Antipruritic powder is a kind of in-hospital preparation for external use in Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Capital Medical University

which contains two kinds of lead-containing traditional Chinese medicines. By referring to the existing research literature on the safety of lead-containing traditional Chinese medicines and in combination with the contents of two kinds of lead-containing traditional Chinese medicines in antipruritic powder

the safety and precautions of application of lead-containing traditional Chinese medicines such as antipruritic powder were discussed. External use of lead-containing traditional Chinese medicines was more common in dermatology

lead poisoning was reported mostly for internal use as well as external use. However

lead poisoning induced by two kinds of lead in antipruritic powder was rarely reported for external use. Therefore

it is safer for external use of antipruritic powder based on syndrome differentiation. However

it is not suitable for children and pregnant women

and can not be used with other preparations containing Langdu root. And patients with acute inflammatory skin diseases and mucosal lesions should be given use with caution.