Yimiphi Imiphumela Emibi Engaba khona Yamafutha esihlahla setiye?

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• Yikuphi ukusetshenziswa okuvame kakhulu kukawoyela wetiye?
• Yimiphi imiphumela emibi eyaziwayo kawoyela wetiye?
• Imiphumela engemihle evela ezinhlelweni zokusebenza
• Imiphumela emibi evela ekuphefumuleni
• Imiphumela emibi evela kuzinhlelo zokusebenza zangaphakathi
• Kuthiwani ngezilwane ezifuywayo nezingane?
• Imiphumela emibi ezinganeni
• Imiphumela emibi ezifuyweni
• Ingabe zikhona izindlela zokwenza iphephe?
• Akufanele isetshenziswe nini?
• Ukubonana nodokotela nini
• Okubalulekile

Uwoyela womuthi wetiye uhlobo lwamafutha abalulekile aqhamuka emaqabungeni esihlahla setiye sase-Australia. Inezinzuzo eziningana ezihlobene nezempilo, kufaka phakathi imisebenzi elwa namagciwane nemisebenzi elwa nokuvuvukala.

Uwoyela womuthi wetiye ungasetshenziswa ukuphatha izimo ezahlukahlukene, ikakhulukazi izindaba ezihlobene nesikhumba. Ingatholakala futhi njengesithako kweminye imikhiqizo yezimonyo nokuhlanza.

Yize uwoyela wesihlahla setiye uvame ukubekezelelwa kahle, kuneminye imiphumela emibi engaba khona yokwazi ngayo. Qhubeka ufunde njengoba sihlola uwoyela wesihlahla setiye, imiphumela yaso emibi, nokuthi ungayisebenzisa kanjani ngokuphepha.

Yikuphi ukusetshenziswa okuvame kakhulu kukawoyela wetiye?

Ucwaningo ngemihlomulo kawoyela wetiye luyaqhubeka. Ngokuya ngokwaziwa njengamanje ngamafutha esihlahla setiye, kwesinye isikhathi kusetshenziswa njengokwelashwa kwemvelo kwezimo ezithile zempilo, njenge:

• izimo zesikhumba, kufaka phakathi induna, unyawo lomsubathi, nenkwethu
• izintwala ekhanda notwayi
• ukusikeka, ukusha, nokulunywa yizinambuzane
• izimpawu zokuphefumula, njengokukhwehlela nokuminyana

Uwoyela womuthi wetiye usetshenziswa futhi emikhiqizweni eminingi yezimonyo, njengama-shampoo, ama-lotion nezinsipho. Ngokwengeziwe, ingafakwa njengesithako kweminye imikhiqizo yokuhlanza indlu.

Yimiphi imiphumela emibi eyaziwayo kawoyela wetiye?

Imiphumela emibi engaba khona kawoyela wetiye incike ekutheni isetshenziswa kanjani. Izindlela ezithandwa kakhulu zokusebenzisa uwoyela ukuzisebenzisa esikhunjeni (i-topical application) noma ngokuzihogela (aromatherapy).

Imiphumela engemihle evela ezinhlelweni zokusebenza

Ukufaka uwoyela wesihlahla setiye esikhunjeni kungadala ukucasuka, ikakhulukazi uma kungazange kuhlanjululwe kahle futhi kusetshenziswe ekugxileni okuphezulu. Izimpawu zokucasuka kwesikhumba emafutheni omuthi wetiye zingafaka:

• ububomvu
• isikhumba esomile noma esine-scaly
• ukulunywa
• evuthayo
• ukuhlaba

Abanye abantu bangahle bahlakulele ukungezwani komzimba namafutha esihlahla setiye. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi yi-allergen contact dermatitis futhi kungadala ukuqubuka kwesikhumba okungaba bomvu, kuvuvuke, futhi kunwaye. Ukusetshenziswa kukawoyela wesihlahla setiye esidala noma esingalondoloziwe kuvame ukuhlotshaniswa nalokhu kuphendula, kepha uwoyela wetiye omusha ungadala ukuphendula kwesikhumba, nakho.

Ucwaningo lwango-2007 lwathola ukuthi ukukhula kwamabele okungajwayelekile kwaqondana nokusetshenziswa kwetiye kanye nokusetshenziswa kukawoyela we-lavender kumfana omncane owayehlala esebenzisa imikhiqizo yezinwele equkethe owoyela bobabili. Isimo sixazululwe ngemuva kokuyeka ukusebenzisa le mikhiqizo.

Imiphumela emibi evela ekuphefumuleni

Uwoyela womuthi wetiye ungasetshenziselwa ne-aromatherapy. Ngale ndlela, uwoyela uhogela ngokusebenzisa i-diffuser, noma nge-inhalation yesitimu. Ukuphefumula ngamafutha omuthi wetiye omningi, noma ukuwudonsela umoya isikhathi eside kungaholela ezimpawu ezifana nalezi:

• ikhanda
• isicanucanu
• i-vertigo

Imiphumela emibi evela kuzinhlelo zokusebenza zangaphakathi

Uwoyela womuthi wetiye akufanele usetshenziswe ngaphakathi. Kungaba nobuthi futhi kube yingozi uma ungayidla. Uma kugwinyiwe, izimpawu zingabandakanya:

• ukozela
• ukudideka
• ukunyakaza okungahambisani (ataxia)
• ukulahlekelwa ukwazi

Kuthiwani ngezilwane ezifuywayo nezingane?

Amafutha esihlahla setiye anobuthi uma egwinyiwe. Yingakho kufanele igcinwe endaweni ephephile lapho izingane nezilwane ezifuywayo zingakwazi ukufika emafutheni futhi zingalingeki ukuthi ziyigwinye.

Imiphumela emibi ezinganeni

Imibiko yamacala oketshezi lwesihlahla setiyi, futhi yenzeke ezinganeni ezigwinya uwoyela. Kulezi zimo, izingane zilulame kulandela ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo esibhedlela.

Izimpawu zobuthi besihlahla setiye ezinganeni ziyefana nalezo zabantu abadala. Zingabandakanya izimpawu ezifana:

• ukuzwa ukozela noma ukozela
• ukunyakaza okungahambisani (ataxia)
• ukudideka
• ukungaphenduli noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi

Imiphumela emibi ezifuyweni

Ubuthi ezifuyweni abubikwa nje kuphela lapho kufakwa uwoyela wesihlahla setiye, kodwa futhi nalapho usetshenziswa ngokwezihloko.

Esinye sibuyekeze izehlakalo zokuchayeka ku-100 wamaphesenti kawoyela wetiye emakati nasezinja esikhathini esiyiminyaka eyi-10. Abaphenyi bathola ukuthi kumaphesenti angama-89 amacala, uwoyela wesihlahla setiyi usetshenziswa ngenhloso ezilwaneni futhi ungafakwa ngengozi.

Izimpawu ezivamile zokuthi u-oyela wetiye ubuthi ezinjeni nasemakati zingafaka:

• ukwanda kokukhipha amathe
• ukukhathala ngokweqile
• ubuthakathaka bemisipha
• ukuthuthumela
• ukunyakaza okungahambisani (ataxia)

Ingabe zikhona izindlela zokwenza iphephe?

Ukulandela imihlahlandlela ebalulekile yokuphepha kukawoyela kungasiza ekunciphiseni ubungozi bokuba nemiphumela engemihle. Amanye amathiphu afaka:

• Ungalokothi udle noma udle uwoyela wesihlahla setiyi.
• Gcina uwoyela wetiye endaweni engafinyeleleki kahle ezinganeni nasezifuyweni.
• Ungalokothi ufake uwoyela wetiye ongasetshenzisiwe esikhunjeni sakho. Ngokusho kweNational Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA), amafutha abalulekile asetshenziswa ngokwezihloko kufanele ahlanjululwe kumafutha othwala, okhilimu, noma ama-lotion, imvamisa phakathi kokuthambisa okungu-1 no-5%.
• Nciphisa uwoyela wetiye ngaphezulu uma unesikhumba esibucayi noma usebenzisa uwoyela wetiye esikhunjeni sengane. I-NAHA incoma ukwehliswa ngamaphesenti ayi-0.5 kuye ku-2.5.
• Uma ukhathazekile ngokusabela okungaba khona kwesikhumba, hlola kancane uwoyela wesihlahla setiye esikhunjeni sakho ngaphambi kokuwusebenzisa endaweni enkudlwana.
• Uma uhlela ukusebenzisa uwoyela wesihlahla setiye i-aromatherapy, qiniseka ukuthi isikhala okuso sinomoya omuhle. Gwema ukuvezwa isikhathi eside emafutheni kawoyela wetiye.
• Gcina uwoyela womuthi wetiye ebhodleleni elimnyama, ngoba ukuvezwa ukukhanya kungalimaza.

Akufanele isetshenziswe nini?

Gwema ukusebenzisa uwoyela wetiye uma une-eczema, ngoba kungenza isimo sakho sibe sibi kakhulu. Futhi, qaphela ngokuhogela uwoyela uma une-asthma, ngoba kungazenza zibe zimbi izimpawu zakho.

Ngokuvamile, kungumthetho omuhle wesithupha ukubonisana nodokotela wakho uma ucabanga ukusebenzisa uwoyela wesihlahla setiye kodwa unemibuzo noma ukukhathazeka. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi uma:

• abakhulelwe
• ziyancelisa
• thatha imithi kadokotela
• unesimo sempilo esingaphansi

Ukubonana nodokotela nini

Uma uhlakulela ukucasuka kwesikhumba noma i-allergic contact dermatitis ngemuva kokusebenzisa uwoyela wesihlahla setiyi, yeka ukusebenzisa. Bona udokotela wakho uma unokusabela kwesikhumba emafutheni esihlahla setiye anzima noma athinta indawo enkulu yomzimba wakho.

Funa ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo uma wena noma omunye umuntu egwinye uwoyela wesihlahla setiye noma ehlangabezana nezimpawu ze-anaphylaxis ekuphenduleni uwoyela wetiye. Izimpawu ze-anaphylaxis zifaka:

• ukuphefumula noma ukukhwehlela
• ukuvuvukala komphimbo noma kobuso
• inkinga yokuphefumula noma ukugwinya
• ukukhathazeka noma ukudideka

Okubalulekile

Uwoyela womuthi wetiye uwoyela obalulekile ongasetshenziswa ukwelapha izimo ezahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi induna, unyawo lomsubathi, nenkwethu. Ingatholakala futhi nakweminye imikhiqizo yezimonyo nokuhlanza.

Kunemiphumela emibi eminingana engaba khona kawoyela womuthi wetiye, kufaka phakathi ukucasuka kwesikhumba kanye ne-allergen contact dermatitis. Uwoyela womuthi wetiye unobuthi lapho ufakwa futhi akufanele neze uthathwe ngaphakathi.

Lapho usebenzisa uwoyela womuthi wetiye, qiniseka ukuthi ulandela imihlahlandlela ebalulekile yokuphepha kawoyela. Lokhu kufaka hlanganisa uwoyela kahle ngaphambi kokuwusebenzisa esikhumbeni sakho, hhayi ukuwudonsela isikhathi eside. Uma unemibuzo noma ukukhathazeka okuhlobene nempilo, thintana nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa uwoyela wetiye.