Four remedies for frozen hands in winter so you don’t have to worry about frozen hands

The temperature is low in winter, especially in the northern regions, basically below zero degrees. Due to the low temperature, the blood circulation is disturbed, and the limbs are prone to stiffness and frostbite, which leads to frozen hands. When you have frozen hands, your daily life and work will be affected to a certain extent. Not only will it affect your appearance, but it will also cause varying degrees of pain and itching. So are there any effective folk remedies to improve frozen hands?

1. Treating frozen hands with Chinese medicine

Take 15g of Astragalus, 15g of Angelica, 12g of Chuanxiong, 15g of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 12g of Evodia rutaecarpa, 4 slices of ginger (added later), 12g of Red Peony Root, 12g of White Peony Root, 15g of Millettia Spatholobi, and 20g of Polygonum multiflorum. Decoct in water and take one dose per day. This folk prescription is suitable for those with dull complexion, fatigue, limb weakness, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, cold hands and feet, pale tongue with thin white coating, floating and rapid pulse, as well as those with blisters, ulcers, erosions and fluid discharge on the affected area, and itching and pain aggravated by cold.

2. Use atropine to wipe and treat frozen hands

After heating and melting the commercially available frostbite cream, grind 4-6 tablets of atropine (0.3 mg) into powder, add it into the box and mix well. Use after cooling. Apply once in the morning and evening every day, then slightly warm the affected area by the stove and gently rub it locally to promote blood circulation. Wash with hot water at night.

3. Use glycerin sheep oil to treat frozen hands

Sheep fat: In winter, the temperature is low and many people often get frostbite, their hands and feet are swollen and painful, and the itching is uncomfortable. There is a folk remedy that can relieve your pain: melt sheep fat over fire, and apply it to the frostbite. It will be slightly painful, which means that the medicine is effective. Apply it for a week and it will heal. In June of the following year, rub the areas where you had frostbite with ginger, and you will not get frostbite again.

Glycerin: Soak the frostbitten area in warm water for 3 to 5 minutes before going to bed every night. Then apply a layer of glycerin and rub the frostbitten area back and forth for about two or three minutes before going to sleep. Do not wash it off with water. Use it three or four times in a row to cure frostbite.

4. Danggui Sini Decoction for frozen hands

12 grams of cinnamon twig, 15 grams each of angelica and red peony root, 10 grams of asarum, 6 grams of roasted licorice, 5 grams of tongcao, 10 grams of ginger, and 5 dates. Decoction in water to obtain 300 ml of juice, take it warm in 3 doses, one dose per day, and take it for 7 consecutive days as a course of treatment. Used for the initial stage of frozen hands and frozen hands and feet.