Is Chinese medicine plaster useful?

Traditional Chinese medicine plaster is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine preparation, which is usually made into a viscous substance by mixing drugs and Chinese herbal medicines, and applied to the affected area or acupoint, and it plays a therapeutic role through skin absorption and penetration. Traditional Chinese medicine plaster is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine because of its advantages of convenient use, lasting curative effect and relatively small side effects.

The mechanism of action of traditional Chinese medicine plaster mainly includes the following aspects:

Penetration and absorption of drugs: the drug components in Chinese herbal plaster can penetrate into deep tissues through the skin surface, thus directly acting on the affected parts, increasing the local drug concentration and enhancing the therapeutic effect.

Shu Jing Huoluo: The medicinal components in Chinese herbal plaster can stimulate skin receptors, produce nerve reflex, regulate the circulation of meridians and qi and blood, and play the role of activating Shu Jing, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Anti-inflammatory and detumescence: The medicinal components in traditional Chinese medicine plaster can inhibit inflammatory reaction, relieve swelling and pain, and promote tissue repair and regeneration.

Conditioning the body: the medicinal components in Chinese herbal plaster can regulate the functions of qi, blood and viscera, enhance the immunity of the body and play a health care role.