Medicated bath is to dissolve related drugs in water with the help of the characteristics of water, and adopt the method of warming (that is, selecting a certain temperature) to make drugs directly enter meridians and blood vessels through skin and acupoints. And distribute it all over the body, and play a therapeutic role through physical and pharmacological effects.
Therefore, it has the effects of sweating, relieving exterior syndrome, promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, clearing away heat and toxic materials, removing putrefaction, promoting granulation, beauty beauty, and eliminating diseases and prolonging life. You can get the benefits of prolonging life by relaxing and taking a bath.
The overall function of medicated bath is to utilize the direct absorption of drugs through skin, orifices and points, enter meridians and blood collaterals, and distribute them all over the body to exert their pharmacological effects.
In recent years, people's research on the mechanism of external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine in medicated bath is also deepening. It is believed that external treatment with medicated bath can not only exert its own pharmacological effects, but also regulate the functions of tissues and organs in various systems and the immune function of the body.
Extended data:
Entering Xia Hou, the main feature of the weather is hot and humid. At this stage, the most prone condition of the body is dampness, which easily invades the spleen and stomach of the human body, leading to abdominal distension, loss of appetite, diarrhea and other symptoms. At this time, you should pay more attention to the moderate water temperature when taking a bath. Too cold will lead to cold pathogen invading the spleen and stomach, aggravating the original symptoms; Overheating causes a lot of sweating, but it can't take away the moisture in the body.
There are two ways to eliminate dampness, one is to use aromatic drugs, and the other is to promote diuresis and seep dampness. Aromatic drugs can promote qi and spleen, accelerate qi and blood circulation, promote spleen and stomach transport, and thus eliminate dampness.
Optional drugs are Pogostemon cablin, Eupatorium odoratum, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Cortex Magnolia Officinalis, etc. Boil the fresh or dried product slightly, and then add it to the water in the bath. Drugs for diuresis and dampness removal have downward characteristics, which can make moisture excreted through urine. Commonly used drugs are Alisma orientalis, talc, Poria, etc. It is best to use it under the guidance of a doctor.
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