How to apply Glauber's Salt to the breast to stop milk production

Some mothers may not be familiar with Glauber's salt. In fact, Glauber's salt is a very common potassium thiocyanate mineral. It is a crystal made by special production and processing of the potassium thiocyanate mineral Glauber's salt. Sodium sulfate can be used to treat lumps, relieve stomachaches, aid digestion, expel water, and relieve diarrhea. It is used for stomach distension, food distension, indigestion, edema, swelling of the breast, amenorrhea, constipation, etc. Therefore, if Glauber's salt is used after weaning, it can alleviate the swelling and pain caused by breast engorgement.

How to apply Glauber's salt to breasts to stop milk production

The specific method of applying Glauber's salt externally to reduce milk production is: first, crush the Glauber's salt, or buy Glauber's salt powder directly, wrap it with suitable gauze according to the size of the breast, or sew a small cloth bag with gauze, mix the crushed Glauber's salt or Glauber's salt powder with water, put it in the cloth bag, and spread a thin layer, about 0.25 cm thick, not too thick, put it under the breast for external application, wait until the Glauber's salt hardens, then use water to wet the powder and apply it externally, change the medicine once a day, and apply it for about 2-3 days to have the effect of reducing milk production.

Glauber's salt is a traditional Chinese medicine that can be used as medicine or in food processing. It is a crystal processed from potassium thiocyanate minerals. Its chemical name is sodium sulfate containing ten crystal waters. Glauber's salt is bitter and cold in nature. It enters the stomach and small intestine meridians. It has the effects of resolving knots and purging, clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing dampness, breaking blood and dredging meridians. As a traditional Chinese medicine, it has relatively few side effects. Because of its cold nature, it can resolve knots and purge, reduce swelling, and reduce milk. External application can treat breast abscess and other symptoms. When applying externally to the breast, you can take 10-15 grams of Glauber's salt, fry it, put it in a cloth bag and apply it on the breast. Crush the Glauber's salt, fry it, wrap it in gauze, and apply it externally immediately. It can be applied until the swelling and pain are relieved.

Pay attention to your diet at ordinary times, avoid eating milk-producing foods, such as crucian carp and tofu soup, soybean and pig's trotter soup, etc., drink less nourishing soup, appropriately reduce protein intake, and eat more vegetables and fruits.