What are the benefits of applying potatoes to the breasts

Nowadays, women are paying more and more attention to their breast health. After all, the incidence of various breast diseases, especially breast cancer, has been increasing. In order to treat various breast problems, people have also developed various folk remedies. For example, applying potato slices to the breasts can prevent breast milk from becoming inflamed and deteriorating, treat mastitis, and relieve the symptoms of milk blockage to a certain extent.

1. Prevent breast milk from becoming inflamed or deteriorating

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that potatoes are "mild in nature, sweet in taste and non-toxic, can strengthen the spleen and stomach, replenish qi and regulate the middle, reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and promote bowel movements. It is effective for patients with weak spleen and stomach, indigestion, gastrointestinal disharmony, abdominal pain, and constipation." Applying potato slices when breast milk is swollen can effectively prevent breast milk inflammation and deterioration. Therefore, applying potato slices to treat breast engorgement has anti-inflammatory effects.

2. Treatment of mastitis

For patients with mastitis, if they want to apply potato slices to their breasts to relieve symptoms, they need to know how long to apply the potato slices. Only by correctly mastering the relevant operating methods and precautions can they help their breasts recover better.

On the question of how long to apply potato slices to treat mastitis, first of all, patients need to know that mastitis can indeed be treated with potato slices. Wash the potatoes, slice them and apply them to the breasts of patients with mastitis. It can have the effect of clearing away heat and reducing swelling, and can effectively relieve the symptoms of breast pain and discomfort caused by mastitis. Generally speaking, wrapping potato slices in plastic wrap for about an hour will produce good results.

3. Relieve milk blockage symptoms

For mild milk blockage, use 1-2 whole pieces of cabbage, pound them with a rolling pin to squeeze out the water, then spread the whole pieces on both breasts without avoiding the nipples, then wrap the breasts with plastic wrap, changing the wrap every 30 minutes. For serious cases, you can apply it more times and encourage your baby to suck frequently, and it will heal within 1-2 days. Although this method is simple, it is really good because cabbage has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. Applying cabbage to the breasts in the early stages of milk duct blockage or mastitis, and cooperating with the baby to suck multiple times, can effectively relieve the pain of mastitis and heal quickly. Moreover, using this method in the early stages of milk blockage can reduce the occurrence of mastitis by 100%.

For moderate milk blockage, you can use cabbage and potato therapy at the same time. Specifically: wash the potatoes, cut them into thin slices, and cover them on the breasts (avoiding the nipples) according to the above method for cabbage, for no more than one hour at a time (because potatoes are more irritating to the skin than cabbage).