What kind of plaster should I use for mastitis?

It is generally not recommended to use plasters if you have mastitis. Mastitis itself is inflammatory, so antibiotics should be used in time to treat it. Antibiotics have a good anti-inflammatory effect. If a breast abscess has formed, surgery can also be used to drain it. In addition, in daily life, some folk remedies without side effects can be used to achieve the effect of auxiliary treatment. Let's take a look at this aspect.

What kind of plaster should I use for mastitis?

In the early stage of acute mastitis, breastfeeding should be stopped, local hot compresses should be applied, the milk ducts should be kept open, and the breast milk should be sucked out as much as possible with a breast pump. If a breast abscess has formed, it must be incised and drained. Use antibiotics rationally. It is not recommended to apply external plasters to avoid delaying the disease.

Folk remedies for treating acute mastitis

1. Take 12 grams each of green peel, tangerine peel, and malt, 60 grams of dandelion, 9 grams each of frankincense and myrrh, decocted in water and taken orally. Suitable for acute mastitis with liver depression syndrome.

2. 30 grams of orange peel and 6 grams of licorice, decocted into a soup and taken. It can relieve gas and relieve pain, and is suitable for acute mastitis. It is even more effective for those with the initial stage of acute mastitis. 2-3 times/day.

3. Take 20 grams of antler powder, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, burdock seeds, and frankincense, 15 grams each of red peony root and fenugreek, 30 grams each of plantain and dandelion, decocted in water and taken orally. Suitable for early mastitis.

4. Take 30 grams each of honeysuckle and dandelion, 12 grams each of forsythia, smilax china, and red peony root, 20 grams each of salvia miltiorrhiza and Millettia reticulata, 10 grams of green tangerine peel, and 8 grams of tongcao. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, for 7 consecutive days. Suitable for acute mastitis with qi and blood stagnation syndrome.

5. Take 15 grams each of raw astragalus and honeysuckle, 10 grams each of codonopsis, atractylodes, angelica, tangerine peel, red peony root, white peony root, and Yuanshen, decocted in water and taken orally. Suitable for acute mastitis ulcer.

6. Take an appropriate amount of hibiscus flowers (leaves), add some egg white, mash them together and apply to the affected area, leaving a small hole in the middle. It can relieve pain immediately and the swelling will go down the next day. Suitable for acute mastitis.

7. 50 grams of mung bean flour (fried), 5 grams each of Coptis chinensis and realgar, 15 grams of rhubarb, and an appropriate amount of egg white. Grind Coptis chinensis and rhubarb into fine powder, mix with mung bean flour and realgar, stir with egg white, spread on gauze into a paste, and apply the paste according to the size of the affected area. Suitable for acute mastitis.

8. Take 9 grams each of green peel, tangerine leaves, pangolin, fenugreek, red peony root, and eloquently, 12 grams of Trichosanthes kirilowii and 15 grams of honeysuckle vine, decocted in water and taken orally. Suitable for early mastitis.

9. 9 grams of Trichosanthes kirilowii, appropriate amount of rice wine, wilt and roast the trichosanthes until it is charred, grind it into powder, and take it with rice wine. It can soothe the liver and stomach, promote lactation and disperse stagnation. It is suitable for breast pain caused by liver qi stagnation and stomach heat stagnation, with symptoms including breast lumps and distension and pain. 1 time/day.

10. 100 grams of magnesium sulfate, 20 grams of peach kernel paste, 25 grams of pangolin powder, 3 grams of peppermint oil, add 100 grams of vaseline and mix well. Take 125 grams of this ointment, spread it on gauze to form a circle with a diameter of 8 cm, apply it on the affected breast, bandage it and use glue. It is suitable for acute mastitis.