What is the best way to treat facial paralysis?

Facial expressions are a display of people's emotions, which are controlled by facial muscles. Once facial muscles become diseased, it will affect the release of people's facial emotions. For example, facial paralysis is a symptom of decreased control of facial muscles. Facial paralysis will make patients always maintain the same expression and be unable to release various emotions. Let’s take a look at the most effective methods for treating facial paralysis.

Pay attention to early treatment. The earlier the treatment, the more helpful it will be in discovering the patient's condition. Treatment of facial paralysis must be timely. Early treatment can better control the disease and avoid prolonged changes. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this disease is mostly caused by the emptiness of the meridians and the invasion of wind evil, which is a syndrome of deficiency of the root and excess of the superficial symptoms. When using Chinese medicine in clinical treatment, care should be taken to prevent it from being too warm and dry. In the acute stage, try to avoid using warm and dry products or those that stir up fire to prevent the loss of yin and blood, the malnutrition of tendons and veins, and the resulting facial muscle spasms.

1. Croton Moxibustion for the treatment of facial paralysis

Take croton seeds, peel out the kernels, crush them, and apply them to the cheek point on the affected side (can be combined with hot compress).

2. A small folk remedy for treating facial paralysis by applying Bletilla striata externally

Homemade Bletilla striata paste (Bletilla striata, Gleditsia sinensis, and Licorice are ground into fine powder, boiled with vinegar on fire to remove 1/4 of the powder, put the powder into the vinegar, boil it on low heat until it becomes a sticky paste, take it out and spread it on a cloth, apply it to the affected area, and change the medicine every 3 days) for external use. Do not use cold water for washing during the application of medicine, but when changing the dressing, use warm water to wash and rub the face, and then apply the medicine after washing.

3. A small folk remedy for treating facial paralysis by rubbing with tooth soap

Crush the tooth soap, soak it in vinegar for 8 hours and then use it. When using, dip a cotton ball in the medicine and apply it to the back of the corner of the mouth on the healthy side (between the Dicang point and the Qianzheng point). Apply and rub the solution for about 10 to 15 minutes each time. Can rub several times a day.

The above is an introduction to folk remedies for treating facial paralysis. This method of treatment must be persisted. In our lives, many people cannot persist in doing things. No matter how simple the task is, they think they have to persist, but they give up at that moment, causing all the previous efforts to fail. Therefore, we must all be vigilant about this. It applies to medical treatment, study, and work. If we persist, we will get good results and good efficacy.