What is the effect of salt bag hot compress? What can salt bag hot compress cure?

In traditional Chinese medicine theory, hot compress, also known as "ironing", can warm the skin, dispel wind and cold, promote qi and blood circulation, and remove blood stasis and relieve pain. The above effects can also be achieved by applying heated salt to the acupuncture points and muscles of the human body, and salt is cheap and easy to obtain. So what are the effects of salt bag hot compress?

1. Salt compress for joint pain

Joint pain bothers many people. It can occur in any season if the joints are exposed to cold or overworked. On rainy days or when the weather turns cooler, the humidity in the air increases and the temperature drops, causing moisture and cold air to invade the joints, which can cause pain.

Applying hot salt to the painful area can drive away the cold, absorb moisture, increase sweat gland secretion, and speed up metabolism. However, Chinese medicine believes that "long-term viewing damages the blood, long-term lying damages the qi, long-term standing damages the bones, and long-term walking damages the tendons". If fatigue cannot be eliminated in time, it is easy to cause illness. This is why the neck is getting younger and younger. Salt compress can also relieve muscle fatigue and relax muscles. Therefore, this method can be often used by people who sit for long periods of time, computer users, and other people who work at a desk for long periods of time.

2. Salt compress for dysmenorrhea

During those few days of each month, women are troubled and in pain. Not only do they have to endure the wetness and stickiness in their bodies and mental irritability, they also have to experience pain and soreness. Dysmenorrhea is mostly caused by menstrual blockage, uterine cold, etc., so salt compresses can relieve pain. If some Chinese medicine that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis is added to the salt bag, the effect will be better.

Fry safflower, zedoaria and salt together, put them in a salt bag and apply to the uterus point (4 inches below the navel and 3 inches to the side) and Shenque point (navel) to quickly relieve pain.

Hot compress on Shenque can warm the yang and relieve pain. Hot compress on the uterus point can eliminate uterine coldness and treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, etc.

The added safflower and zedoaria are both traditional Chinese medicines that can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. The effect is stronger when applied with salt. If blood clots appear during menstruation, this method will be effective. In fact, you can not only add Chinese medicines that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but also some Chinese medicines that dispel cold, such as star anise.

In addition, Chinese medicine also often uses hot salt compresses to treat infertility and gynecological diseases. If you suffer from other gynecological diseases in addition to dysmenorrhea, you can directly apply a salt bag to the entire lower abdomen. This can not only avoid the trouble of not finding the acupoints, but also achieve a therapeutic effect.

3. Salt compress to treat pain caused by kidney deficiency

Kidney deficiency is not just a problem for men, many women also suffer from kidney deficiency. There are more than one way to treat kidney deficiency: applying hot salt and Chinese medicine is also a convenient and effective method.

Kidney deficiency is mainly due to the continuous depletion of kidney essence and insufficient yin fluid, resulting in symptoms such as kidney yin deficiency. Salt enters the kidney meridian, while fennel is pungent and warm in nature, and has the effect of opening the orifices. Using these two things to hot compress the Shenque point has the effect of nourishing yin and replenishing kidney yin, and regulating the yin and yang balance of the kidney. At the same time, you can use a salt bag to apply to the lower back to relieve back pain caused by kidney deficiency. Regular application can treat male premature ejaculation, impotence and other phenomena.