Can pregnant women apply medicated wine?

Pregnant women are a relatively special group, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. The fetus is unstable at this time, so we need to be more careful and take better care in all aspects of life. It is best for pregnant women not to use medicated wine in their daily lives, because the ingredients of medicinal wine are mostly Chinese herbal medicines, and the medicinal effects of these Chinese herbal medicines are mostly blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing. If the medicinal wine is used improperly, it may have adverse effects on the fetus. You must pay attention to this aspect.

Can pregnant women apply medicated wine?

During pregnancy, pregnant women should be cautious in all aspects of life, especially when using medicines. It is recommended to consult a doctor or pharmacist first. So, when pregnant women suffer from injuries from falls, can they apply medicinal wine for injuries from falls? The answer is no.

Let’s first understand the ingredients of the medicinal wine for falls. The medicinal wine for traumatic injuries is made of 54 Chinese medicinal materials, including Panax notoginseng, Amomi, Eupolyphaga, Glechoma longituba, Zedoaria, Menthus, Momordica charantia, Solanum tuberculata, Gardenia jasminoides, Scutellaria baicalensis, Trillium, Aconitum, Datura stramonium, Aconite, Scutellaria baicalensis, Mustard, Curcuma zedoaria, Safflower, Curcuma longa, Licorice, and Camphor. From its ingredients we can know that it is a kind of blood-activating medicine.

Blood-activating drugs refer to a type of traditional Chinese medicine whose main functions are to clear blood vessels, promote blood circulation, and dissipate blood stasis. It is also known as blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine and blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing Blood-activating drugs generally have the effect of improving hemodynamics, dilating peripheral blood vessels, increasing myocardial blood supply and oxygen supply, improving cerebral blood circulation and increasing blood flow to diseased organs; they also have the effect of improving blood rheology, which can improve blood concentration, viscosity, coagulation and blood cell aggregation; they have the effect of anti-thrombosis and enhancing the activity of the body's blood anticoagulation system.

Most blood-activating medicines can activate blood circulation and unblock menstruation, and some can even break up blood, induce abortion, and promote labor. Therefore, women with heavy menstruation or pregnant women should avoid using it or use it with caution. Medicinal wine for trauma contains ingredients that promote blood circulation, so for safety reasons, pregnant women should not use it.

When using the medicinal wine for trauma, you should also pay attention to:

1. Patients with skin diseases should use with caution; those with skin allergies should not use it; it is forbidden to use on skin ulcers and infections; if allergic symptoms such as itching, redness, purple spots, etc. occur during use, remove it immediately and go to the hospital for treatment;

2. This is an external-use medicine. Do not take it internally.

3. Avoid eating raw, cold and greasy food.

Here, the author would like to remind everyone again that pregnant women should avoid or use with caution medicines containing blood-activating ingredients. In addition, pregnant women should be careful when traveling during pregnancy and avoid overly strenuous exercise.