Did you know that the most common dressings impregnated with brine, rescued more than one generation of people? They are, for example, successfully used during the Great Patriotic War against the background of an acute shortage of medicines.
Make salt bandage easy, even at home. Importantly, take no salt impurities, and the water boiled (although ideally - distilled).
If pain or injured portion of the small, is enough for 20 grams of salt per cup of water. To create more impregnating solution is required to consider the formula "to 1 x 90 L water c salts (3 tbsp without top)". And store the finished composition is not longer than a day.
Before impregnating bandages solution heated to 50 - 60 degrees C.
Bandage itself make out of 8 layers of cheesecloth and four layers of linen (and possible - cotton) fabrics. It should be omitted in a freshly prepared solution for a moment, slightly overcome (that only water is not dripping). And then apply tightly the affected (or wounded) place the desired period of time. When the joint is ailing - 12 hours.
Important:it is impossible to close the bandage any impermeable materials (eg, plastic wrap). A patient after treatment portion wipe with a damp cloth and then blot dry with a soft cloth (e.g., cloth).
Use saline dressings recommended in cases of:
- bruising;
- sprains;
- various injuries;
- manifestations of rheumatic fever;
- muscle pain;
- episodes of sinusitis (then a bandage is placed so that it extends to the nose, nose, cheeks);
- sore throats, headaches (applied to the neck);
- pneumonia (applied to the back)
- mastitis.
Of course, the use of saline dressings there are contraindications. It scars on the body and spikes inside. Tendency to constipation and the presence of a hernia in the body, volvulus of the intestine, kidney stones and gall bladder, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.
Before the application of such dressings for the relief of joint pain, you should consult with your doctor.
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