Salt can be used to relieve three kinds of pain

Applying coarse salt to the stomach is a chronic health-preserving behavior. There are generally two situations for applying coarse salt to the stomach. One is to fry the coarse salt in a pot or induction cooker, then put it into a bag prepared in advance, and then put it on the stomach for hot compress. One method is to put the coarse salt into a bag first, then prepare a hot water bag and put it on top, and slowly warm the coarse salt to apply hot compress to the stomach. Generally speaking, it is better to fry the coarse salt in a pan. If conditions do not permit, the second method is also acceptable. Let’s take a look at a sea salt hot compress.

1. The principle of salt compress

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.

Salt compress can relax muscles and accelerate local blood circulation. The strong permeability of hot salt can not only penetrate heat into the human body, but also absorb the moisture and coldness of the iron, which can reduce inflammation, drive away cold, and relieve pain.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Other effects of salt compress

1. Use hot salt compress to treat cough. Applying hot salt to the navel and flanks can warm the lungs and relieve cough. The navel is connected to the kidneys, and the flanks are connected to the lungs, so applying hot salt to these two places can help expel the coldness of the lungs and kidneys, warm the kidney yang, smooth the lung qi, and have the effect of relieving cough.

2. Apply hot salt to treat stomachache. Applying hot salt to the stomach can relieve stomach cramps, regulate stomach gas, and relieve pain caused by cold. In addition, hot compress on the abdomen can also treat diarrhea caused by cold, dispel cold and relieve pain.

3. Apply hot salt to the armpits and soles of the feet to avoid colds. The armpits are often easily overlooked. There are a large number of lymph nodes in the armpits, as well as Jiquan, an important acupuncture point in the human body. Regular use of hot salt compresses on the armpits can strengthen the heart and lung function, stimulate the lymphatic system, improve blood circulation, and enhance immunity.

The feet are known as the second heart, and there are a large number of acupoints on the soles of the feet. Using hot salt compresses can expel the cold in the body, strengthen internal organs, promote metabolism, and enhance the body's immunity.

6. Precautions for salt compress

1. The salt for salt compress should be coarse salt instead of ordinary table salt. Generally, coarse salt refers to salt formed by natural crystals such as large-grain sea salt and pond salt. The large-grain salt used for pickled vegetables in supermarkets is sufficient.

2. Pay attention to the temperature when applying salt. Overheating will burn the skin. Wrap it with several layers of towels if necessary.

3. Do not drink cold water or use cold water to wash your hands and hands for half an hour after applying hot salt to avoid opening the pores and getting infected by cold.

4. After hot compress, you should drink more water to help excrete toxins from the body. In addition, the hot compress salt can be reused and can be discarded when the particles become finer. However, the efficacy of the Chinese medicine will weaken due to repeated use, so the Chinese medicine needs to be replaced frequently.

Applying coarse salt on the abdomen can improve women's dysmenorrhea. Regular application of coarse salt on the abdomen can also treat pelvic inflammatory disease and adnexitis. For the sake of their health, female friends can often use coarse salt to apply hot compress to their stomachs. Although the effect of applying coarse salt to the abdomen is slow, it has absolutely no side effects and is a very healthy physical treatment method for female diseases.

The first generation of hot compress: In the early days, sea salt for hot compress was bought by sick people in the vegetable market. It was the sea salt used to make pickles. Because of its low mineral content, this sea salt can generally be fried three times and can be used for about one and a half days. About 110 kilograms are needed per month. The disadvantages are high corrosiveness, low mineral content, fluorine and other heavy metals that can easily lead to miscarriage, relatively complicated operation, the need to add pepper, ginger, and cinnamon to increase the absorption of the meridians, and because the added organic matter is easy to rot, it may cause a secondary infection threat.

The second generation of hot compress sea salt: It was launched in 1998 after 4 years of long-term research in order to extend the use time. Because it can be used for 10 to 15 days, a patent was applied for. This is the big blue salt sold in pharmacies, also called rock salt. Of course, there are many other names. The drugstores sell them for 10 yuan per pound. The disadvantage is that peppercorns still need to be added when using it to promote absorption through the meridians.

The third generation of hot compress sea salt: It was launched in 2004. It does not melt at high temperatures and its effective minerals are evenly distributed. The use time of sea salt for frying is extended to 1 month, and the use time of sea salt for microwave ovens can be extended to 4 to 5 years. The later popular "Ice and Fire Therapy Pillow" belongs to this type. The advantage is that the gynecological treatment time is shortened to 2 years compared to the second-generation sea salt, while the previous sea salt took about 3 years.

The fourth generation of hot compress sea salt: It was launched on the market at the end of 2008. It underwent 2 years of clinical trials before being launched on the market. Its efficacy is 30 times that of the third generation of sea salt. It can be used repeatedly for 4 years, shortening the time for treating gynecological diseases and other diseases. It has the advantages of uniform drug release, no melting at high temperature, and high mineral enrichment. The downside is that it can only be heated in a microwave. There are relatively many varieties.

Sea salt hot compress suggestions

1: Before using sea salt hot compress, you must first describe your condition to the doctor and ask if hot compress is allowed

2: Sea salt hot compress, especially for gynecological hot compress, if you can choose to heat it in a microwave, choose it. Because heating in a pan has great side effects.

3: Sea salt hot compress should be combined with Chinese medicine for internal and external conditioning, so ask the doctor or seller what Chinese medicine is suitable for taking

1: Sea salt works by treating the meridians, so if the meridians have been stagnant or blocked for a long time, after the initial use of the medicine, there will be an itchy and painful feeling because the meridians are dilated. Girls' menstruation may also change temporarily due to the dilation of meridians.

2: Hot compress can quickly disperse liver qi but is slow in unblocking the Chong and Ren meridians. As a result, liver qi will squeeze out kidney qi from passing through the Chong and Ren meridians. As a result, kidney qi cannot transform into water and menstruation will be delayed for many days. Internal regulating medicine can speed up the unblocking of the Chong and Ren meridians and prevent menstruation from being delayed. If you don't want to take oral medication, just reduce the hot compress time.

3: Where the meridians are congested, meridian areas of varying depths will appear on the skin surface. Sort of like a chess board. After recovery, the itching and pain on the skin meridian area will naturally subside.

4: Gynecological inflammation is mostly caused by the accumulation of toxic fire in the meridians. When using gynecological sea salt in the early stage, you will experience frequent bowel movements for a short period of time.

5: When treating the elderly, it is recommended that the initial hot compress time should not be too long, or it should be applied once every 1 to 2 days. This is because the elderly have serious meridian blockages, and the itching and pain caused by the meridian unblocking will make the elderly's subcutaneous nerves sensitive. Therefore, it is better to unblock the elderly's meridians gradually without rushing.

Applying coarse salt to the stomach is also very useful for the elderly. Regularly applying coarse salt to the stomach can speed up blood circulation around the stomach, promote gastrointestinal motility and help the elderly digest. Applying coarse salt to the abdomen can also improve men's frequent nocturnal emissions. Although it is just a simple physical therapy method, it is a very healthy way. People nowadays really need physical health-preserving methods like applying coarse salt to the stomach.