Smelling salt, in fact, is a kind of medicine made of ammonium carbonate and spices, which can make people recover or stimulate after smelling, and is especially effective in relieving coma or headache. In the past, people often used strong smells to rescue patients with epilepsy or syncope, and woke them up by inhaling drugs through the nasal cavity.

Smelling salt, also called "staghorn wine", is a kind of medicine made of ammonium carbonate and spices, which can make people recover or get excited after smelling it, especially for relieving coma or headache.

Smelling salt was first recorded in ancient Rome, and it was called "harmony Kussar" in Pliny's works. In the13rd century, there was a lot of evidence that alchemists also used smelling salts, which were called "sal". /kloc-in the 0/7th century, people distilled ammonia solution from antlers, so smelling salt also got another name "antlers wine".

Smelling salt is still used in some sports occasions, such as boxing and weightlifting. When athletes are in a state of chaos, doctors will wake them up with smelling salts and continue the competition.

Ammonia gas produced by smelling salt is toxic, and it can even be fatal if inhaled in large quantities, but it will not cause danger if inhaled in small quantities. However, many professional nurses are still strongly opposed to using smelling salts to wake up the coma caused by sports injuries, because respiratory convulsions caused by ammonia stimulation may aggravate the injuries.

Reference source of the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Smelling Salt