Chemical Burns Following Massage With Chopped Pulsatilla koreana

Wounds. 2017 Nov;29(11):352-354.

Abstract

Herbal massage is commonly used for cosmetic and antirheumatic purposes in the Republic of Korea. Cutaneous burns can complicate herbal massages, but this is a very rare occurrence. Pulsatilla koreana, the Korean pasque flower, is a species of the genus Pulsatilla from the Ranunculaceae family. It is a perennial plant native to Korea, where it is used in herbal and folk medicine for its antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, and hemostatic effects. Three cases of burns as a result of herbal massages with Pulsatilla koreana are presented herein to increase public awareness about the adverse effects of products used incorrectly for herbal massage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Burns, Chemical / etiology*
  • Female
  • Herbal Medicine / methods
  • Humans
  • Massage / adverse effects*
  • Massage / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Plants, Medicinal / adverse effects*
  • Pulsatilla / adverse effects*