Burn injuries are the biggest concern for parents during summer vacations, as they are the most common type of injury children encounter. Traditional Chinese medicine uses "Da Wu Pao" for external application to treat burn injuries. Da Wu Pao is the root or whole plant of the Rosaceae plant, which has the effects of clearing heat, stopping bleeding, and dispelling wind and dampness!
[Treating Burn Injuries with Da Wu Pao in Traditional Chinese Medicine]
Da Wu Pao is used in Tujia medicine for conditions such as uterine bleeding, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, dysentery, urinary disorders, and dysentery; the root is used for hepatitis and colds; and the crushed leaves mixed with vegetable oil are applied to burn injuries.
Resources indicate that the root and leaves of Da Wu Pao have sour and salty flavors and are neutral in nature. They dispel wind, remove dampness, activate blood circulation, and stop bleeding. They are used for fatigue-induced bleeding, coughing up blood, irregular menstruation, dysentery, scrofula, and bone fractures.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Da Wu Pao has the effects of clearing heat, stopping bleeding, and dispelling wind and dampness. It is commonly used for conditions such as colds with fever, coughing up blood, nosebleeds, irregular menstruation, external bleeding, dysentery, diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, and rheumatic pain.
1. "Yunnan Medicinal Herbs": "Clears heat, detoxifies, dispels wind, activates collaterals, stops bleeding, and relieves pain. Used for treating colds, high fever, coughing up blood, rheumatic joint pain, early menstruation, diarrhea, gastritis, dysentery, and external bleeding."
2. "National Medicinal Herbs Compilation": "Clears heat and promotes diuresis. Used primarily for treating hemoptysis, nosebleeds, rheumatic bone pain, and bone fractures."
[Characteristics of Da Wu Pao]
Da Wu Pao, belonging to the Rosaceae family, is used as the root and whole plant for medicinal purposes. It can be harvested all year round and dried.
It is a shrub that grows 2-3 meters tall. The stems, leaf stalks, and undersides of the leaves are covered with yellow hairs and short curved spines. The inflorescence is a conical or cymose panicle, densely covered with yellow hairs;
the bracts are elliptical with notch-like incisions; the sepals are ovate, often with multiple fissures at the apex, and densely covered with yellow hairs on the outside. The aggregate fruit is spherical, with a diameter of 1-1.5 centimeters and red in color.
Da Wu Pao has green fruits in April, turns red in July and August, then purple, and finally black when fully ripe. Da Wu Pao plants are larger, bear more fruit, and the fruit turns black when fully ripe.
Light red bubbles are not yet ripe, they are hard and not sweet. Deep red to purple bubbles have the best taste. If the bubbles are too black, like a person who is too worldly, they are overripe and the taste becomes bland.
[First Aid for Burn Injuries]
1. Small area and mild burn injuries
For first-degree burns or second-degree burns with an area below 1%, follow these first aid methods:
(1) Immediately move away from the heat source.
(2) Rinse with cold water or immerse the burned area in clean cold water for 15-30 minutes until there is no more pain or burning sensation. For burns on the trunk or other areas, use cold compresses to alleviate the pain and limit the extent of the injury.
(3) If the burned area is covered by tight-fitting clothing, remove or carefully cut it off after rinsing with cold water.
(4) After rinsing with clean water, apply burn ointment to the affected area and cover it with plastic wrap.
(5) For second-degree burns with blisters, try not to burst the blisters, and do not remove the epidermis from burst blisters.
2. Severe burn injuries
(1) Safely remove the patient from the heat source as quickly as possible. If the patient has suffered an electrical burn and cardiac arrest has occurred, first save their life by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and then treat the burn and other injuries.
(2) Immediately rinse or immerse the burned area with cold water to cool the skin. It is important to note that if the patient appears pale, has cold extremities, weak pulse, and burn area exceeds 30%, indicating shock, do not use cold water to rinse.
(3) Be highly vigilant of airway burns that can lead to asphyxiation. Clear the airway of foreign objects and maintain airway patency. If asphyxiation or respiratory arrest occurs, immediately perform CPR.
3. Transport the patient to the hospital for further treatment
