Dandelion treatment for milk knots

Dandelion is a common plant. Because the fluffy ball of dandelion looks very soft, and when the wind blows it will turn into small parachute-like branches and fall to the ground, so dandelion also means freedom. Dandelion not only has symbolic meaning, it is also a traditional Chinese medicine. It can be used to clear away heat and detoxify, and dandelion can also be used to treat milk lumps. How does dandelion treat milk knots?

Milk lumps are caused by milk congestion. Many people have mentioned using dandelions to treat milk lumps. So is it effective for patients with milk lumps to eat dandelions?

Dandelion (Latin name: Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz.) is a perennial herb of the Asteraceae family, Taraxacum genus. The root is conical, brown-brown and wrinkled on the surface. The leaf margins are sometimes wavy or pinnate-shaped, and the base gradually narrows into a petiole. The petiole and main veins are often reddish-purple. The upper part of the peduncle is purple-red and densely covered with spider-like white long hairs. The inflorescence is capitulate, the involucre is bell-shaped, the achenes are dark brown, and the long pappus is white. The flowering and fruiting period is from April to October.

Dandelion is also known as yellow flowered dandelion, dandelion, and Chinese flower dandelion. A perennial herb of the Asteraceae family. The inflorescence is capitulate, and the seeds have a ball of white pappus. After the flowers bloom, they are blown by the wind to new places to give birth to new life.

1 Dandelion tastes sweet, slightly bitter, and cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. It is mainly used to treat acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, carbuncle, acute conjunctivitis, cold and fever, acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, gastritis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, and urinary tract infection.

2 Dandelion has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. It can be mainly used to treat heat and toxic sores, breast abscesses, swelling and pain, and internal attacks of carbuncle. Milk knots are caused by milk stasis, so patients with milk knots have a certain therapeutic effect by eating dandelions.

3 Effects: Dandelion has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules; rice wine can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Take an appropriate amount of dandelion, crush it and mix it with rice wine. Wrap it with gauze and apply it to the hard area, 2-3 times a day. It is effective in clearing milk knots.

4 Effects of external application of Glauber's salt: Glauber's salt can help eliminate breast lumps; rhubarb has anti-inflammatory effects. If the milk knots cannot be rubbed out, you can mix the powder of Glauber's salt and rhubarb and apply it directly to the breasts. The milk will be emptied in 5-6 hours. This seems to effectively relieve the symptoms of milk knots. Note: Do not add water when applying Glauber's salt and rhubarb externally, otherwise it will affect the effect of the application. Use a breast pump. Milk knots are usually caused by milk stasis, so if the milk knots cannot be squeezed out, you can consider using a breast pump to suck out the accumulated milk, which can effectively relieve the symptoms of milk knots.

5 Milk knots are mainly caused by milk accumulation, so the most important thing to prevent milk knots is to empty the breasts. Try to empty the breasts as much as possible every time you breastfeed. At the same time, pay attention to nipple cleanliness, avoid pinching the nipples, massage the breasts more often, and develop the habit of regular breastfeeding.