Glycerin in medicine

Glycerin looks like a transparent liquid of a syrupy consistency. He has a sweet taste. Evenly distributed in any liquid medium of a living organism. Glycerin molecules act like a sponge, attract and hold water.

Glycerin in medicine is used in the complex treatment of many diseases and in the manufacture of drugs. Pharmacists use glycerin as a solvent for many medicines. With its help, tablets are given the right level of moisture, and liquid preparations, if necessary, make them more viscous.

Glycerin is included in the process of fermentation of liquids in order to prevent them from changing the enzymatic character. In the formulation of many medicinal ointments glycerol is present to protect them from drying out.

Glycerin in medicine is an effective solvent for chemicals such as iodine, phenol, thymol, bromine, and tannin. With its help , mercuric chloride is dissolved . Replacing water glycerin, prepare highly concentrated pharmaceutical solutions.

To prepare an antiseptic based on boric acid for the treatment of colpitis, diaper rash, pyoderma, and other skin lesions, 10 g of boric acid is dissolved in 100 ml of glycerin. Lubricate sore spots according to the doctor's recommendations.

Antiseptic properties make it possible to purposefully use glycerin. The use in medicine to prevent infection of open wounds is due to the antiseptic and preservative action of glycerin, which is based on its hygroscopicity. The water-absorbing effect provokes dehydration and death of pathogenic bacteria.

Glycerin inclusions can cause side effects for the body in the form of bloating, nausea, vomiting, headaches and dizziness. Those people who suffer from diabetes or hypertension, in whom there is impaired renal function, glycerin is not recommended for treatment.

In the human body, glycerin participates in the oxidative process with the formation of carbon dioxide and water molecules. Glycerin in medicine in the undiluted state is not used, because it has a pronounced irritant effect on the mucous membrane of the tissues. Irritation disappears if water is added about 50%, lanolin or petroleum jelly.

Suppositories or suppositories containing glycerin are widely used to treat constipation of different origin. This may be a consequence of a psychogenic nature, a functional digestive system disorder, age-related changes in the rectal area. Candles with glycerin from constipation are also prescribed for children, people with limited mobility, pregnant women and nursing mothers.

With rectal administration in the form of suppositories, glycerin exerts a slightly irritating effect directly on the mucous surface of the rectum. Thus, there is a reflex stimulation of the contractions of the intestine, which leads to a pronounced laxative effect. There is softening of feces, and their rapid evacuation.

Glycerin medical is known for its laxative, dehydrating, dermatoprotective effect. This substance is significantly increasing the osmotic pressure, which facilitates the transition of water molecules from the extravascular medium into the plasma.

Intracranial pressure decreases, if you enter into the body glycerin in the recalculation of 1-2 g per 1 kg of the weight of the patient. Glycerin is administered preorally or bypassing the gastrointestinal tract. The maximum effect is observed after 1.5 hours or after 1 hour.

Intraocular pressure begins to decrease after 10 minutes, the maximum effect is observed after 1.5 hours, the action lasts about 5 hours.

Glycerin in medicine is used as a dehydration therapy in the treatment of cerebral edema of various origins, before or after an ophthalmic operation, when it becomes necessary to reduce intraocular pressure. The introduction of glycerin is stopped by acute attacks of glaucoma.