The clinical treatment of lymphadenitis does not advocate the use of hot compresses. Lymphadenitis consists of two main types: First, it is mainly caused by various bacterial or viral infections that cause swollen lymph nodes in the neck or groin or perineal area. After the symptoms of the primary disease are controlled, lymphadenitis can be relieved or even disappear. The second is mainly seen in female patients with cystic hyperplasia of the breast, followed by reactive lymphadenitis of the armpit, at this time relax, dredge the liver and qi, if necessary with Chinese medicine treatment of cystic hyperplasia of the breast, to be cystic hyperplasia of the breast symptoms get relief after the axillary reactive lymphadenitis symptoms can be relieved or disappear, so clinical lymphadenitis generally do not use hot compresses.