What is the specific method of external application of rhubarb and Glauber's salt?

Rhubarb and Glauber's Salt are common Chinese medicinal materials. Both of these medicines have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. They are usually used to treat various skin diseases, such as abscesses, ulcers or boils, and the therapeutic effect is very good. When rhubarb and Glauber's Salt are used, they are usually treated by external application, but most people do not understand the specific external application methods. The specific methods of rhubarb and Glauber's Salt are introduced below.

According to the size of the affected area, take an appropriate amount of Glauber's salt, enough to cover the entire area of ​​the patient, with a thickness of 0.25 cm. Stir it evenly with cold water, apply it to the patient, and wrap it with gauze. When the medicine is dry, sprinkle it with cold water to keep it moist at all times. Change the medicine once a day. Generally, the swelling and pain will disappear in 3 days. If a breastfeeding woman wants to stop lactating, she can apply the above method on her breasts and the lactation will stop in about 2 to 3 days.

Rhubarb can relieve endotoxin-induced hypotension, eliminate oxygen free radicals, reduce the levels of endogenous nitric oxide in plasma, lungs, small intestine, etc. during the reperfusion period, reduce the permeability of intestinal, liver, and lung capillaries, reduce the increased permeability of intestinal wall blood vessels caused by endotoxins, prevent intestinal bacterial translocation and endotoxins from entering the blood circulation, etc.

It can be used clinically to prevent and treat gastrointestinal failure in critical illnesses such as severe trauma, septic shock, and MODS. Decoction 30g of raw rhubarb into 100ml, for enema or oral administration, 100ml, 1-3 times/day. Enema and oral administration can also be combined. The dosage was reduced until bowel sounds returned. It is used for postpartum abdominal pain caused by blood stasis, blood stasis, menstrual disorders, as well as trauma, pain caused by blood stasis, etc. When using it, it must be used together with drugs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, such as peach kernel, red peony root, safflower, etc.

Applying them externally has the effect of drying dampness and reducing inflammation. You can grind the two medicines into powder, put the powder into a gauze bag, and place it on the painful area. To treat redness and swelling caused by inflammation, you can melt Glauber's salt into water, mix it with rhubarb powder, and apply it to the affected area. Another method is to mix Glauber's salt and rhubarb powder into a paste, apply it on the navel, and cover it with sterile gauze. This method can treat enteritis and diarrhea.

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Rhubarb and Glauber's salt are two traditional Chinese medicines that are very effective in clearing heat and purging fire, softening and dispersing lumps, and detoxifying. These two Chinese medicines have many functions when ground into powder and applied externally. They can treat some skin diseases, such as boils, abscesses, ulcers, etc. Secondly, it can also treat breast diseases. For example, when milk accumulates during lactation and causes mastitis, you can wrap rhubarb and Glauber's salt in a cloth and apply it externally, which can reduce swelling, disperse nodules, clear away heat and purge fire, and detoxify. External application of rhubarb and Glauber's salt can also treat some visceral diseases, such as intestinal carbuncle, which is what we call appendicitis in Western medicine. Applying it on the lower right abdomen can soften and disperse lumps, clear away heat and detoxify, and relieve fire.