Sulfur on wound?
Sulfur, also called sulfur, is no longer so popular in medicine or in naturopathy. For a long time, the chemical element was nothing unusual on wounds. What is sulfur and why is it no longer so popular in medicine?
How sulfur works
Sulfur was used in Egypt and China as early as 5,000 BC. However, sulfur was not applied to wounds, but used for smoking or for bleaching textiles.
- Sulfur comes from Latin and stands for sulfur. It's a chemical element. In medicine it can be used internally and externally (on the skin). There is Anoint and creams that you can get at the pharmacy. Sulfur can also be used as a classic bath additive for rheumatic diseases, for example.
- Sulfur is seen by experts as a crystalline substance. You can find it in various types of rock. If it is used externally, the skin is dried out and is said to allow the wound to heal more quickly. Sulfur is said to have a weak anti-inflammatory as well as antiseptic effect.
- Sulfur is made up of essential oils. Today you can almost only find it in homeopathy. If it is supplied internally, the metabolism and the circulation is stimulated, the immune system is strengthened and the blood circulation is promoted.
Today sulfur is mainly used for the production of rubber. It can also be found in some medicines, pesticides and surfactants.
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This is how Sulfur can help on wounds
For the skin Sulfur is not used as often these days.
- Many years ago, Sulfur was still used for psoriasis (skin disease, usually with open wounds) and arthritis. Unfortunately, it is no longer that common. Experts now know from experience that sulfur can only be helpful in conjunction with UV radiation, if at all. In specialist clinics, skin patients have been placed in the bathtub with sulphurous water before the irradiation. This applied to open wounds or open areas.
- Today, sulfur is mainly used in medicine in Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. According to experts, the fact that it is no longer used so often in Germany is due to the fact that, among other things, the rapid development of the new Medication it is to blame.
- Some skin care products containing sulfur and drug lost their approval. The assumption is that there are too few scientific studies on the effectiveness of sulfur. Unfortunately, the effects are not sufficiently proven. Some dermatologists assume that, for example, larvae and scabies mites are killed with a sulphurous ointment. Even open wounds can heal better with sulfur. Unfortunately, it is no longer interesting enough for the pharmaceutical industry today.
However, one can say that, for example, sulfur baths are good. They are a natural treatment option and are unlikely to have any side effects.
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