Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Remedies, Deputy Chief Physician Zhu Xiaoping
Ms. Yang’s work as a dish washer at a restaurant caused a problem that her nails often had redness and swelling on one side, and it was particularly serious when it was cold. It even went sour. She went to the hospital two years ago and the doctor told her that it was paronychia. To remove the nails. Less than a year after the operation, another new nail grows and the paronychia recurs. Ms. Yang feels like she is suffering from pain. Not only is she unable to work properly, but her daily life is also a mess.
Paronychia is a purulent infection of the nail and its surrounding soft tissues on one or both sides of the nail. Those who have finger-wielding habits, or who are engaged in occupations where the opponent's foot hurts are more likely to get the disease. Ms. Yang’s illness is associated with her occupation. She is often immersed in water for long periods of time. He is not protected from inflammation and causes inflammation of the sulcus. When paronychia occurs, she often develops redness and swelling on the side of the sulcus. If it can be treated early, inflammation will soon subside and improve. If it becomes too late, it may change the pus. The red and swollen area may also have a sense of volatility and it is not easy to break the pus. This inflammation may also occur at the root of the nail, or it may spread to On the other side of the sulcus, when the infection increases, there are often symptoms such as increased pain and fever. Therefore, paronychia is not only a problem with the fingers or toes, but the patient must pay attention to it so as not to delay the illness.
Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of paronychia is caused by an invasion of the external culprit in the sulcus, resulting in blood stagnation, meridian obstruction, not to go hot, heat Sheng is meat rot into phlegm, is a category of ulcers. Chinese medicine treatment of paronychia with special effects The medicine is rhubarb. The dried rhubarb is ground into a paste, and then added into a paste with vinegar. It is applied externally to the affected part of the gullet and replaced daily or every other day. This method can achieve blood circulation, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, astringent and eliminate local The effect of inflammatory edema. If the finger purulent, and local pain and pulsatile pain occurs, it is necessary to cut the drainage to reduce blood pressure and relieve pain, avoid compression of blood vessels, and then continue to apply vinegar and large yellow powder.
Rhubarb is bitter, cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxins, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, etc. It can clear blood and heat, break blood stasis, reduce swelling and pain, and produce new ones. Modern medicine research found that the main infectious bacterium causing paronychia is golden yellow. Staphylococcus and Candida, etc., but rhubarb, emodin and other ingredients in rhubarb have an antibacterial effect, so it can be effectively treated with Rhubarb.
Ms. Yang's swelling and pain disappeared on the fourth day after being used for less than two days. The sensation of swelling and pain diminished. He recovered after almost a week.
