Why does the skin on my hands turn dark red when the weather is cold?

The cause

is the body’s abnormal response to cold. Chilblains are localized skin inflammation caused by cold in winter or early spring. It usually occurs on the distal and exposed parts of the limbs, such as hands, feet, nose tip, ears, earlobes and cheeks. Modern medicine believes that chilblains are caused by the poor cold tolerance of the patient's skin, coupled with the invasion of cold, which causes the peripheral skin blood vessels to constrict or spasm, leading to local blood circulation disorders and tissue damage caused by insufficient oxygen and nutrition. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease occurs because the patient's Yang Qi is insufficient and exogenous cold and dampness causes the Qi and blood to flow poorly and blood stasis to block the disease.

As we all know, the hands, feet and auricles are the peripheral parts of the human body’s blood circulation and are also prone to frostbite. After late autumn, the temperature suddenly drops, and the blood flow in the peripheral blood vessels also becomes slow. When the temperature is lower than 10 degrees Celsius, the subcutaneous arterioles in the above-mentioned parts shrink when exposed to cold, resulting in poor venous return, resulting in chilblains. There are also some patients who suffer from chilblains due to congenital variations and stenosis of blood vessels leading to poor blood flow. Therefore, to prevent chilblains, we should focus on its pathogenesis and take measures in advance, which often has the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

Symptoms

Most commonly occur in peripheral parts such as hands, feet, cheeks, and auricles. The skin lesions are pruritic, localized edematous erythema with unclear boundaries, and blisters, erosions and ulcers may occur. Chilblains initially appear as localized broad bean to fingernail-sized purple-red lumps or indurations, with bright red edges and bluish-purple center. They are cold to the touch and fade when pressed. Recovery is slow after the pressure is removed. There is a sense of local swelling and itching, which worsens when exposed to heat. Worse, severe cases may have blisters, which may rupture and form ulcers that may not heal for a long time.

A good way to treat chilblains

Physical exercise method

Strengthen physical exercise suitable for your own conditions, such as practicing qigong, dancing, rope skipping and other activities, or use daily Gently rub the skin between hands, face, and feet until it is slightly warm to promote blood circulation, eliminate microcirculation obstacles, and achieve the purpose of "circulating blood vessels."

Temperature difference soaking method

Take a basin of water at 15 degrees Celsius and a basin of water at 45 degrees Celsius, first soak your hands and feet in low-temperature water for 5 minutes, and then soak in high-temperature water, so Repeating 3 times a day can exercise the contraction and expansion functions of blood vessels and reduce the occurrence of chilblains.

Method of taking and applying medicine

Those with chilblains can increase their intake of vitamins A, C and minerals one month before winter, and can take 0.1 g nicotinamide tablets orally. , 3 times a day, 0.5 grams of calcium tablets, 3 times a day to improve the body's cold tolerance. You can also apply chili tincture (take 20 grams of dried chili pepper, soak it in 500 ml of 75% alcohol, and use it after 7 days) on the areas prone to chilblains, 2 to 3 times a day.

For traditional Chinese medicine treatment, "Ginseng Yangrong Decoction" can be taken orally: 12 grams of angelica cinnamon, 10 grams of white peony root, 12 grams of chuanxiong, 12 grams of cinnamon twigs, 10 grams of ginger peel (if this medicine is not available, 8 grams of dried ginger can be used instead) ) 18 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 18 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 30 grams of Chicken Spatholobus, decocted in water and taken orally.

External treatment method: 100 grams of mulberry branches, 30 grams of cinnamon twigs, 30 grams of licorice, 20 grams of Ligusticum chuanxiong (if the wound is ulcerated, add 25 grams of brucea javanica or 25 grams of coptis), decoct in water and wait until the temperature is suitable. (Temperature is 35~40 degrees Celsius), wash or soak in warm temperature. 2 times a day

Chilblains Summer Treatment Prescription

Chilblains is a common skin disease in winter. If you can prevent it in advance in summer, you can avoid the pain of chilblain in winter. Here are a few chilblains Xia Zhi Fang is available for selection.

1. Put an appropriate amount of fresh sesame leaves on the area with frostbite, rub it back and forth with your hands for about 20 minutes, let the juice stay on the skin, wash it off after 1 hour, once a day, continuously 1 week.

2. When eating watermelon, keep the watermelon rind thick enough to look white and slightly red. Use it to gently rub the area with frostbite for 3 minutes each time, 1 time a day. times for 1 consecutive week.

3. Remove the seeds and chop 10 grams of red pepper. Soak in 60 ml of white wine for 7 days. Add 3 grams of camphor and shake well. Use a sterilized cotton swab dipped in the solution to apply on frostbite. parts, 2 times a day for 1 week.

4. Mash 60 grams of ginger, add 100 ml of white wine, and soak for 3 days. When using, use a sterilized cotton swab dipped in the medicinal solution and apply it to the area with frostbite, twice a day for 1 week.

5. Decoction 60 grams of white eggplant root and 10 grams of Zanthoxylum bungeanum in water and wash the areas susceptible to chilblains, once a day, 10-30 minutes each time, 1 dose a day for 1 week.

Select one of the above methods for 5 to 7 days to effectively prevent the occurrence of chilblains.

Others

Pepper

Put the capsicum in white wine and soak it for a week. Applying it to the affected area can reduce inflammation, relieve pain and relieve itching.

Ginger

Use fresh ginger slices to apply to the skin that often suffers from chilblains. Apply it for several days to prevent the recurrence of chilblains. If chilblains have already occurred, you can use fresh ginger juice to boil it. Make a paste and apply it to the chilblain affected area after it cools down. Apply it twice a day for three days and it will be effective.

radish

Slice the radish, use an electric stove or

charcoal fire or other heat source to soften it, stick it on the affected area of ??chilblain, and continue baking until the distance and heat feel comfortable. After a few minutes, the frostbite area will feel itchy until the swelling disappears.

Chinese cabbage

Wash the same amount of cabbage and eggplant roots and fry them in thick soup. Wash the affected area while it is hot, once a day in the morning and evening.

Hawthorn

Place 1 hawthorn on the stove until cooked and softened. After cooling slightly, rub it into a paste and apply it to the affected area. At the same time, place the affected limb above the stove to bake. Gently rub the affected skin while applying until the hawthorn mud dries, then wash off the hawthorn mud. Treat 3 to 5 times a day.

1． Soak the affected area in hot salt water for 15 minutes for 1 week.

2． Apply "Ten Drops of Water" externally to the area with chilblain, 6 to 10 times a day. It is more effective for people with unbroken chilblain. If the local skin is ulcerated and eroded, apply erythromycin ointment first, and then use Ten Drops of Water after the inflammation dissipates.

3. When the frostbite just started, I used a hair dryer to blow and rub it every night. It disappeared after a few days.

4. Apply Shangshi Analgesic Ointment locally to treat first-degree chilblains with red and swollen skin, hot itching or burning pain, and achieved good results. The method is to wash the affected area with warm water, dry it and apply the ointment closely to the skin of the affected area. Generally, the ointment will heal within 24 hours. If it does not heal, the ointment can be replaced several times. It is not suitable to apply if the skin is ulcerated or allergic.

5. There are many ways to treat chilblains, but they often take a long time and are slow to produce results. However, Yunnan Baiyao is very effective. The method is: For those whose chilblains have not burst, use white wine to make a paste of Yunnan Baiyao powder and apply it externally, and pay attention to keeping it warm. If the frostbite has burst, wash the affected area, sprinkle Yunnan Baiyao powder directly on the wound, and wrap it with sterilized gauze. It will heal within a few days.

6. The wonderful use of Shangshi Analgesic Ointment to treat chilblains: Shangshi Analgesic Ointment can be used to treat redness, swelling, itching and pain caused by unbroken chilblains. First wash the area with hot water and dry it, then apply a plaster, once a day, 2 to 3 times. It worked immediately.

7. Bone-setting water also has a new use. It has special effects on chilblains. Apply it 3 to 4 times a day. After three times of wiping, the blisters that appeared can be eliminated. The chilblains were cured in more than half a month. Chilblain patients may wish to give it a try.

8. Treatment of chilblains with Fengyoujing: Wash the affected area, apply a small amount of this product on the affected area, and then rub it gently with your hands until the local area becomes warm. Use it 3 times a day for 3 consecutive weeks. It is suitable for those who have initial onset of chilblains and local redness, swelling, and pain. , but it should not be used by those with ruptured chilblains. When winter comes, take a small amount of this product and apply it on the affected area every day to prevent chilblains. In addition, you can also use bone-setting water.

9. When eating cucumbers in summer and autumn, use the melon base to repeatedly rub the areas where chilblains often occur. As long as you insist on this regularly, you can ensure that it will not recur.

10. Banana: After washing the affected area with hot water every night, peel the banana and rub the cracked area with banana flesh. Do not wash the affected area after applying. Apply 1 to 2 times a day. It will heal in a few days.

11. When frostbite first appears, apply hot vinegar on it. After the vinegar dries, apply it again. Several times a day, the effect will be seen.

12. If someone suffers from chilblains in winter, you can add a small amount of beer to warm water and soak it for 20 minutes to immediately relieve the pain caused by chilblains. This is because the vitamins B1 and B6 in beer can fight neuritis, dermatitis and promote muscle growth. In winter, insist on soaking and washing in water with beer, which can prevent and treat chilblains, athlete's foot, etc.

The radish method: cut the radish into thick slices, cook it while it is hot and apply it to the affected area, and replace it after it cools. It can be cured by applying it for 3-4 days.

Ginger method: Heat ginger over a fire, slice it and rub it on the affected area to reduce swelling and relieve itching; or chop ginger into small pieces, soak it in 70% alcohol, and rub it on the affected area with alcohol after 20 days, several times a day. .

Apple method: Peel the apples, mince them and boil them into paste, add a little camphor powder and mix thoroughly and apply it to the affected area, 3 times a day.

Chili method: Sprinkle chili powder on the dampness analgesic ointment and stick it on the affected area; or 5 chili peppers, soak them in 100 grams of white wine overnight, and rub the affected area with the wine, 2-3 times a day; or dry them 25 grams of chili pepper, boiled in water, wash the affected area for 15 minutes while it is hot, which can reduce swelling and relieve itching.

Eggplant root method: boil eggplant roots and dried chilies in water and wash the affected area; or boil the eggplant stems with roots in water and scald the affected area while it is hot, 1 to 2 times a day.

Onion beard method: 100 grams each of onion beard and eggplant root, boil in water and wash the affected area, 1-2 times a day.

Orange peel method: 3 to 4 fresh orange peels, 30 grams of ginger, add 2000 ml of water, boil for 30 minutes, cool and then heat. Hawthorn method: 120 grams of hawthorn, 2500 ml of water, fry for 30 minutes to remove residue, wash the affected area with hot water, once a day.

The above methods are suitable for treating non-ulcerated chilblains.