Effects of Borneol Alcohol Mix

Borneol is a medicinal ingredient that is often seen in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. In addition, borneol is also used in many Western medicines used for analgesia and anti-inflammatory purposes. The biggest effect of borneol is that it is used to clear away heat and detoxify, and it has a very good effect on relieving inflammation. Alcohol is also used as a disinfectant and anti-inflammatory drug. Everyone knows that when there is a wound on the body, you can use alcohol to disinfect it. So, what are the effects of mixing borneol and alcohol?

Borneol, also known as borneol, orange slices, moxa slices, borneol, plum blossom borneol, kabu Luoxiang, plum blossom brain, borneol brain, plum ice, etc., is obtained by steam distillation and recrystallization of the stems and leaves of Artemisia argyi of the Asteraceae family or the branches and leaves of borneol camphor of the Lauraceae family. It can also be obtained through a series of chemical processes using turpentine. It can be used for closed syndrome coma, red and swollen painful eyes, throat congestion and mouth ulcers, swollen and painful sores, and ulcers that do not heal.

Effects of Borneol

1. Used for coma caused by closed syndrome. This product has the effect of opening up the orifices and refreshing the mind, but it is not as good as musk. The two are often used together. However, borneol is cold in nature and is a cool-opening product. It is suitable for treating heat retention such as coma due to febrile disease, internal phlegm-heat, sudden fainting due to summer heat, and infantile convulsions. It is often used in combination with bezoar, musk, coptis, etc., such as Angong Niuhuang Pills. If it is combined with warming the interior and dispelling cold and warm-natured medicines to open up the orifices, it can also treat cold blockage.

2. Used for red, swollen and painful eyes, sore throat and mouth ulcers. This product is bitter and cold, and has the functions of clearing away heat, relieving pain and reducing swelling. It is a commonly used medicine in otolaryngology. It can be used to treat red, swollen and painful eyes by simply applying it to the eyes. It can also be made into eye drops with calamine, borax, bear bile, etc., such as Babao Eye Drops. For the treatment of sore throat and mouth ulcers, it is often ground into a fine powder with borax, cinnabar and xuanming powder and blown on the affected area, such as Bingpengsan. To treat wind-heat throat congestion, "Binghu Ji Jian Fang" mixes it with rush, phellodendron, and alum, grinds it into powder, and blows it on the affected area to achieve the desired effect.

3. Used for swollen and painful sores that do not heal. This product also has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, preserving and promoting tissue regeneration. This product can be made into a reddish-brown ointment with cinnabar and sesame oil for external use to treat burns; it can be used together with elephant skin, dragon's blood, frankincense, etc. to treat sores that do not heal, such as Shengji Powder. In modern times, this product is dissolved in walnut oil and used as ear drops to treat acute and chronic suppurative otitis media, with good results.

Effects of borneol and alcohol

Put 3 grams of borneol into 20 ml of 50% alcohol, seal it and wait for it to dissolve on its own. Then wash the armpits with soapy water, dry them and apply the medicine twice a day. One course of treatment is 10 days. It can effectively suppress axillary odor, and there are clinical cases of using this method to cure axillary odor.