Taking medicinal bath has the benefits of dispelling wind and dispersing cold (dispelling wind evil and dispelling cold evil), dredging the meridians and channels, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting the operation of blood and eliminating blood stasis in the body), etc. The specific therapeutic effects vary according to the prescriptions. Note that delirium, high fever, broken skin with infection, diabetics, and those who are particularly weak cannot take medicinal baths, nor can those who are over-starved, over-full, or intoxicated.
The medicinal bath belongs to the external treatment method of traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the water and medicine in a container, soak the whole body or local, the use of warm water to stimulate the skin to absorb the use of drugs, in order to achieve the purpose of treatment of diseases, health care. The medication used in the medicinal bath is the same as the internal medicine, need to follow the principle of identification and selection of drugs, that is, according to the individual’s physical condition, condition and other factors, the use of different formulas, do not blindly take a medicinal bath on their own.
Note that the temperature of the bath should not be too high or too low, the soaking time of 20 to 30 minutes is appropriate, to the extent that the local skin slightly reddened, after the bath should pay attention to warmth, appropriate supplemental water. Note that the efficacy of the medicinal bath is not as effective as oral prescription, if you are not feeling well, you should consult a physician to standardize the treatment, do not take medication without authorization.