Mastitis TCM Therapy



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Health care methods for mastitis

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Herbal Therapy
1) Internal Medicine
(1) Accumulated Milk and Exterior Heat Syndrome:
Therapeutic Methods: Expel wind, clear away heat, promote lactation and disperse accumulation.
Formula: Modified "Gualou Niubangzi Decoction".

(2) Syndrome Accumulation of Heat in the Liver and Stomach:
Therapeutic Methods: Clear away heat, dissolve toxin, diminish tumefaction and disperse accumulation.
Formula: Modified "Xian Fang Huo Ming Drink".
 
(3) Heat Accumulation and Stagnation Syndrome:
Therapeutic Methods: Disperse stagnation, circulate qi, promote lactation and dissipate accumulation.
Formula: Modified "Tao Hong Si Wu Decoction".

(4) Qi and Blood Deficiency Syndrome:
Therapeutic Methods:Replenish qi and blood, promote granulation and heal the wound.
Formula: Modified "Shi Quan Da Bu Decoction".

(5) Heat Accumulation and Stagnation Syndrome:
Therapeutic Methods: Disperse stagnation, circulate qi, promote lactation and dissipate accumulation.
Formula: Modified "Tao Hong Si Wu Decoction".

2) External Medicine
1) Application Method:In the initial stage, it is advisable to apply "Jin Huang Ointment" or "Qing Dai Ointment" externally on the infected area, 1 - 2 times a day.

2) Delactation Method:It is advisable to decoct 100g of raw Maiya (Fructus Hordei Germinatus) with water for oral administration, twice a day, or to wrap 500 g of Mangxiao (NatrriSulfas) and apply it on the breast, with the medicine changed twice or three times a day.

3) Take moderate fresh cactus, peel and pound them into a paste; then apply it on the effected area; once a day and 3 days is a course of treatment.
 
4)Pound moderate fresh dandelion and fresh chrysanthemum into a paste; then apply it on the effected area; once a day and 3 days is a course of treatment.

5) Take 150g of fresh shallot to decoct for the soup; smoke and wash the effected breast with it for 3-5 times a day; two days is a course of treatment.

6) Take moderate peppertree pricklyash (fresh leaves) and rice wine; pound the former into a paste and then mix it up with the rice wine; apply it on the effected area and change it for 2-3 times a day; to be taken for 3-5 days continuously till the disease is cured; it is applicable to the early attack of acute mastitis. PS: if the disease is treated by the supplement of decoction of 30-60 fresh root of peppertree pricklyash which is decocted in equal amounts of water and rice wine, and a better effect can be gained.

7) Take 20 green onion stalks, an egg white and 15g of white sugar; pound the green onion stalks in to paste and add in other ingredients; heat until it is melted; apply it on the effected breast when it is hot which won’t hurt the skin; to be taken for several days continuously.

(2) Acupoints Massage
1) Oscillation method: Push-press quickly from the effected area in the direction to the nipple with the hypothenar of right hand; repeat it for 3-5 times till a little heat sensation is gained.

2) Kneading method: Place the hypothenar or thenar eminence of the palm on the effected area with certain strength; then knead it until the lump disappears.

3) Holding method: Hold the effected breast with the right hand with certain strength; the method of holding and relaxing to be taken alternatively; repeat it for 10-15 times; pull the nipple with the left hand for several times to make the lactiferous duct in the nipple enlarged.

4) Stroking method: The patients keep sitting or lying on their sides to make the breast exposed to the full; firstly, spread some talcum or apply a little paraffin oil on the effected breast; then stroke around the breast with palms along the lactiferous ducts in the direction to the nipple for 50-100 times.

5)Press-knead the acupoint of Neiguan (PC6) for 2 minutes and a sore and swelling sensation is gained would be better.

6) Stand and press the Tianxi (SP 18) with the thumb for one minute; then press-knead in the direction of clockwise and anticlockwise for 2 minutes respectively; a sore and swelling sensation is gained would be better.

7) Sit and rub the Jianjing (GB 21) with the pulps of the thumbs and forefingers for 2 minutes; a sore and swelling sensation is gained would be better.

8) Sit, press and knead the Taichong (LR 3) for one minute with heavy strength; a sore and swelling sensation is gained would be better.

(3) Guasha Therapy
1) Acupoints selected:
Neck and Back: Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL20) and Weishu (BL21);
Breast and Abdomen: Rugen (ST 18), Danzhong (CV 17), Qimen (LR 14), Zhongwan (CV 12) and Tianshu (ST25);
The Lower Limbs: Zusanli (ST 36) and Xingjian (LR2).

2) Manipulation: Apply the scraping oil on the skin; keep an angle of 45 degree between the scraping board and the skin and scrape the effected area from up to bottom or the outside to inside directly; scrape mainly the Shu-acupoints on the back to dredge the meridians and qi-blood; scrape the effected area repeatedly till the toxin is moved out; the strength should make people feel comfortable.

(4) Cupping Therapy
Acupoints selected: Dazhui (GV 14), Dashu (BL 11), Jianjing (GB 21), Geshu (BL17), Ganshu (BL 18), Pangguangshu (BL 28), Yaoshu (GV 2), Danzhong (CV 17), Rugen (ST 18), Juque (CV 14), Qimen (LR 14), Liangqiu (ST 34) and Fenglong (ST 40).
Cupping methods:
1). Acucupping: after disinfecting of the acupoints of Ganshu (BL 18), Danzhong (CV 17), Qimen (LR 14), Rugen (ST 18), Jianjing (GB 21), as well as the regional tumors, you should stab them with acupuncture needles. Then, you should adopt cupping after flash of fire cupping when you remove the needles.

2).Cupping of venesection: after disinfecting of the acupoints of Ganshu (BL 18), Geshu (BL17), Danzhong (CV 17), Juque (CV 14), Qimen (LR 14), Rugen (ST 18), Liangqiu (ST 34), Fenglong (ST 40), you should stab them with three-edged needles until bleeding. Then, you should adopt cupping after flash of fire cupping when you remove the needles.

3). Moving cupping: you should move the cup back and forth along from Dazhui (GV 14) of du meridian to Yaoshu (GV 2), as well as from the urinary bladder vessel of foot-taiyang of dashu to Pangguangshu (BL 28), and then stab the regional tumors with triangle-edged needles and pull out the extravasated blood or fester with cupping.

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