In the article, we consider the instructions for use for turpentine ointment.
It is an effective anti-inflammatory based on herbal ingredients. Ointment is prescribed to eliminate pain of various origins, including muscle and joint. In addition, the drug is able to alleviate cough in some pathologies of the bronchi and lungs. Due to its anti-inflammatory properties, the ointment helps to alleviate the course of infectious diseases of a respiratory viral nature. In diseases of the joints and muscles, the ointment is prescribed in combination with other drugs.
Instructions for use with turpentine ointment for children and adults should be strictly observed.
Composition and properties
In the international version in Latin, the name of turpentine ointment sounds like Terebinthin ointment. Gum turpentine or turpentine oil acts as the active component of the drug. The ointment has a very specific smell. Turpentine makes up a fifth of the ointment, while the rest of the emulsion includes petroleum jelly and purified water. The color of turpentine ointment is white, sometimes with a yellowish tinge.
Terpentine oil in the composition of the drug is extracted from pine trees, which gives the ointment a characteristic coniferous aroma that has a calming effect on the psyche and nervous system. In addition, turpentine ointment has a warming and locally irritating effect. Due to the effect of the emulsion, nerve endings are stimulated, which promotes blood circulation in the skin tissues, and also has an anesthetic effect. Turpentine has an expectorant and mucolytic effect, due to it there is an increase in the intensity of blood flow through the lymph. Among other things, the ointment disinfects and has a distracting effect.
Indications for use
The use of turpentine ointment is permissible only externally. The drug is effective in the treatment of pathological processes in the respiratory organs. Ointment contributes to a speedy recovery, provided that therapy is started on time.
The warming properties of the ointment are used to alleviate the patient's condition at the initial stage of development of acute respiratory viral infectious diseases, as well as for colds. The drug contributes to the faster elimination of cough.
Instructions for use with turpentine ointment confirms this.
In combination with other medicines, it helps fight head lice. In addition, for a rather long time, the ointment has established itself as an additional medicine for rheumatism, as well as such joint diseases as arthralgia and radiculitis.
With myalgia, the use of turpentine ointment helps relieve muscle spasm. With neuritis and other diseases, this medication is also used.
Respiratory Use
For adults as well as children under the age of two, the ointment is prescribed for the treatment of cold symptoms, including coughing. To do this, a small amount of emulsion should be applied to the chest area of the patient and grind. The drug has a warming effect, thus facilitating the discharge of sputum from the bronchi. It should be borne in mind that turpentine ointment for coughing is applied only in the absence of elevated body temperature. It is important to avoid the area of the heart when rubbing. Another treatment option is rubbing your feet with ointment at bedtime, followed by putting on warm socks.
On the Internet you can find reviews about the use of turpentine ointment for the treatment of the common cold. However, according to the official instructions, in this case, the tool is not used. This is due to the fact that the ointment is used exclusively externally, and when applied to the inner surface of the nose, a mucous membrane burn can occur. However, experts may recommend applying the ointment to the wings of the nose to facilitate breathing. In this case, the effect is achieved due to the sharp coniferous aroma of the drug. The therapeutic effect when applying turpentine ointment for children and adults will be absent.
At the initial stage of the development of a cold, turpentine ointment can be an effective way to combat symptoms. To do this, rub the drug into the heels and feet, and then put on warm socks to increase the intensity of the warming effect of the ointment. You can rub the drug into the chest area, but nipples and the location of the heart should be avoided. Application to sensitive skin can cause burns, so a preliminary test should be done by applying ointment to a small area of the epidermis.
When treating a cold in a child, turpentine ointment can be mixed with a baby cream, this will prevent a negative reaction to the drug. The multiplicity of use should be discussed with your doctor, who will choose the best option for the use of turpentine ointment, taking into account the nature of the disease.
Lice treatment
Pediculosis is a disease characteristic of patients in childhood. Parents should have drugs in their home medicine cabinet that can fight head injuries with nits and lice. Turpentine ointment is considered a tool with proven effectiveness in the fight against pediculosis. The ointment is applied to the scalp affected by lice, after which the hair is covered with cellophane to create a greenhouse effect. After two hours, the nits and lice should be thoroughly combed out with a metal comb and the hair washed with shampoo.
Getting rid of acne
Among folk methods of combating acne and boils, turpentine ointment also appears. You can find quite a lot of reviews about the use of the drug for this purpose. However, the official instructions do not contain such recommendations, which is explained by the pronounced warming effect of the ointment, as well as the ban on use in places with sensitive and delicate skin. It is not recommended to apply turpentine ointment on the affected areas of the epidermis and inflamed skin, as this can cause burns, allergies or severe irritation.
Reviews on the use of turpentine ointment will be presented at the end of the article.
Contraindications
Turpentine ointment has a number of contraindications and restrictions for use. You can not use the drug for children under the age of two years, and when using the ointment in older children, it is still recommended to dilute the ointment with a baby cream.
Pregnancy is also a contraindication for the use of ointments. It is not recommended to apply turpentine ointment on damaged skin areas that have scratches, wounds, etc. The drug is also prohibited for dermatitis.
Hypersensitivity of the skin to turpentine is also a contraindication to the use of ointments. It is forbidden to prescribe the drug against the background of kidney or liver failure.
Adverse reactions
Adverse reactions usually occur locally and are the result of an allergic reaction to the components of the ointment. Most often, adverse reactions are expressed in the following symptoms:
- Itching and burning.
- Convulsive syndrome.
- Swelling.
- High blood pressure.
- Arrhythmia.
When applying ointment, it is necessary to avoid contact with eyes. If this happens, rinse your eyes quickly with clean running water. The drug is not prescribed for certain pathologies of the kidneys and liver, as well as against the background of heart failure.
Analogs
The main analogue of turpentine ointment is purified turpentine or turpentine oil. The following ointments and solutions are similar in properties to the preparations:
- Vipratox.
- Alflutop.
- "Vyprosal."
- "Dr. Mom Cold."
- "Golden Star" balm.
- Gevkamen.
- Niser.
- Camphor oil.
- Camphor alcohol.
- Ant alcohol.
- Finalgon.
Reviews
Reviews about turpentine ointment can be found quite a lot, and in the bulk they are positive. Many parents use ointment to treat coughs and colds, rubbing it into the child’s feet before going to bed. The ointment warms well and relieves inflammation. Adult patients use cough ointment, rubbing it into the sternum.
Also, those to whom it helps to relieve inflammation and pain in joint diseases, for example, with osteochondrosis and radiculitis, also respond well to turpentine ointment. Information about adverse reactions or allergies to the drug is quite rare.
The cost of the drug is also its undoubted advantage. One package of turpentine ointment will cost an average of 20 rubles.
The lack of the drug, many consider its pungent smell, due to which some patients refused to use turpentine ointment. Also, for some patients, the ointment did not help.
We reviewed the instructions for use and reviews of turpentine ointment.