An Experience of Shiun-ko for Wet Wound of Children

Abstract

Shiun-ko has proved to be effcctive in burns and hemorrhoids. However, it is not frequently used in children because it has a disagreeable smell, stains clothes, and is indicated only for dry lesions. This formulation, however, has several advantages including its bactericidal activity and its inhibition of cicatrization without forming keloids. We therefore used Shiun-ko in children with vulvar hemangioma or burns. Although the lesions were wet, they dried quickly and healed without keloid for-mation. This formulation appears to be applicable even to wet wounds if it is kneaded and stretched when applied.