4 Home Remedies For Heel Spur

Herbal tincture prepared with 6 medicinal plants and alcohol, as well as soaking the feet in warm water with Epsom salts are excellent home remedies to help deflate the affected region and relieve the pain caused by calcaneal spur. 

However, the best way to improve the discomfort caused by calcaneal spurs is to decrease body weight to decrease the pressure on the spur, use malleable and comfortable shoes, as well as use a specific insole that has an opening that must be placed in the area where the spur is located, making with that it does not touch the shoe. 

4 Home remedies for heel spur

1. Tincture of 6 herbs

This herbal tincture can be made at home and is very easy to use, it contains 6 plants with a potent anti-inflammatory power that help reduce inflammation around the spur, thus relieving the discomfort.

Ingredients

  • 2 liters of alcohol;
  • 1 teaspoon of myrrh;
  • 1 teaspoon of angelica;
  • 1 teaspoon of saffron;
  • 1 teaspoon of rhubarb;
  • 1 teaspoon of aloe;
  • 1 camphor stone.

    • How to prepare

    Mix all ingredients and place in a dark glass container such as a tightly closed beer or wine bottle and store inside a clean, dark cupboard. Let it stand for 20 days and stir the tincture 1 times a day. After this period it should be strained and is ready for use.

    To use simply wet a clean gauze or cloth with the herbal tincture and place it on the foot. Place a bandage around the foot to keep the sole in contact with the product overnight. 

    2. Soak the feet in water with Epsom salt

    Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) can be easily purchased in pharmacies and drugstores, being a good home remedy to combat foot pain because they contain magnesium sulfate, a substance with analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. 

    Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt;
  • 1 bucket with warm water.

    • How to prepare

    Mix the salts in warm water and let the feet soak for 20 minutes or until the water cools down. 

    3. Avocado seed tincture

    This tincture is easy and inexpensive being very effective in relieving pain. 

    Ingredients

  • 1 Grated avocado seed;
  • 500 ml of alcohol;
  • 4 camphor stones.

    • Mode of preparation

    In a dark bottle place the grated avocado seed and add the alcohol together with the camphor and let the solution stand for 20 days. Stir daily and then wet a cloth or gauze with the tincture and apply to the sore region, leaving it on overnight.

    4. Spinach compress

    Spinach is an excellent home remedy to reduce the pain caused by heel spurs, because it has neoxanthin and violaxanthin that confer a potent anti-inflammatory action that helps reduce pain. 

    Ingredients

  • 10 spinach leaves;
  • Gauze.

    • How to prepare

    Cut the spinach, then mash it well and place it on the region of the spur covering it with a gauze. Leave it on for 20 minutes and then wash it off with warm water.  

    Tips to fight spur at home

    See in the video below some strategies that can be used to fight the pain and feel better:

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