If the herbal sitz bath liquid has a strong smell or color, it needs to be cleaned, and in general, it can be left unwashed after the herbal sitz bath.
Chinese medicine sitz bath method can make the patient’s affected area in contact with the medicine, with the help of heat catalyze the medicinal power, fast and direct action on the lesion area, promote the circulation of qi and blood in the lesion area, with the corresponding therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine, according to the different medicines used to achieve clearing away heat and drying up the dampness (clearing away the heat evils, drying up the dampness evils), activating the blood to reduce the swelling, relieving the pain and stopping the hemorrhage, astringent wounds and other efficacies.
Nowadays, Chinese medicine sitz bath method is widely used in the treatment of anal and intestinal diseases, such as the treatment of hemorrhoids, perianal itching, etc. At the same time, the sitz bath method is also very effective in treating women’s reproductive system diseases, such as vaginitis and vulvar itching.
Patients with similar symptoms or who are too old and frail for surgery can use sitz baths for targeted treatment under the guidance of a doctor.