Mumps with swollen cheeks can be applied externally with cactus mashed into a puree, which should be applied for greater than half an hour per day. If appropriate, it can be applied for up to 5-6 hours, generally 2-3 hours is appropriate. Because most of the mumps are children, the local skin is relatively delicate, if the dressing time is too long, it is likely to cause local irritation. The number of days to apply the compress is usually waiting for the swelling of the cheek to disappear completely, if the other side of the parotid gland is also swollen, you can also apply it externally, the effect is still relatively good. Another Chinese medicine can also play a similar effect, that is, Ru Yi Jin Huang San, you can go to the pharmacy to buy Ru Yi Jin Huang San Chinese medicine, you can also go to the hospital to find the doctor to prescribe the relevant prescription, generally need to use granules, the drink usually does not meet the requirements of external application, the time of application also try to be in about 2-3 hours, can not be too long, other requirements and cactus the same.