The left cheek suddenly swelled

There are two very hard bones on both sides of the human face. Many people call this place the cheek. If one side of the cheek becomes red and swollen, it should be considered that it is due to recent inflammation or some minor inflammatory disease, which may lead to this situation. When using medication, the choice of treatment method is very important.

If the swelling persists, it means there is heat. You can take some medicine to dispel wind-heat, such as Huanglian Shangqing Pills.

Remove the hairs and thorns from the surface of fresh cactus, wash it, mash it and apply it twice a day. It will heal in 4-6 days.

Mix Phellodendron chinense powder and gypsum in a ratio of 7:3, then add vinegar or wine and apply once a day for 2-3 times.

Use 30 grams each of young branches of willow, elm, mulberry, locust and peach trees when they sprout in spring, add water and boil them twice, concentrate the two decoctions into a paste, apply locally, once a day, for a total of 3-4 times.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that mumps is mostly caused by accumulated heat in the body, coupled with wind-heat toxins, which block the blood vessels and cause qi stagnation and blood stasis. Dietary therapy should focus on clearing away heat, detoxifying, dispersing wind and reducing swelling. Because fever consumes body fluids, it is advisable to choose soups, porridge and other medicinal foods for treatment.

1 Mulberry Leaf and Silver Flower Drink

Take 30 grams each of mulberry leaves, honeysuckle and chrysanthemum, decoct in water and drink as tea. It can clear away heat, detoxify, calm the liver and extinguish fire. It is suitable for mumps, fever, red and yellow face.

2. Chrysanthemum and Uncaria rhynchophylla drink

Take 10 grams each of chrysanthemum and Uncaria rhynchophylla, brew with boiling water or decoct in water and drink as tea. It can calm the liver and extinguish fire, and has a good effect of clearing heat, extinguishing wind and calming the nerves in children with mumps who have fever, headache, coma and convulsions.

3. Imperata root and fresh lotus root drink

50 grams each of fresh Imperata root and water chestnut and 100 grams of fresh lotus root, boil in water and drink as tea. It can clear away heat and dampness, resolve lumps and eliminate accumulation, cool blood and remove blood stasis, and has a good effect on mumps.

4. Mung Bean and Cabbage Soup

Soak 100 grams of mung beans for 1 hour and then boil them. Add 2-3 cabbage hearts when they are cooked and cook for another 20 minutes. It can clear away heat and detoxify, and has significant effect on early-stage mumps.