Should Sanfutie be applied during the day or at night?

After entering the dog days of summer, everyone should not only pay attention to preventing heatstroke, but some people will also take certain medical measures to treat physical illnesses during the dog days of summer. For example, many people choose to perform moxibustion during the dog days of summer, and there is also a special Sanfu plaster in traditional Chinese medicine. Sanfutie is mainly a treatment method for the dog days. When using Sanfutie, is it better to use it at night or in the morning?

Can Sanfutie be applied at night?

It is not recommended to apply at night. Sanfutie is mainly applied through the capillaries, so it is most effective when the pores are open. However, the pores are in a dormant state at night, which is not conducive to the use of medication and the effect is not good. Besides, the doctors who apply Sanfu plaster at night are off work, so it is not recommended if you plan to apply it yourself at night.

Blindly following the trend and being misled, the guest doctor applied the medicine on his own and the effect was poor. For example, some patients buy Sanfu plasters from small pharmacies and apply them at home for the sake of convenience and saving trouble. Because the medicine for each period of Sanfutie is adjusted by the doctor according to the patient's physical condition, and different acupoints are applied to different diseases. The acupoints must be found accurately to be effective. Relying solely on common sense and the "theoretical knowledge" obtained on the Internet is not rigorous enough, and the treatment effect cannot be reflected. If the patch is not applied properly, it will not only be ineffective but also delay the treatment.

When is the best time to start applying Sanfutie?

Date Time:

Generally speaking, the Sanfu plaster can be applied on any day within the three-fu period, as long as the application time is 7 or 10 days apart, the medicinal effects of the plaster can be fully exerted and absorbed. Of course, you can apply the patch before the first dog days, and there is no need to wait until the third dog days. The effect will be better if you strengthen it before the dog days, and you can also avoid the peak period when many people apply the patch.

Specific time:

As for the specific time of day to apply the Sanfu plaster, it is recommended to apply it around 11 am. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the unity of man and nature. Yang energy is at its peak during the dog days, and Sanfu plaster is designed to leverage on this Yang energy to achieve ideal therapeutic effects. Yang energy is at its peak at noon in a day, so it is recommended that you go to the hospital in the morning and start applying Sanfu plaster around 11 o'clock. This way the therapeutic effect will be better.

Can I apply Sanfutie in the afternoon?

Sanfu plaster can also be applied in the afternoon, but the effect will be better in the morning. However, no matter in the morning or afternoon, the single application time should not be too long, generally not more than 6 hours for adults, 4 to 5 hours for 12 to 18 years old, 3 to 4 hours for 8 to 12 years old, and 2 to 3 hours for 3 to 8 years old. The medicine used for each person is different, and the specific duration should follow the doctor's advice.