What is the use of medicinal baking soda?

Baking soda is something we use frequently in our daily lives. Many people don’t know that baking soda can be divided into edible baking soda and medical baking soda. Medical baking soda has high medical value. Medical baking soda can neutralize stomach acid and also alkaline urine. In addition to these, medicinal baking soda has many other functions. What are the uses of medicinal baking soda? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. The role of medical baking soda

Medical baking soda is relative to edible baking soda. Its concentration and purity are higher than edible baking soda and it has certain medical value. The main functions of medical baking soda are:

1. Treat metabolic acidosis. Oral administration can treat mild to moderate metabolic acidosis; severe metabolic acidosis should be treated by intravenous drip, such as in severe kidney disease.

, circulatory failure, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, extracorporeal circulation and severe primary lactic acidosis, diabetic ketoacidosis, etc.

2. Alkalinize urine. Medical baking soda can be used to prevent uric acid kidney stones, reduce the damage to the kidneys caused by sulfonamides, prevent acute hemolysis, and prevent hemoglobin deposition in the renal tubules.

3. As an antacid, it can treat symptoms caused by excessive stomach acid.

4. Intravenous drip. Medical baking soda has a nonspecific therapeutic effect on certain drug poisonings, such as poisoning by barbiturates, salicylate drugs and methanol.

It should be noted that it is forbidden to use medical baking soda for gastric lavage when strong acid poisoning is caused by ingestion. It will react with strong acid to produce a large amount of carbon dioxide, leading to acute gastric dilatation or even gastric rupture.

2. How to use medical baking soda

1. It should not be used alone to neutralize stomach acid. Taking medical baking soda orally can quickly neutralize stomach acid, but the effect is short-lived and will produce substances such as carbon dioxide. In severe cases, it can lead to acute gastric dilatation or even gastric rupture. Therefore, it should not be used alone. It can be used together with calcium carbonate or magnesium oxide to form Sibi powder.

2. When alkalizing urine, it is recommended to take it with iodineamine to prevent sulfonamide from crystallizing in urine. Combination with streptomycin can enhance the antibacterial effect of the urinary tract.

3. Intravenous infusion of medical baking soda can correct acidemia. Use 100-200 ml of 5% concentration of medical baking soda for drip, 5 ml per kilogram of body weight for children.

4. In gynecology, for candidal vaginitis, use 2%-4% solution for sitz bath, once a night, 500-1000 ml each time, for 7 consecutive days.

5. Use external ear drops to soften earwax.

Tablets: 0.3g, 0.5g per tablet. Oral administration: 0.3-1 gram each time, 3 times a day. For children, take 0.1-1 gram each time, 3 times a day.

Injection: 10 ml/vial, containing 0.5 g of drug; 100 ml/vial, containing 5 g of drug.