What is the use of magnesium sulfate in medicine

Magnesium sulfate has a wide range of uses. It can be used in leather making, explosives, paper making, porcelain, fertilizers, etc. The most important thing is that it can also be used in medicine. Sodium diacetate manufacturers would like to share with you the medical uses of magnesium sulfate.
(1) In medicine, the first magnesium sulfate can inhibit the central nervous system, relax skeletal muscle, and has the effects of sedation, antispasm, and reduction of intracranial pressure. It is often used to treat convulsions, eclampsia, uremia, tetanus and hypertensive encephalopathy. Pay attention to observe the patient’s breathing and blood pressure during use. Sluggish knee reflex is an important sign of adequate magnesium ions.
(2) Magnesium plays an extremely important role in the metabolism of sugar and protein. If children in the growth and development period have indigestion, magnesium should be supplemented.
(3) Magnesium has many physiological functions similar to potassium. Because the clinical phenomenon of magnesium deficiency is similar to potassium deficiency, magnesium deficiency is often overlooked. However, when the symptoms are not improved after potassium supplementation during potassium deficiency, the possibility of magnesium deficiency should be considered first, so that hypomagnesemia can be corrected in time. .
(4) When patients with cardiac insufficiency use digitalis drugs, appropriate supplementation of magnesium salts can be used to prevent low magnesium from aggravating the toxicity of digitalis.
(5) Oral magnesium sulfate is rarely absorbed in the intestines, so it has no such effects. But oral magnesium sulfate has a good catharsis function, so magnesium sulfate is also called Epsom salt. After oral magnesium sulfate solution reaches the intestinal cavity, it has a certain osmotic pressure, so that the intestinal water is not absorbed by the intestinal wall. The intestine retains a lot of water, which can mechanically stimulate the peristalsis of the intestine to defecate. Therefore, magnesium sulfate can be used to treat constipation and abnormal fermentation in the intestines; when used with an insect repellent, the intestinal worms can be easily discharged. Usage: Dissolve 5-20 grams of magnesium sulfate in 100-400 ml warm water at a time and take it orally once in the morning. The concentration is not easy to be too high, 5% is better, otherwise the bowel movement will be delayed.
(6) Magnesium sulfate can stimulate the duodenal mucosa, reflexively cause the common bile duct sphincter to relax and the gallbladder to contract, thereby promoting the emptying of the gallbladder, beneficial to the gallbladder, and can be used to treat cholecystitis and cholelithiasis.
(7) Anti-inflammatory and swelling. External application of magnesium sulfate powder can reduce swelling, and is used to treat swelling after limb injuries and help improve rough skin.