Medicinal bath is a kind of external treatment, that is, soaking the whole body or part with liquid medicine or water containing liquid medicine. I. Effect of medicated bath 1. The medicated bath can dredge channels and collaterals, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, dispel wind and cold, clear away heat and toxic materials, relieve swelling and pain, regulate yin and yang, regulate viscera, promote qi and blood circulation, and nourish the whole body.
2. Modern pharmacology has also confirmed that medicated bath can increase the content of some immunoglobulins in blood and enhance the elasticity and vitality of skin.
Second, the whole body bath method is based on the warm power of the bath water and the efficacy of the medicine itself, so that the whole body can be dredged and the orifices can be opened, and the effects of sweating and reducing fever, expelling wind and removing dampness, warming meridians and dispelling cold, dredging meridians, harmonizing qi and blood, relieving swelling and pain, removing blood stasis and promoting tissue regeneration can be achieved.
1. Usage: Pour the bath liquid of traditional Chinese medicine into the cleaned and disinfected bathtub, add hot water, and then adjust the water temperature to a proper temperature to take a bath.
2. Precautions: After taking a bath and adding water, the temperature should be moderate and not overheated to avoid scalding. Pay attention to keep warm when taking a bath, avoid getting cold and blowing, and dry your skin immediately after washing.
In winter and autumn, we should pay special attention to the warm and sheltered baths. It is not advisable to take a bath within 30 minutes before and after meals. Taking a bath on an empty stomach is prone to hypoglycemia and collapse. Taking a bath after a meal will reduce the secretion of gastric acid and reduce the function of digestive organs.
Third, the medicinal bath local bath 1, head and face bath: mainly pour the Chinese medicinal bath liquid into a clean and disinfected washbasin, and bathe, wash your hair and wash your face when the bath temperature is appropriate. This bath method has obvious curative effect on facial skin beauty and hair care and hairdressing, and also has therapeutic effect on head and face diseases.
Note: Pay attention to shelter from the wind and cold when washing your face, and also pay attention to the wind after bathing. Skin diseases with obvious acute inflammatory exudation on the face should be used with caution.
2. Eye washing: after filtering the decoction, wash the affected eyes. When washing eyes, you can use sterilized gauze or cotton balls to dip in water and wash your eyes constantly; You can also use a sterilized optical cup to hold half a cup of liquid medicine. First, bow your head so that the optic cup is close to the orbital margin. Then, look up and blink frequently and wash your eyes, 2-3 times a day, 20 minutes each time. Clinically, it is often smoked first and then washed. This method can make eye blood flow smoothly.
Precautions: pay attention to the temperature of the liquid medicine not to be too high to avoid scalding, the lotion must be filtered to prevent residues from entering the eyes, and all utensils, gauze, cotton balls and fingers should be disinfected, especially those trapped in the dark, and must be carefully cleaned; This method should not be used for patients with new bleeding or malignant ulcer.
3. Hand foot bath: This therapy is a common method to treat diseases and skin care. Hand bath not only treats skin diseases and soft tissue injuries, but also has the function of skin care and health care. The beauty of hands is clean, smooth and moist. Proper hand washing can not only clean the skin, but also prevent skin aging.
Note: Wash your feet with warm water and dry them after washing. The dosage of liquid medicine depends on the different parts of the disease, and the bathing methods can be soaking, washing or half-body bathing respectively. For the treatment of tinea dermatosis, the medicine can be soaked in vinegar, or decocted and added with vinegar to make a medicated bath solution. For the treatment of tinea cruris, the concentration of immersion liquid should not be too high.
4, sitz bath: put the medicine soup in the basin and let the patient sit in the bath, so that the liquid medicine can be directly immersed in * * * or * * * to treat some diseases. It can make the liquid medicine directly act on the affected part for a long time, and promote the absorption of skin and mucosa with the help of heat, so as to play the roles of clearing away heat and dampness, killing insects and relieving itching, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and astringing and removing stasis.
Note: the temperature of decoction should be appropriate, and it should not be too hot when sitting in the bath, so as not to burn the skin or mucosa, nor too cold, so as not to have adverse effects. Generally, 40℃-50℃ is appropriate. For those with purulent perianal abscess, surgical incision and drainage should be performed first, and then hip bath therapy should be performed.
Four, drug bath taboo 1, skin wounds, open fractures should be banned to prevent infection.
2, severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency or low, it is not appropriate to take a bath with whole body hot water. It is easy to cause difficulty breathing. At the same time, hot water medicated bath can dilate the whole body blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, increase the amount of blood returning to the heart, and increase the burden on the heart and blood vessels.
3, myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, aortic aneurysm, arteriosclerosis, severe hypertension, bleeding tendency should not use hot water to take a bath.