What should I do if I have a swollen lip?

Although lips are a very small organ, they play an irreplaceable role in our human body. Lips are an important part of our face, and they play a role in protecting the oral cavity, assisting eating, assisting pronunciation, etc. Sometimes, because we eat irritating food or have a viral infection, etc., our lips may become swollen. Here we will tell you what to do if you have a swollen lip?

1. Methods/steps of eliminating heat through diet

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Rock sugar sweet potato soup can reduce internal heat. Choose sweet sweet potatoes with yellow flesh, cut them into cubes or slices, put them into a pot, add water and simmer them over low heat until they are soft. The ratio of water to sweet potatoes should be 1:1. After the sweet potatoes are soft, add a few pieces of rock sugar, turn off the heat, cover the pot and simmer for a while. When the sugar has dissolved, you can serve it. Eat a bowl of this soup every morning, noon and evening when you are half full. It will usually help to reduce your internal heat in a day or two.

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Glauber's salt and watermelon rind can also quickly reduce swelling and relieve pain. Go to a Chinese medicine store and buy 10 grams of Glauber's salt. Buy a watermelon, peel off the pulp and skin of 100 grams of watermelon rind, slice or shred the watermelon rind and put it in a pot, add water in a ratio of 1:1 between the mass of watermelon rind and water, simmer over low heat until the watermelon rind is soft, then turn off the heat, add Glauber's salt and stir evenly, cover the pot, and let it stand to cool naturally. When you have nothing to do, just hold the watermelon rind soup in your mouth. Hold each mouthful for at least one minute and then swallow it. Generally, the swelling and pain will be reduced in one day.

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Daylily root and duck egg soup can also treat swelling of the mouth caused by internal heat. Dig up 20 grams of fresh daylily root (if fresh ones are not available, go to a Chinese medicine store and buy dried daylily root, and use half the amount of fresh ones), wash and put into a pot, add a bowl of water (two bowls of water for dry ones), simmer for 10 minutes on low heat (15 minutes for dry ones), then beat a duck egg into the pot, being careful not to break up the egg, then increase the heat and cook until the egg is cooked and then serve. For less serious cases of internal heat, one or two treatments can usually reduce swelling and relieve pain. For severe cases, three or four treatments may be enough.

Hemerocallis is the daylily (lily) plant that we eat. The forget-me-not among flowers is also hemerocallis, so hemerocallis roots are relatively easy to find.

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Soaking gardenia in water can also reduce heat and swelling. Add one gardenia to 500 ml of water. After the water boils, pour it into a teacup. Then add another gardenia and brew it like tea. Take a small sip every few minutes, letting it stay in your mouth for about ten seconds before swallowing. Generally, drinking a pot of tea can solve your troubles. It should be noted that you should not add too much gardenia, otherwise people with weak stomachs will easily suffer from diarrhea.

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Notoginseng and duck egg soup can also dispel heat and reduce swelling. Pick a handful of young leaves of Panax notoginseng, wash them, put them into a pot, add a bowl of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat, beat a duck egg into the pot, be careful not to break up the egg, and cook until the egg is cooked. Eat it once in the morning, noon and evening every day, and it will usually drive away heat in one or two days.

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Mint, rock sugar and lemon juice can also reduce swelling and eliminate heat. Choose sweet fresh lemons, squeeze out a cup of lemon juice, then pick a handful of fresh mint sprouts, wash and mash them, and add them to the lemon juice, then add a few rock sugars and stir until the rock sugar dissolves. Take a small sip every few minutes and hold it in your mouth for at least 10 seconds before swallowing. Generally, drinking three or two cups can relieve the heat.

Second, lip care:

1. Day care: During the day, lips, like facial skin, are subject to the stress of pollution, dryness, and sun exposure. Therefore, lips also need moisturizing, isolation, and sun protection to fight against the "persecution" of external pressure! Therefore, it is best to choose lip care products that are light, non-sticky, and have a certain sun protection factor.

2. Night care: Resting at night and relaxing your body and mind is a good time to repair and moisturize your lips. Compared to daytime, lip balm needs to double the hydration and moisturizing effects at night. It needs to have deep effects such as repair, anti-oxidation, and lip wrinkle removal, and can also be used as a lip mask. For dry, chapped lips, applying it overnight can often restore moisture to the lips.

3. Periodic care: Just like our facial skin, lips also need regular care, including thorough cleaning, removal of aging cuticles, application of lip masks, etc.