Calf wrap – Variants
Also vinegar shows among other things fever-reducing characteristics. Similar to water, diluted vinegar can also be used with calf compresses or so-called vinegar socks to gently reduce fever. For this purpose, about four to five parts of lukewarm water are mixed with one part of (apple) vinegar.
Linen cloths or other thin cloths can be dipped into the mixture in the same way as with water. Proceed as with normal calf wraps. It is also possible to dip a pair of cotton socks into the vinegar-water mixture.
These are then also wrung out until they no longer drip and pulled over the patient’s calves. A pair of dry cotton socks is pulled over them. This method is particularly suitable for babies and small children because it is somewhat easier to use.
Of course, special care must still be taken to ensure that the patient has warm hands and feet and that the wraps or socks reach sufficiently far over the calves, if possible to the back of the knee. Calf compresses can also be used with the Rescue Spitz. Retterspitz contains a mixture of essential oils, such as bergamot or orange blossom oil, and various medicinal plants, such as arnica, which has proven helpful for blunt injuries, or rosemary, which is used for rheumatic complaints.
This combination shows besides all kinds of other effects also fever-reducing characteristics. Wraps with rescuer spitz are also suitable, for example, for bruises, pulled muscles and other sports injuries or for treating inflammation. The wraps are applied similarly to vinegar wraps, diluted with water.
The other handling is the same as for classic calf compresses. Quark compresses are another household remedy that is often used to reduce fever and also to treat minor sports injuries. A mixture of curd and a little vinegar is applied to a thin linen or cotton cloth.
The quark becomes more spreadable through the vinegar; in addition, vinegar is also responsible for the fever-reducing properties of the quark compress, as already mentioned. The finished compresses are then applied to both lower legs as described above for normal calf compresses; in the case of sports injuries, such as bruises and sprains, correspondingly only on the affected leg or arm. The wrap can then remain in place for about half an hour before being removed and the skin cleaned with a damp cloth. Here too, of course, it should be noted that curd compresses for fever reduction should not be used when the fever is rising.
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