Salve

Zugsalbe or drawing salve called ointments that have to stimulate blood circulation, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, talgflussvermindernde, resorption and phagozytosefördernde properties. They are usually made ​​of rare oil shales, also plant-based. Zugsalbe can be applied in chronic inflammatory skin diseases (contact dermatitis, folliculitis, boils, acne, abscesses under the skin, cellulitis and foot rot ) and smaller fragments. In human medicine Zugsalbe is approved with ammonium bituminosulphonate as effective drug substance. This ingredient is also used in tiermedizinischem use the application.

Legal remedy provisions

Ammonium and Natriumbituminosulfonat are approved for external use in all food-producing animals (including milchliefernde ) and in Annex II to Regulation ( EEC) No 2377/90 listed on maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs. Ingredients are absorbed but to a small extent and can lead to changes in taste of meat or milk.

Poultice

Commercially also equipped with Zugsalbe patches are available.