1.The principle and benefits of coarse salt hot compress for healing
Activate blood circulation, accelerate blood circulation, strengthen local resistance, and the role of hot compress is to make the local skin temperature rise, muscle relaxation, skin capillary dilation, local and systemic blood circulation can therefore be improved. And there are also studies that show that warm stimulation can activate the phagocytosis of the reticuloendothelial system, promote the metabolism of various substances in the body, and have a good effect on various inflammatory reactions. It can also promote intestinal peristalsis, promote the absorption of inflammation, accelerate blood circulation, relieve tissue adhesions and improve local nutrition.
Physiotherapy effect: salt bag hot compresses on the waist, knees, shoulders, abdomen and other parts of the body can play a health care physiotherapy role. The heat insulation and permeability of hot salt can not only penetrate the hot temperature into the body, but also suck out the sick and cold Qi from the body. It can relax muscles, dilate capillaries, increase sweat gland secretion, promote blood circulation and increase the speed of metabolism of the body. It has the effect of warming the meridians, dispersing cold and relieving pain. It is used for paralysis and paralysis, back pain, arthritis, chronic stomach pain, diarrhea, neuralgia, and cold fear. Especially in the fire cupping immediately after the salt bag hot ironing its affected areas, often with half the effort, which is conducive to the support of evil, and promote the recovery of the body.
(1) coarse salt hot compress to remove dampness and dispel pain and cold
Some people have greater dampness in the body, so do hot compresses can be hot compresses on the feet, after each foot soak and then hot compresses so that the strength of the dampness is very good a course of treatment after the body will have significant changes, dampness will be driven away. For people with cold body, also every day after each foot soak and then hot compress so that the intensity of dampness is very good, the effect of driving away the cold is also more obvious.
For gout patients, you can use a hot pack placed on the knee to have relief from pain, analgesic effect, long-term use of blood flow rheumatism will have improved.
In addition to this, coarse salt has greater external health benefits, especially with bone and joint-related wind, cold, damp, paralysis, pain and other diseases using fried salt hot compress method, more can play a pain-relieving effect of cold. To treat stiff and painful joints, wrap two pounds of coarse salt in the painful, cold joint parts, and apply the heat for 15-20 minutes each time, until the coarse salt gradually cools. This method can only relieve joint pain and cannot completely replace drugs, surgery, etc. Patients are advised to seek medical attention as soon as possible to avoid delaying the best time for treatment.
(2) Salt and cumin hot compress belly button has the effect of kidney
As we grow older, many men tend to suffer from liver and kidney yin deficiency due to a gradual lack of yin fluid. In order to avoid this situation, here to teach you a trick, that is, half a catty of edible salt and a little cumin put together after frying hot to put in a cloth bag to the navel, can achieve the purpose of adjusting the Yin, promote the balance of Yin and Yang.
Among them, the salt into the kidney meridian, has a certain role in nourishing the kidneys and yin; cumin pungent warm, has the role of the orifice. It is placed in the navel because it is an important part of the body to regulate the yin fluids, and the salt is easily absorbed by the body through this part. The reason why it is fried hot, on the one hand, heat can promote the absorption of salt in the body, on the other hand, the thermal effect directly stimulates the navel and can effectively regulate the meridians.
To make it more effective, it is recommended to put it on at 17:00 to 19:00 this time, because this is the time when the kidney meridian is in season, and is the best time to supplement the kidneys. In addition, you should also eat more black kidney food, such as black bean and soy milk, sesame paste, walnuts, etc.
It should be reminded that, after the initial hot compress with large grains of salt, the belly will appear red and white “flowered” situation, generally speaking to the third or fourth time will be back, if there are sores around the navel or ulcers and other symptoms, do not use this health care method.
(3) Hot compresses in the armpits to strengthen the heart and lungs
Speaking of strengthening the body, many people know that the hands and feet of the acupuncture points, often pressed can be health care, but did not think that the armpits of this part of people’s daily activities rarely touched, its health benefits are no less than the hands and feet.
The armpit is the neck and upper limbs between the blood vessels and nerve pathways, is also the axillary artery, axillary lymph node group of tissue collection, is responsible for blood transport, immune defense function, there is an important point in the armpit, Chinese medicine named pole spring (axillary artery pulsation at the apex of the armpit).
Both TCM and Western medicine attach great importance to the health effects of the armpit, and regular pressure on the armpit is very beneficial to health.
Western medicine believes that regular pressure on the armpits, by improving blood supply and stimulating lymph, can improve cardiopulmonary function, increase lung capacity and improve respiratory system function; promote appetite and improve digestion.
According to Chinese medicine, acupuncture and massage of the point has the effect of broadening the chest and tranquilizing the mind; it can regulate qi and blood to relieve spasm and pain, and can also relieve “heartache” and have a certain effect on cold pain in the elbow and arm; it promotes the circulation of nerves and body fluids, so that the whole body organs can enjoy more nutrients and oxygen.
(4) Other functions
Gynecological symptoms, menstruation, pregnancy: (the most common use of this condition is the heat pack, complementary therapy is very obvious) can be applied during menstruation, menstrual pain and help, but of course, if the amount of menstruation is too much, it is best to suspend the use. The gynecological diseases such as pelvic inflammatory disease, tubal adhesion, dysmenorrhea and uterine cold are also very good complementary therapeutic effects, but also with drug therapy to play a better role (salt pack inside will be put on the corresponding auxiliary Chinese medicine, in the use of the combination of internal and external Chinese medicine, after heating the smell of medicine emitted, there are certain acupressure effect). This method needs to be adhered to, long-term use in order to have better results. But if you intend to get pregnant must pay attention to the possibility of conception after use, if you continue to use hot compresses will cause malformation of fertilized eggs, hot compresses are best in the YJ period to the PL period before this period.
The treatment of dysmenorrhea, women with dysmenorrhea lying flat on the bed, will be a pound or so of coarse salt hot packets on the abdomen painful place, once a day.
To treat pelvic inflammatory disease, place a pound or so of coarse salt hot pack on the abdomen and apply for 30-60 minutes to gradually stop the pain. The coarse salt can be repeatedly fried 4-5 times before being replaced with new ones. The use of the method is important to adhere to, in the routine antibacterial anti-inflammatory treatment at the same time supplemented with this formula, can receive better results.
Shoulder and neck: fried salt ironing can relieve neck and shoulder pain
For long-term ambulatory work, especially for those who face the computer every day, often because they always maintain a posture, and suffer from neck and shoulder pain. In this case, you can try the simple salt ironing therapy at home, which can relieve neck and shoulder pain by relaxing muscles, dispelling cold and dampness, and enhancing blood circulation.
The fried salt ironing method belongs to the “ironing method” in the external treatment of Chinese medicine. Beijing Military General Hospital Physical Therapy Department, the attending physician introduced, office workers neck and shoulder pain is mostly due to a long-term sitting posture, lack of exercise, making the neck and shoulder muscles stiff, blood circulation is blocked. The salt has the property of heating it is not easy to cool, frying hot salt on the neck and shoulders, will make the local tissues warm up, regulate the plant nerves, improve the function of motor nerves, so that capillary expansion of blood circulation accelerated, so that the muscles slowly relaxed tendons and bones flexible, to eliminate fatigue, improve the effectiveness of neck and shoulder pain.
Chinese medicine believes that for edematous obese people, coarse salt hot compresses can help eliminate excess water from the body to achieve the purpose of slimming. Improve the effects of indigestion in children, wind and cold, and cold dysmenorrhea in women.
Anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling: the warm stimulation of fried salt can activate the phagocytosis of the reticuloendothelial system and improve local metabolism, so it also has anti-inflammatory, anti-swelling and relieves reflex muscle spasm to reduce pain.
The efficacy of ice: nowadays, the young generation is under a lot of pressure, and the impact brought about by the multiple sides they face every day makes them physically and mentally exhausted, easily inflamed, irritable, and unable to do things at ease, so they can use the method of ice to decompress themselves, using the method: put the sea salt pack in the refrigerator, ice for 6 minutes, and then take it out and put it on their head, or put it where they feel comfortable, and ice it quietly For a period of time, so that the coolness brought by the ice can make the body and mind stretch, eliminate the feeling of irritability, will once again invigorate the spirit of hard work the effect of ice is very good, give yourself a cold world, compared to drink ice cold drinks a hundred times healthier.
Ice to reduce swelling, fever and cooling: If you accidentally twisted the foot, you can use this ice pack to put the salt bag in the refrigerator for 5 minutes to cool completely after taking out on the twisted part, ice, the principle of this also use ice to compress is a reason.
2.Cautions
【Special note
(1) coarse salt refers to seawater or salt wells, salt ponds, salt springs in the brine by boiling and sunlight into crystals, that is, natural salt, can stimulate and promote the secretion of sebaceous glands, the role of sweating, it can help to discharge the body’s waste and excess water. Nowadays, it is not sold in big shopping malls and supermarkets, but even in Beijing, it can still be found in some small markets.
(2) Because of the nature of salt is very easy to absorb moisture, no matter what kind of heating method is used, heating must be heated until the water in the salt evaporates clean, (no moisture after the salt will have a slight “bla bla” sound). Otherwise, because of the strong permeability of salt, water will be soaked into the body, a short time on the body no effect, a little longer will produce greater damage to the body!
(3) the use of salt: about the size of corn grains of large grains of coarse salt, each time with about 4 pounds, the main ingredient of salt is NACL, through simple heating, its composition will not have too much change, so you can repeatedly fried to, one to two weeks should be used at home to wash rice with the basket sieve, the amount of salt will certainly be reduced over time, and then add some new coarse salt into it is.
(4) Because the use of microwave oven will have moisture and oil. Not recommended to use the microwave oven. When the salt bag is not used, placed in a dry place, pay attention to the waterproof to avoid moisture to form a block inconvenient to use
(5) the process of hot compress: the hot salt bag on the hot part, lying on your back or sitting can, without delay watching TV or the Internet, about 1-2 hours on the line. The top can cover more things to reduce the heat loss.
(6) The bag of salt: the length of the bag is suitable to cover the width of the hot compress part horizontally.
Caution】
(1) after heating the hot compress part must first test the temperature, in use, such as the temperature of the hot compress bag is high, can be lined with more towels or make a cloth cover in the affected area to avoid burns.
(2) Do not wash your hands or take a bath with cold water within half an hour after the hot compress.
(3) drink more warm water than usual after the hot compress (never drink cold water or ice water) to help discharge toxins from the body.
(4) Do not apply warm compresses within one hour after meals. (4) not suitable for warm compressing within one hour after meal. Forbidden to compress if pulse exceeds 90 times per minute; forbidden to compress if you are too hungry, too full or drunk.
(5) Wash the outer bag frequently to keep it clean and hygienic.
(6) It is better to stop using it temporarily during menstruation.
3.Accessories: fried salt hot compress belly button recipe
(1) treatment of abdominal pain.
60 grams of aromatic herbs, 6 grams of salt, ginger 9 grams, mixed pounding hot compress; 12 grams of raw aromatic herbs, soap pods (broken) 2, 90 grams of salt, fried in a casserole after the fragrance, plus 50 grams of vinegar, while hot wrapped in cloth, press the pain slowly iron; pepper, salt mixed fried hot, compress the affected area; salt 2 kg, onion 4 two fried, divided into two bags, compress the affected area in turn.
(2) Treatment of large and small bowel obstruction.
For newborn children, 10 white onions with beard, 1 piece of ginger, 10 grams each of edamame and salt are pounded into cakes and roasted and put on the umbilicus. Adult urinary obstruction: 1 head of garlic, 7 pieces of gardenia, 50 grams of salt, pounded on paper and applied to the navel; another formula: 50 grams of ginger, 10 grams of edamame, 100 grams of salt, 500 grams of onion with beard (with mud), pounded together as a cake, baked and applied to the navel.
(2) For constipation: 3 snails, 10 grams of table salt, pound the snails with salt and apply to 1.3 inches below the umbilicus after baking and heating; another formula: 250 grams of table salt, fry and apply to the umbilicus.
(3) Treatment of stomach pain: ginger, calamus root, Chen wine lees and salt, stir-fried hot and wrapped in cloth to burn the pain.
(4) Treatment of acute gastroenteritis: salt in appropriate amount, stir-fried and ironed abdomen and back.
(5) Treatment of children’s umbilical protrusion: black bean, pepper, salt and mugwort each equal parts, finely ground together, together with hot rice and made into cakes, put on the umbilicus.
(6) Treatment of headache.
Fever headache: 4-8 taels of evening silica sand, mixed with salt water and fried hot, cloth wrapped and ironed head.
Migraine or cold headache: 1 tael of young cypress fruit, 2 taels of table salt, pounded and fried hot on the affected area.
(7) Treatment of rheumatic lumbago: 1 grass wool, ginger, a little salt, finely mixed with wine and stir-fried hot, cloth wrapped ironing the affected area.
(8) Treatment of hernia: 5 taels of table salt, fried and heated in a cloth bag and put on the affected area.