Is external application of Pientzehuang Tablet effective in reducing swelling?

External application of Pientzehuang tablets has certain effect on reducing swelling, the specific efficacy varies from person to person, and the medication should follow the doctor’s prescription. Pientzehuang is a proprietary Chinese medicine made of swollen knuckle wind, panax pseudoginseng, pearl layer powder, buffalo horn concentrated powder, artificial cowhuang, Xiaofangtian flower, red currant and indomethacin. Pientzehuang Tablet has the efficacy of clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and poisonous evils from the body), activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), and subduing swelling and relieving pain (eliminating swelling and pain). It is suitable to be used for toothache, sore throat, dystocia (pain in the area of coeruleus and ribs), paralytic pain, jaundice, anonymous swelling and poison caused by heat, poison and blood stasis. Pientzehuang Tablet can be used externally, and it has certain effect of reducing swelling for various diseases caused by heat, poison and blood stasis, but the different physique of the users makes the effect of the medicine different, which varies from person to person. Contraindications include hypersensitivity to the product or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, pregnant women, lactating women, with active ulcer disease, gastrointestinal bleeding and history of disease, ulcerative colitis and history of disease, Parkinson’s disease and psychosis, epilepsy, bronchial asthma, angioneurotic edema, hepatic and renal insufficiency. Multi-systemic adverse reactions may occur during administration, including dry throat, dyspepsia, gastric upset, various types of rash, pruritus, subcutaneous hemorrhage, dyspnea, laryngeal edema, asthma, anaphylactic reactions, hematuria, and edema. For specific medication, it should be used under the guidance of a specialist.