Menthol oil is a medication with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects. In some cases, the drug produces a painkiller effect, constricts blood vessels. The main indications for the use of menthol oil include dermatosis, headache, rhinitis and pharyngitis, tracheitis, angina pectoris.
Before using the drug, you should consult with your doctor yourself in order to detect contraindications in a timely manner and to avoid additional health problems.
Menthol oil can cause some side effects: allergies, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, increased pressure. Very carefully, the drug should be used in the treatment of children. Children under three years old menthol oil is contraindicated.
In case of damage to the respiratory tract, steam inhalation should be carried out using a glass of hot water with menthol oil. Migraine will help overcome a special menthol pencil that narrows the surface vessels. With a headache, you need to lubricate the forehead, crown, and temples with oil. Interestingly, menthol lotions are used even in the fight against cellulite. Menthol hair oil is very useful. In the summer, they can lubricate the exposed parts of the body to escape from the heat.
Menthol oil: a treatment for the common cold
This drug is increasingly prescribed by doctors to treat nasopharyngeal colds. In order for the treatment to have a quick effect, it is necessary to apply the oil already at the first symptoms of a runny nose. Compresses and just rubbing or inhalation help from a runny nose. You can also rub the medicine into the bridge of the nose: this will relieve nasal congestion, but the procedure needs to be done once every two hours. As for inhalations, they should be carried out three times a day for ten minutes. Sometimes chest compresses are prescribed.
Menthol oil for dislocations and fractures
In case of bone fractures, oil should not be rubbed into the skin, as such movements can cause pain and make it worse. A safer and less painful option is the use of an anesthetic compress based on menthol oil. To make it, it is necessary to moisten a cotton-gauze dressing in oil diluted in water and apply to a sore spot.
More often, the drug is used for sprain, because it has an antispasmodic effect, and also acts as an anesthetic. If the medicine is applied topically, it will temporarily narrow the blood vessels and make the
nerve fiber endings less sensitive
. With dislocations, doctors recommend taking a bath with the addition of this drug.
Thus, it is clear that menthol oil is a wonderful remedy that deserves a separate place in your medicine cabinet. It is useful in a variety of health problems and will help to cope with both colds and mechanical damage to the body. Remember that before using the drug, you must carefully read the instructions for use and consult a doctor. If there are no contraindications, you can safely "escape" from the ailment that bothers you yourself at home.