How to treat mastitis with external application of mirabilite?

47 How to treat mastitis by external application of mirabilite

47How to treat mastitis by external application of mirabilite?

In real life, mastitis is a common physical disease for women. It will not only affect their health, but also cause great harm to their breasts. Mastitis is also a type of breast disease, and Glauber's salt is a medicine that can be used externally to treat mastitis. You can apply Glauber's salt on a hot towel to the breasts to achieve the therapeutic effect.

What exactly is Glauber's salt?

Speaking of Sodium Sulfate, I believe most people are very confused. In fact, Sodium Sulfate is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is a sulfate crystal, and the main ingredient is sodium sulfate. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, Glauber's salt has the effects of clearing heat and reducing swelling, moistening dryness and softening hard masses, and has long been used to treat mastitis, hemorrhoids, swelling and pain, etc.

When it comes to the method of applying Glauber's salt externally to treat mastitis, it is mainly to take an appropriate amount of Glauber's salt and wrap it with a clean hot towel. Then soak the towel in warm water, wait until the Glauber's salt absorbs some of the water, then apply it on the breast with hot compress, and wait until the Glauber's salt forms a hard lump and then replace it.

How effective is external application of mirabilite for mastitis?

There is no doubt that Glauber's salt has many functions and effects. It has significant therapeutic effects in treating damp-heat accumulation, dry stool, mastitis, hemorrhoids and other swollen and painful diseases. Especially in traditional Chinese medicine, Glauber's salt is a common Chinese medicine for treating mastitis. External application of Glauber's salt for mastitis can relieve the redness, swelling and pain of mastitis. It also has obvious effects on lumps and nodules caused by mastitis. It can relieve the pain and discomfort of patients with mastitis to a great extent and greatly reduce the symptoms of mastitis.

It tastes salty and bitter and is cold in nature.

Meridians

It enters the stomach and large intestine meridians.

effect

It has a laxative effect, moisturizes and softens hard masses, clears heat and reduces swelling.

Indications

It is used for stagnation of excess heat, abdominal distension and pain, dry and hard stool, and swollen and painful intestinal abscesses; it is also used externally to treat breast abscesses and swollen and painful hemorrhoids.

Related Combinations

For treating gastrointestinal heat and dry stool: 9g each of Glauber's salt and rhubarb, 4.5g of Citrus aurantium, and 6g of Magnolia officinalis. (Dachengqi Decoction from Treatise on Febrile Diseases)

Dosage

6-12g. Generally, it is not put into decoction. After the decoction is ready, it is dissolved in the decoction and taken. For external use, apply in appropriate amount.

Taboo

Pregnant women should use with caution; should not be used with sulfur or Trigonella ternata.

It can be harvested throughout the year, but is best harvested in autumn and winter because the low temperature allows for easy crystallization. Take naturally produced impure Glauber's salt, commonly known as earth saltpeter, add water to dissolve it, let it stand to allow impurities to precipitate, filter it, heat and concentrate the filtrate, and crystals will precipitate after cooling. Take it out and dry it in the sun, which is commonly known as "saltpeter".

Growth environment

It is mostly produced in alkaline soil areas near the sea, near mineral springs, salt fields and in damp caves. It is distributed in most parts of the country.