Medicinal bathing is one of the external treatment methods in traditional Chinese medicine and has a history of thousands of years in my country. In the earliest medical prescription “Fifty-two Diseases”, there is a medicated bath prescription for treating infantile epilepsy.
“Book of Rites” says, “If you have a sore on your head, you should bathe. If you have an ulcer on your body, you should take a bath.” The record of “Khan” – it can be said that the history of medicated bath has a long history. It was founded in the Qin Dynasty, developed in the Han and Tang Dynasties, enriched in the Song and Ming Dynasties, and matured in the Qing Dynasty.
The principle of medicinal baths
Speaking of Medicated bath, many people think of bathing and bathing. In fact, in the treatment of skin disease vitiligo, medicated bath is also one of the traditional methods, that is, a method of bathing the whole body or part with liquid or water containing liquid medicine. Variety: The whole body bath is divided into “soak bath” and “shower bath”, commonly known as “medicine bath”.
“Chinese medicine medicated bath therapy” is based on the principle of transdermal absorption of Chinese medicine, combined with modern drug purification technology, and directly acts on the affected area through systemic administration.
Using drug therapy, hydrotherapy and hyperthermia to stimulate the skin, meridians and acupoints with 360° multi-source stimulation, the drug ions can be absorbed through the skin, capillaries dilate, and blood circulation is accelerated. Increase the blood oxygen supply of the local skin, promote the skin to restore its normal metabolic function, and discharge toxins and dirty substances in the body.
The medicated bath sends the drug ions to the basal layer of the skin between each breath of the skin and acts on the affected part of the skin, so that the skin’s own melanin production mechanism is quickly activated , and quickly repair the body’s immunity, so as to achieve the purpose of treating vitiligo and preventing recurrence after recovery.
Advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine Baths
1. Activate the body’s meridians and promote the absorption of drugs
Through the medicated bath, blood circulation is accelerated, and the metabolic wastes in the human body are excreted in time. At the same time, it provides oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissues to promote drug absorption.
2. Excretion of excess free radicals and toxins in the body
Free radicals can affect melanin Cell damage, aggravating the vitiligo condition. The traditional Chinese medicine bath promotes the excretion of toxins in the body and accelerates the metabolism through the secretion and excretion of the sweat glands of the skin.
Vitiligo patients after medicated bath, the skin of vitiligo is softened, and the cell tissue environment inside the skin is improved.
3. Activation of tyrosinase to promote melanin production
Through medicated bath therapy It can activate the activity of vitiligo patients’ own tyrosinase, promote melanin production, and have a therapeutic effect on vitiligo.
4. Improve immunity
Medicated bath therapy can improve the body’s endocrine function , Improve the content of immunoglobulin in the blood, and improve the immunity of the body through system conditioning.
Precautions for medicinal baths:
The medication of the medicated bath follows the prescription principle, and different types of medicated baths have different effects and scope of application. Formulate a prescription suitable for the patient according to the patient’s condition.
Chinese herbal medicine bath has the functions of warming and dredging meridians, smoothing qi and blood, expelling wind and relieving itching, dredging sweat pores, clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
The method of medicated bath can make the medicine enter directly into the skin and avoid irritation to the intestines. It is a treatment method with relatively few side effects.
TCM baths are not suitable for all patients
1, patients with allergic symptoms to drugs; span>
2, Have heart disease, arteries Patients with severe diseases such as sclerosis, infectious diseases;
3, span>Patients with skin wounds or skin ulcers;
4.Women who are menstruating, pregnant, or breastfeeding.
Warm reminder: Vitiligo is a stubborn skin disease. It is recommended to integrate traditional Chinese and Western medicine and comprehensive treatment for the treatment of this disease. The effect will be better. At the same time, it is also necessary for all patients and friends to do a good job of nursing, protect the skin from irritation, pay attention to diet and nutrition, rest regularly, exercise properly, improve their own immunity, and assist in treatment.