Medicinal alcohol is a preparation of traditional medicine that has the effect of healing and nourishing the body in addition to many other medicines. Medicinal alcohol is divided into two main types: medicinal alcohol used for drinking and medicinal alcohol used for external massage. Each type of medicinal alcohol has its own method of preparation and use. Especially, for bone and joint diseases or hematoma injuries... alcohol massage is used most commonly.
Since ancient times, our ancestors have known how to use a combination of herbal medicines, herbs soaked with alcohol to make medicines that are used outside the body, supporting bones, muscles, and joints. There are many folk remedies as well as alcohol-soaked remedies to help relieve pain quickly and effectively, please refer to the following article for more experiences on how to use rubbing alcohol most effectively!
1. Causes and symptoms of back pain?
Back pain causes discomfort and fatigue
Back pain is a common disease today in many ages due to the lifestyle of modern people. When suffering from this disease, the patient will feel tired because he must always be in a state of torment and control pain as follows:
- Dull pain in the back, pain in the tailbone, spine and surrounding areas.
- The pain spreads to the hips and legs, making it difficult to walk.
- The pain increases with heavy exercise or standing or sitting for a long time.
- Chronic back pain also leads to insomnia and many other dangerous diseases.
The symptoms of pain and back pain are caused by many causes, but the main causes of back pain must be mentioned below:
- Back injury due to external influences: During exercise or sports accidents, the spinal bones and around the spine are injured. This long-term condition can easily lead to inflammation or frequent pain.
- Wrong posture in activities: Standing with hunchback, sitting with hunched shoulders, or wearing high heels for a long time, etc. puts pressure on your spine area and leads to aches and pains. This long-term condition also leads to sciatica.
- Wearing inappropriate briefcases and backpacks: Every day you wear a large and bulky backpack that is overloaded compared to your body, which will lead to dangerous back problems or more dangerous hunchback.
- Frequent lifting of heavy objects: Frequent lifting of heavy objects or constant bending of the body can also cause acute or chronic back pain if not treated properly.
- Muscle pain when exercising: When the body is overworked or tired, there is also back pain.
2. What are the uses of rubbing alcohol for your body?
Types of alcohol massage not only help heal and relieve pain in the joint area, but also have the following uses:
- Some types of massage alcohol can also treat symptoms of bone pain or swelling of the body such as: misaligned limbs, sprains, swelling and pain in the body, muscle tension, injury, ligament stretching, ...
- In addition, the pain and fatigue of the extremities, low back pain, swelling and numbness in the limbs due to overwork or tendon spasms, tendon contractions, etc. can still reduce the pain thanks to alcohol. Medicine massage.
- Alcohol is also effective in treating itching, swelling and redness caused by insect bites, urticaria or fever, dry cough in both children and adults.
Massaging the painful area with medicinal alcohol is highly effective
3. Effective remedies for back pain
Back pain is one of the diseases that greatly affects our lives and activities. In addition to treating this disease with Western medicine methods, we can look to alcohol-soaked massage remedies to treat back pain in the most effective way.
Centipede alcohol remedy
Prepare:
- Prepare 3-4 centipedes. Note: should choose large and long forest centipedes from 8-12cm, red-yellow legs and head, black back.
- Next, you blanch in boiling water to kill the centipedes and wash them again
Perform:
- Put the centipedes that have just been washed into a jar or jar, pour white wine into it to soak. You let it soak for 2 to 3 months to be used.
Using:
Take a little alcohol in your hand, gently massage the painful area, combine with gentle massage to relieve the pain.
In addition, when suffering from pain caused by inflamed pustules or pimples, you can also use this massage alcohol.
Special banana seed wine to treat back pain
Prepare:
- Prepare 0.5 kg of dried sliced banana seeds and white wine.
Perform:
- Bring the prepared banana seeds into the jar, pour the white-base wine into it. You let it soak for 1 to 2 months before you can use it.
Using:
Pour a little alcohol on the palm and then massage it evenly on the painful area, combining massage and gently pressing on the painful area will feel much more comfortable.
In addition, this type of banana seed wine can also be drunk. However, it is necessary to use the correct dosage to not be poisoned with banana seed wine due to abuse.
Wormwood wine cures back pain
Use wormwood leaves soaked in alcohol as an effective pain reliever
Prepare:
- 6g wormwood leaves
- Herbs: Blood Armor, Tou Moc, Toxic Hanh, Khuong Hoai, Dong Quy, Qin Giao. Each type above 12g.
- Quince and millennium bales, 10g each.
- 2 flavors cinnamon and rose flower 8g each.
- 1.5 liters of alcohol.
Perform:
- After blending the above mixture, put it in a jar and pour white wine into it to soak. Let it soak for 1 week and then you can use it.
Using:
Massage the painful area with this wine every day to effectively cure rheumatism and bone pain.
Remedy soaked in alcohol massage with cinnamon and gac seeds
Prepare:
- 1.5 liters of wine
- 12 - 18 Gac seeds
- Cinnamon bark about 30g
Perform:
- Gac seeds: 12–18 Gac seeds, dried or copied. Then smash it well to get the filling inside.
- Puree the filling and cinnamon bark prepared above
- Let the wine soak for about a week to be used.
Using:
Used topically to help relieve pain from bruising or swelling caused by trauma. Effectively relieves osteoarthritis pain and opens the needles and activates blood circulation more easily.
4. Notes when using massage alcohols
Although the effectiveness of rubbing alcohol is undeniable, there are a few things you should keep in mind to make the pain relief treatment with rubbing alcohol effective.
Alcohol massage is used and works best when the soaking time is moderate, not too fast. In particular, the longer the soaking time, the more effective the alcohol will be for your treatment.
Patients should be persistent in using and massaging the painful area every day by taking out a sufficient amount of alcohol, rubbing it with gentle pressure on the painful area so that the medicine penetrates faster and the pain is overcome.
In addition to using alcohol to massage the affected area, you should also combine Western medicine or Eastern medicine to treat it from the inside.
Regular exercise , physical activity, nutritional supplements and a balanced diet are the best advice for you to have good health and reduce pain caused by osteoarthritis.
The above is a summary of the most basic and simple experiences of using alcohol massage that you can do for yourself or your family when suffering from this joint pain. In cases where your pain is getting worse and not getting better, go to the hospital for medical examination and treatment as ordered by the doctor!