The efficacy and function of green salt hot compress

When people feel uncomfortable in certain parts of the body, they can use hot compress to relieve the discomfort. For example, when the stomach hurts, you can use a hot towel for hot compress. However, if you want to make the hot compress more effective and relieve the symptoms of pain, you can add some other things, such as green salt for hot compress. What are the effects and functions of green salt hot compress?

1. The purpose of hot compress is to promote local blood circulation and has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. The effect will be better if you stir-fry coarse salt and pepper together, because coarse salt and pepper are both warm in nature and have the effects of warming the middle and dispersing cold, removing dampness and relieving pain.

2 Hot salt has strong thermal insulation and permeability. It can not only penetrate heat into the body, but also absorb the disease and cold air out of the body. It can relax muscles, dilate capillaries, increase sweat gland secretion, promote blood circulation, and increase the body's metabolic rate. In addition, Sichuan pepper has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and it also has the effects of warming the meridians, activating collaterals, relieving inflammation and cold, and relieving pain.

Indications for hot compress with pepper and salt

3. Applying hot compress of 3 salt bags to the waist, knees, shoulders, abdomen and other parts of the body can play a role in health care and physical therapy.

4 It is effective for paralysis, back pain, arthritis, chronic stomach pain, diarrhea, neuralgia and chills. Especially after cupping, applying a hot salt bag to the affected area immediately can often achieve twice the result with half the effort, thus helping to strengthen the body's resistance and eliminate evil, and promoting the patient's recovery.

How to stir-fry pepper and salt

2 jin of granular salt (coarse salt) and 2 liang of peppercorns, then stir-fry them in an iron pan. While they are still hot, put them in a cotton cloth strip and apply them to the affected area for hot compress. One bag can be used for one month. It is required to be applied for at least half an hour every day, 1-2 hours is best. If it gets cold, you can heat it up in the microwave. The cycle is three months.

If placed 4 fingers below the navel, it can effectively relieve and treat female gynecological diseases, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic effusion, adnexitis, etc.

Salt selection

5 Coarse salt refers to crystals formed by boiling and drying the brine in sea water or salt wells, salt ponds, and salt springs, that is, natural salt. It can stimulate and promote the secretion of sebaceous glands and has a sweating effect. It can help excrete waste and excess water from the body, so you should try to choose coarse salt to fry peppercorns.

6 Use large-grain coarse salt about the size of corn kernels, about 2 pounds each time. The main component of salt is NaCl (sodium chloride). Its composition will not change much through simple heating, so you can stir-fry it repeatedly. The amount of salt will definitely decrease over time, so just add some new coarse salt.

Precautions for hot compress with pepper and salt

1. When using, if the temperature of the hot compress pack is high, you can pad the affected area with more towels or make a cloth cover to avoid burns;

2. Do not wash your hands or take a bath with cold water within half an hour after hot compress;

3. After applying hot compress, drink more warm water than usual (never drink cold or ice water), which helps to expel toxins from the body;

4. Do not apply warm compress within one hour after a meal. Do not apply the medicine if the pulse rate exceeds 90 beats per minute; do not apply the medicine if you are too hungry, too full, or drunk;

5. It is best to stop using it temporarily during menstruation.