The efficacy and function of talcum powder

Diseases are very common. When it comes to treating diseases, drugs are a common treatment method. This method is simple to use and can quickly improve the disease. There are many types of drugs, so when choosing drugs, you also need to understand the drugs. Talcum powder is a common drug. Such drugs are very helpful in treating gastritis. What are the effects and functions of talcum powder?

There are many aspects to the efficacy and effects of talcum powder. When choosing it, you also need to pay attention to using it correctly, especially for the treatment of some diseases, you need to understand it better. Misuse can cause great harm to human health.

The efficacy and function of talcum powder:

Protective effect on skin and mucous membranes

Because talcum powder has small particles and a large total area, it can absorb a large amount of chemical irritants or poisons. Therefore, when it is spread on the surface of inflamed or damaged tissue, it can have a protective effect. When taken orally, in addition to protecting the inflamed gastrointestinal mucosa and exerting an antiemetic and antidiarrheal effect, it can also prevent the absorption of poisons in the gastrointestinal tract.

Antibacterial effect

Using the plate method, the culture medium was made to contain 10% talcum powder, which had an inhibitory effect on Salmonella typhi and Paratyphoid A; using the paper strip method, it only had a slight inhibitory effect on meningococci.

Treat postpartum stranguria

5 liang of talc, 4 liang each of tongcao, plantain seed and sunflower seed. Use the above four ingredients to cure the sieve below. Take one inch of the medicine with vinegar water, and gradually increase the amount to two inch of the medicine. (Talc powder from Qianjin Fang)

Treats urinary incontinence, pain in the penis, and acute pain in the lower abdomen

Talc and pollen are divided into equal parts. The above two ingredients are used to treat the lower sieve. Take a spoonful of wine three times a day. (Qianjin Fang)

Treating typhoid fever and epistaxis

There is no limit to the amount of talcum powder. The rice balls are as big as tung nuts. Take ten pills each time, chew slightly and swallow with fresh water. Just use a large penny of the medicine powder and a little rice, and chew it together. It can be taken by both young and old. (Talc Pills from Benshifang)

Treating sudden vomiting and inability to eat

Two spoonfuls of fine raw talc powder. Take with warm water and immediately drink half a cup of hot noodles to stabilize the condition. (《Compendium of Materia Medica》)

Treating toe ulcers

One liang of talc, half a liang of gypsum (calcined), and a small amount of dried alum. Grind it and mix it with water to treat damp sweat under the genitals. (Binghu Collection of Prescriptions)

Treating heat rash in children

3 liang of talcum powder, 1 liang of alum ash, and 4 liang of jujube leaves. Grind the above medicines into powder. First wash the sore with warm water, then apply the medicine. (Talc powder from Shenghuifang)

Treats sores such as daytime blisters and dampness and heat

Take equal parts of talcum powder and licorice powder (half of them should be used), grind them into powder and apply on the affected area. Or add mung bean powder to treat obesity caused by damp heat. (Golden Powder from "Jingyue Complete Works")

Function and indications

Clears away heat, drains dampness, and opens the orifices. It is used to treat summer heat, thirst, difficulty urinating, watery diarrhea, dysentery, gonorrhea, jaundice, edema, epistaxis, athlete's foot, and wet and rotten skin.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of the efficacy and functions of talcum powder. When choosing it, we should also pay attention to its functions and indications. It should not be used indiscriminately. Moreover, the method of use should be based on the doctor's advice. This will make the drug exert its best medicinal properties and also help to improve the disease.