Remedies for External Use of Shingles
What are the remedies for external use of shingles? What are the precautions for using medication for shingles? Treating shingles should not be done blindly. Let's take a look at how to treat shingles and what precautions to take.
Shingles is a common disease that many people suffer from. Now let's take a look at the remedies for external use of shingles and the precautions for using medication.
1. Take an appropriate amount of fresh cypress leaves, mash them and extract the juice to apply on the affected area.
2. Take an appropriate amount of pomelo leaves, dry them, burn them into ashes, and mix with tea oil to apply on the affected area.
3. Dry sunflower stalks, burn them into ashes, grind them into powder, and mix with tung oil to apply on the affected area.
4. Take 120 grams of wax tree leaves, an appropriate amount of glutinous rice, mash them with water, and apply on the affected area.
5. Take a handful of fresh golden cherry leaves, mash them, soak them in rice washing water overnight, and apply on the affected area.
6. Take a bunch of washed garlic chives, boil them into a soup, and apply on the affected area.
7. Take an appropriate amount of fresh ginger, mash it and simmer in a copper pot until thick, then apply on the affected area until a hot and spicy sensation is felt. Apply 1-2 times daily.
8. Take an appropriate amount of single-head garlic, mash it and apply on the affected area. Do not use this remedy if the shingles have already ulcerated.
9. Remove the spines of a cactus, mash it, and mix it with a small amount of glutinous rice flour to apply on the affected area. Change when dry.
10. Take an equal amount of fresh lily and granulated sugar, mash them and apply on the affected area.
11. Take a few fig leaves, wash them, mash them, mix with a little vinegar, and apply on the affected area.
12. Take an appropriate amount of dried old tea tree leaves, grind them into fine powder, and mix with strong tea. Apply on the affected area 2-3 times daily.
13. Take an appropriate amount of fresh sweet potato leaves and a little menthol. Wash the sweet potato leaves, chop them, and grind them with menthol to apply on the affected area.
14. Take an appropriate amount of fresh persimmon leaves, mash them and extract the juice, apply on the affected area, and reapply when dry. Apply 3-4 times daily.
15. Take an appropriate amount of chrysanthemum leaves, wash them, mash them and extract the juice, and mix with white wine to apply on the affected area.
16. Take 250 grams of Artemisia annua, boil it in water, and wash the affected area. Repeat 3-4 times daily.
Precautions for medication use in shingles
1. Be cautious in using aspirin for patients with diabetes
Aspirin and other analgesics should be used with caution in patients with diabetes, as aspirin can promote the release of glucose and cause an increase in blood sugar levels.
2. Be cautious in using aspirin for patients with peptic ulcers
Aspirin itself can irritate the gastric mucosa and inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins, which have a protective effect. Therefore, it can worsen or cause bleeding in patients with peptic ulcers.
Reminder: Shingles patients should avoid spicy and hot foods such as alcohol, tobacco, ginger, chili, lamb, beef, and fried foods, as they can generate excessive heat. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this disease is caused by the accumulation of damp-heat and fire toxin in the skin, so patients should avoid the above-mentioned spicy and heat-inducing foods.
