myrrh
- 1 teaspoon of panacea
- 1 teaspoon of senna
- 1 teaspoon of angelica
- 1 teaspoon of saffron
- 1 teaspoon of rhubarb
- 1 teaspoon of aloe vera
- 1 square of camphor
Preparation mode
Mix all ingredients and place in a dark colored glass container, such as a well-closed beer or wine bottle and store in a clean cupboard, protected from light. Marinate for 20 days, and stir 1 time a day. After that period strain and the dye is ready to be used.
To use, just wet a gauze or clean cloth in this herbal tincture and put on the foot. Wrap your foot so that the sole of your foot is in contact with the product throughout the night.
2. Scald feet with Epsom salts
Epsom salts are easily found in pharmacies and drugstores and it is a good home remedy to fight foot pain because it contains magnesium sulfate, a substance that has analgesic and anti-inflammatory action.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of Epsom salts
- 1 bucket with warm water
Preparation mode
Mix the salts in the warm water and soak your feet for 20 minutes or until the water has cooled.
3. Tincture of avocado core
This tincture is easy and economical and very effective in relieving pain.
Ingredients
- Core of 1 avocado
- 500 ml of alcohol
- 4 camphor stones
Preparation mode
Grate the avocado core and add to the alcohol along with the camphor and leave in a dark bottle for 20 days. Stir daily and then soak a cloth or gauze in this dye and apply to the painful area, leaving it to work all night.
4. Spinach compress
Spinach is a great home remedy to reduce pain caused by heel spurs, as it has Zeaxanthin and Violaxanthin which have a strong anti-inflammatory action, helping to reduce pain.
Ingredients
How to use
Cut the spinach and mash it well, place it over the spur and secure with gauze. Leave to act for 20 minutes and then wash with warm water.
Tips to fight spurs at home
See in the video below some strategies that can be used to fight pain and to feel better:
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