To combat swelling of the hands and feet you can use home remedies like teas or juice with diuretic action that help to eliminate excess fluids from the body.
But to potentiate this home remedy it is recommended not to consume salt, drink 1.5 l of water and take a light walk of at least 30 minutes every day. Eating diuretic foods, such as cucumber, pumpkin, celery and parsley, also help to disinfect hands and feet.
These home remedies can be taken for 3 days if there is no improvement in symptoms, a medical consultation is recommended because medications may be needed. Here's how to prepare these home remedies.
1. Fruit juice
Taking watermelon juice with peach and pomegranate is a great natural strategy to combat swelling of the hands and feet.
Ingredients
- 1/2 watermelon
- 2 peaches
- 1/2 pomegranate
Method of preparation
Beat all the ingredients in the blender and drink the following, without sugaring. It is also possible to put the pomegranate seeds already in the juice ready and drink ice cream as soon as you finish doing so not to lose their nutrients. Take the juice 2 times a day right after it is prepared.
2. Herbal tea to deflate
The tea with a stone breaker because it has diuretic properties that eliminate excess fluids from the body.
Ingredients
- 1 handful of leather hat
- 1 handful of stone break
- 500 ml of filtered water
Method of preparation
Add all the ingredients in a pan and bring to the boil. Next, extinguish the fire, cool, strain and drink this tea 4 times a day between meals.
3. Pineapple juice with celery
Celery is an excellent diuretic and therefore a great home remedy for treating swelling which is a consequence of water retention.
Ingredients
- 3 stalks and chopped celery leaves
- 3 slices of pineapple
- 1 glass of water
Method of preparation
Beat all the ingredients in the blender, strain and drink the following. During the day, take tea from the celery leaves. Tea should be prepared in the proportion of 20 g of green leaves for each liter of water.
4. Artemisia tea
This homemade recipe to sage with Artemisia has excellent diuretic properties that help to eliminate the excess of liquids in the body, besides being a natural detox for the organism.
Ingredients
- 10 g of flowers, leaves and roots of artemisia
- 500 ml of water
Method of preparation
Put the ingredients in a pan and boil for 10 minutes. Then allow to soften, strain and drink 4 cups of tea per day for 8 days. This tea should not be taken by pregnant women as it may cause miscarriage.
5. Wash your legs with orange blossom
Washing your feet with coarse salt and orange leaves is another good natural solution.
Ingredients
- 2 liters of water
- 20 leaves of orange tree
- 1/2 cup coarse salt
Method of preparation
The orange leaves should be placed in the water to boil for approximately 3 minutes. After being removed from the heat, add cold water until the solution is warm, and then add the half cup of coarse salt. The legs should be soaked for 15 minutes, preferably before bed.
