This formula more specifically deals with the elasticity  of the veins that we find are degraded in varicose veins. The veins lose their elasticity and the blood begins to pool, the vein begins to stretch. This formula helps alleviate the pain and discomfort and in many cases in the clinic we have found will significantly reduce the size and appearance of the varicose veins. I was in a health food store one day working and talking to the people that would come in and have questions for me. I saw a lady pick up several packages of Vari Cose and proceed up to the  cash register. I thought "it looks as if she's fairly satisfied with that formula..." I made it a point to talk to her and she said that she had been taking it for varicose veins as the formula was designed. She then told me that she was a district  manager of a major company and she was in charge of several stores. She had had so much relief from the discomfort in her legs as she stood that she thought it would also relieve her employees. So when her clerks would complain of leg problems she would put them on Varicose. I'm sure that her employees knew that she wanted them to feel better, not that she was tired of hearing them whine & complain about their legs hurting…and she wanted more work out of them.  She went on to say that she was also using the formula as a preventative! I think that is a wonderful thing to know, so that when our legs bother us  and we are on our feet a lot, and feel discomfort  this formula is wonderful. What it does is it puts back into the system the nutrients that the veins need to continue to be strong so that they do not start to weaken and pool.  Traditional use of the contents: Bayberry Bk. is used in lumbago, varicose veins, and as a tonic. Ginger Rt. is a cleanser of the circulatory system. Sassafras Bk. is for varicose veins, rheumatism, & skin problems. Hawthorn strengthens the veins & the muscles; responsible for circulation. Oregon Grape Rt. is a tonic for the circulation system. Cayenne stimulates the circulation system.