Safe drug use is the first principle of rational drug use. Proper medication can be used to eliminate the disease; Improper medication can lead to poor results, damage to health, and even life-threatening.
When it comes to bruises, people think of using plasters. As a traditional means, plaster has a long history in China. This small plaster may seem simple, but if used incorrectly, it can also cause damage to the body.
Allergies should be used with caution
In the past, laborers mostly suffered from pain in the waist, legs and limbs, and now white-collar workers also have symptoms of neck, shoulder, waist and wrist pain. Most people will endure the pain first, and only when it is serious, and plasters have become the first choice for many people because of their simple and convenient way of use.
As we all know, most of the plasters are pasted and attached with adhesive tape, and if they are allergic, it is easy to cause itching, redness and swelling. Xiao Wu of the unit went back to his hometown to help harvest corn, accidentally twisted his waist, went to the pharmacy to buy plasters, and in order to get better as soon as possible, he directly pasted three larger plasters. As a result, it causes a large area of redness, swelling and itching, which can cause serious problems. Experts remind people with allergies to use plasters with caution.
The following should also be noted when applying plasters
In addition to allergy prevention, plasters should also be used with caution in the following situations:
First, when the affected area is red, swollen and ulcerated, it should not be pasted (except for the poison extraction ointment) to avoid suppuration and infection.
The second is to accidentally cause muscle contusion or joint and ligament strain during exercise or labor, do not immediately use the injury damp pain relief ointment, musk chasing wind plaster on the injured part, because this kind of plaster has the effect of blood circulation and blood stasis, after the injury can not achieve the purpose of reducing swelling and pain, it is recommended to apply cold compress to the injury first, and then apply it.
Third, pregnant women should prohibit plasters containing musk, frankincense, safflower, myrrh, peach kernel and other ingredients that invigorate blood and remove blood stasis. In particular, the umbilicus, abdomen, and waist of pregnant women should not be plastered with plasters to avoid local irritation causing miscarriage.
Plasters also need to be applied differentiatedly
Experts point out that each patch has its own unique pharmacological effects and cannot be universal.
If you suffer from chronic low back pain and bruises caused by wind and cold, you can use dog skin plaster or chasing wind ointment to dispel cold and wind, relax muscles and invigorate blood.
For those who do not disappear due to the initial onset of pain caused by heat and poisonous stagnation, such as induration, redness, swelling and pain, and pus that do not ulcerate, you can use toxin extraction ointment to reduce swelling and remove saprophytic muscle.
Rubber plaster patches have the effect of anti-inflammatory and analgesic, and have certain curative effects on rheumatic pain, low back pain, and muscle pain.
In daily life, if you encounter an injury that requires the use of plaster**, you must first choose the appropriate type of plaster. Secondly, it is necessary to standardize the application and pay attention to washing the affected area to avoid accidental infection. In the process of use** if you feel unwell, you should consult a doctor in time to avoid causing greater physical harm.
Part of the knowledge in the article comes from "Misunderstandings of Going Out of Chinese People's Medicine", edited by Wu Zhen, published by China Medical Science and Technology Press.
*: Henan Provincial Health Central Plains Service Guarantee Center.
Contributed by: Rong ** Department.
Editor in charge: Yuan Xin.