To combat swelling of the hands and feet, you can resort to home remedies such as teas or juice with diuretic action that help eliminate excess fluids from the body.
But to enhance this home remedy, it is recommended not to consume salt, drink 1.5 liters 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 de-swell your hands and feet.
These home remedies can be taken for 3 days, if there is no improvement in symptoms, a medical consultation is recommended as medications may be necessary. See how to prepare these home remedies.
1. Fruit juice
Drinking watermelon juice with peach and pomegranate is a great natural strategy to combat swelling in your hands and feet.
Ingredients
- 1/2 watermelon
- 2 peaches
- 1/2 pomegranate
Preparation mode
Blend all the ingredients in a blender and drink afterwards, without sweetening. You can also put the pomegranate seeds in the ready-made juice and drink it cold as soon as you finish making it so as not to lose their nutrients. Take the juice twice a day immediately after preparing it.
2. Herbal tea to de-bloat
Leather hat tea with stonebreaker because it has diuretic properties that eliminate excess fluids from the body.
Ingredients
Preparation mode
Combine all the ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil. Then, turn off the heat, let it 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 to treat swelling that is a consequence of water retention.
Ingredients
- 3 celery stalks and leaves, chopped
- 3 pineapple slices
- 1 glass of water
Preparation mode
Blend all the ingredients in a blender, strain and drink afterwards. During the day, drink celery leaf tea. The tea must be prepared in a proportion of 20 g of green leaves for each liter of water.
4. Mugwort tea
This homemade recipe for debloating with mugwort has excellent diuretic properties that help eliminate excess fluid in the body, as well as being a natural detox for the body.
Ingredients
- 10 g of mugwort flowers, leaves and roots
- 500 ml of water
Preparation mode
Place the ingredients in a pan and let it boil for 10 minutes. Then let it cool, strain and drink 4 cups of tea a 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 orange leaves
- 1/2 cup coarse salt
Preparation mode
The orange leaves must be placed in water to boil for approximately 3 minutes. After being removed from the heat, add cold water until the solution is lukewarm, and then add half a cup of coarse salt. The legs should be soaked for 15 minutes, preferably before bed.
