How to breed Dimexide for compress and use it to treat skin diseases? The answer to this and other questions concerning the presented medicine you will find in the materials of this article.
General information about the
preparation How to build Dimexide for compress? Before answering the question, it is necessary to find out why such a drug is generally needed? As you know, concentrated medicine "Dimexid" is a fairly strong and effective tool for treating complications of the musculoskeletal system and various skin diseases.
Properties of medicament
This preparation is used only topically, applying it directly to the problem site. It should be especially noted that the compress with Dimexid on the knee and other parts of the body is used primarily for antifungal and anti-inflammatory effects. Most often, such procedures are prescribed for trophic ulcers, pustular skin diseases, burns, bruises, eczema and erysipelas. In addition, a compress with Dimexid, whose proportions will be described a little further, has an analgesic effect. Due to this property this drug is effective in radiculitis, arthrosis, inflammation of joints and cartilage tissues, as well as other similar problems.
Form
Concentrated medicine "Dimexide" can be purchased in almost any pharmacy. Such a product goes on sale in jars, which are both 100 ml and 50 ml. Inside each container is a clear solution, intended exclusively for external use.
General indications for the use of
Compress with Dimexid for children and adults is prescribed for:
- infectious diseases of the skin;
- all possible bruises of the articular parts of the body;
- fungal lesions of the skin;
- injuries of ligaments and radiculitis;
- inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system( upper).
Only the doctor does the relevant assignments.
How to breed Dimexide for compress?
To take advantage of the medical compress, the medication should be diluted with water beforehand. As a rule, 50% or 30% solution is used for such procedures.
How to breed Dimexide for compress? To do this, measure 30 ml of the medication and pour it into a deep bowl. Further, using the same measuring cup, it is required to add to the preparation about 70 ml of ordinary water at room temperature. After this, both components should be mixed thoroughly. The solution is ready for use.
To make a 50% medical fluid, these ingredients should be used in equal amounts( 50 ml of medicament and 50 ml of water).However, it should be remembered that such a compress with Dimexid on the knee or other parts of the body may be too concentrated. In this regard, keep it on the skin takes a short time, otherwise the patient will get burned.
Other proportions
Dimexide is used externally in the form of tampons and compresses, not only to create a 30% or 50% solution. After all, the concentration of such a remedy depends entirely on what disease is present in this or that patient. Thus, dilute the presented drug should be so as to obtain the medicine that is needed in a separate case:
- with eczema and diffuse streptodermia - 40-90% solutions;
- with erysipelas - 50% solution;
- for pustular diseases on the skin - 30-40% solutions;
- with surface burns - 20-30% solutions;
- for the removal of pain syndromes - 25-50% solutions.
For mild skin damage( eg, with normal irritation) or for use on face, the concentration of the aqueous solution should be reduced to 10-20%.
How to make a compress with Dimexid?
It is not difficult to prepare a solution from concentrated medicine. In order to use it, you need to know some rules.
- Before applying a compress to the diseased area of the skin, it is necessary to dilute the drug in the above proportions( depending on the degree of injury).
- After the solution has been prepared, it is necessary to take a cotton or gauze cloth, and then soak it well in the resulting liquid.
- Use a napkin or bandage to lightly squeeze out. This is necessary so that during the treatment the solution does not drip from it.
- The tissue soaked in the medicine is required to be applied neatly to the affected area.
- It is recommended to place paper specially designed for compresses on the top of the napkin, or a piece of polyethylene. After that, the bandage should be wrapped with a handkerchief or a warm scarf.
- The enclosed compress with "Dimexid" should be left for 4 hours. Exceed the specified time is strictly prohibited. If you disregard this advice, then this procedure will leave on the skin integument burns.
Novocaine solution
Why is Dimexide with novocaine used? Compress on the basis of such a solution is used not only for treatment, but also for the removal of pain in this or that disease.
It should be specially noted that this mixture may pose a health hazard to the patient. In this regard, the proportions for making compresses can not be calculated independently. This should be handled only by an experienced specialist. As mentioned above, "Dimexide" with novocaine( compress) is used to eliminate soreness. However, this combination of drugs can cause side effects - rash and itching. In this case, the use of an anesthetic should be completely abandoned and replaced by other drugs.
We treat the throat
Heating compresses based on the Dimexide solution can be used not only for diseases of the skin and musculoskeletal system, but also for upper respiratory tract therapy. For example, quite well this medication has proved itself in the treatment of the throat. To prepare a medicine at home, you need to choose the right proportions of all components.
So, we need: the drug "Dimexid", lime honey and aloe juice( in the ratio 2: 2: 1).All these ingredients should be placed in a deep bowl, and then thoroughly mixed. By the way, before this drug "Dimexide" it is desirable to dilute a little with warm water. Next, you need to take a gauze or some other bandage, soak it in a medical mixture and immediately put on a throat, and then wrap it around with a warm kerchief or scarf. It is advisable to leave this compress for no more than 3 hours. If the burning sensation starts a little earlier, then the compress should be removed in order to prevent the formation of burns.
The described procedure for throat disease is recommended daily. Doing this preferably before bed.
Other methods of application
Compress based on an aqueous solution made from Dimexide can be used for colds. After all, this drug has a good warming effect. In addition, such procedures are often used by people with arthrosis. After all, this disease requires frequent warming of the joints of the body.