Wonderful Chinese medicine external treatment

Many people do not understand the external treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine. However, it has a long history and has long occupied a certain position in Chinese medicine. It originated in prehistory. When humans were still barbaric, when they encountered trauma or were attacked by wild beasts, they would apply grass, wood, and tree bark to the wounds. This is the most primitive external treatment method. With this explanation, you may have some general understanding of external treatment. However, since you don’t usually pay attention to it, you may not be very clear that this is external treatment. Let’s look at some examples of external treatments in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

A patient named Li had a breast tumor and underwent a resection surgery in a hospital. Because she was young and in good physical condition, the latissimus dorsi muscle on her left back was removed to fill the removed part of the breast. The appearance of the breast after reconstruction was very satisfactory, but the sinus cavity left in the back showed no progress despite the use of various antibiotics and more than 7 months of treatment. It was like a pocket that could allow the palm of the hand to enter and exit. If the back was pressed, there was a gurgling sound accompanied by yellow pus oozing out. She had dull pain at night and could not sleep well. She did not dare to shower for about half a year and was quite anxious about it. After being introduced, he came to the incision department of Yueyang Hospital, which treats sores and ulcers based on the characteristics of traditional medicine, with the principle of removing the dead tissue and promoting new tissue. It uses cotton wool drainage to remove the dead tissue and pus first, followed by gauze pad pressure to promote the anastomosis of the internal and external skin and flesh. Such a tricky sinus cavity was closed by gradually pressing from top to bottom and from inside to outside.

A patient named Zhao developed a sudden high fever after a caesarean section. She used large doses of antibiotics, but the fever persisted. After a deep abscess was opened, the fever began to subside, but she later developed a secondary infection and had to undergo a partial hysterectomy. Half a year later, a ping-pong ball-sized lump appeared on the abdominal wall. It was soft in texture and disappeared when lying down but reappeared when standing up. A certain hospital used imported artificial patch to perform incisional hernia repair. The incision did not heal for a long time after the operation and ulcerated into a sinus. The patient sought medical treatment in many places for a long time and almost lost confidence. After being introduced to the knife wound specialist clinic, although the sinus opening is as small as a bean, it is very deep and a screen-like textile can be felt when explored. This is an artificial patch rejection reaction, but part of the patch is very firmly adhered to the abdominal wall tissue, so cotton wool is embedded in between to promote its separation from the skin and flesh. After all the foreign matter is removed, the patch is still closed with padding. The mother's wounds that had lasted for many years finally healed.

The gauze roll pad pressure method is an improvement and simplification of the illegal method of treating carbuncle internal meat in "The Authentic Surgery" and is easier to operate and use.

Cotton wool drainage is a continuation and extension of ancient paper twist drainage. The cotton wool is just a carrier. It can be thick or thin, long or short, and can change with the size of the sinus cavity. Compared with paper twists, it has stronger plasticity and can adsorb pus and rot. What is particularly amazing is that the ointment and powder applied on the cotton wool contain appropriate amounts of ascending medicine and descending medicine, which are good at extracting pus, removing toxins, removing rot and regenerating tissue, and have obvious antibacterial and antimicrobial effects. Even today with advanced technology, they cannot be replaced by other drugs.

Traditional Chinese medicine external treatment is very useful in treating some diseases. It can solve some long-standing diseases. It contains the great wisdom of the ancient Chinese. Although it looks simple to operate, it is very practical. Today's technology is developing rapidly, and there are many treatment methods that we have never heard of, but Chinese medicine's external treatment methods are still playing a role, which shows its importance.