Greetings,
A few situations have arisen recently that has made it obvious that both clinicians and customers need further explanation on how to best choose and use our liniments. While this information has been available on our website www.herbanpharmer.com under liniments for quite some time, I would like to bring some of this valuable information to you here. The rest, in entirety can be found at the link above, or at http://www.herbanpharmer.com/?page_id=111 .
Many of you are unaware that a very effective way to use the liniments is to apply a “pack” for a period of time using a piece of cloth, gauze, or paper towel. Lay the gauze over the site and soak well with the liniment and leave in place as you would an ice pack. For use at home or in the clinic, this liniment pack can be held in place by wrapping securely with plastic wrap, leaving in place for 30 minutes to overnight. This can be further secured with a cloth bandage if needed. Be aware that staining of clothes and or bedclothes can occur. It is best to try this approach in short durations at first, especially for those with sensitive skin.
With both the Injured Tendons+ Liniment and the Chronic Injury Liniments, these packs can be further enhanced by adding a hot-pack over the liniment pack. Normal precautions to protect the skin from burns, such as wrapping the hot-pack in a towel, should of course be followed. This additional heat can further dilate the capillaries and vessels for increased absorption and effectiveness of the liniments. These hot-packs are typically left on for 20-40 minutes, but discontinued on the rare occasion that new symptoms appear.
Some clinicians have reported that they also use the hot-pack over the Acute Injury Liniment for short durations when the presentation is not extremely swollen or hot.
Hope this helps and as always, if you would like to provide feedback or ask a question, please comment below.
Happy Healing,
Pharmer Paul
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