How to reduce swelling faster in mumps

Many friends who have suffered from mumps know that this disease will cause swelling of the cheeks and be accompanied by severe pain. Well, today I want to talk to you about how to reduce swelling in mumps. The method you choose depends on what type of mumps the patient has, so that you can prescribe the right medicine for the condition.

Heat and toxicity type

It usually presents as swelling of the cheeks, which is painful with the slightest touch. Eating, chewing and swallowing are all difficult, the throat is red and swollen, the bowel movements are hard and difficult, the urine is short and yellow, the tongue is red, and the tongue coating is thick and yellow.

The treatment prescription for this type of symptoms is: 12 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, 8 grams of Picrorhizoma Ceratilis, 6 grams of Phellodendron chinense, 32 grams of Taraxacum mongolicum, 4.5 grams of Puffball (decocted in cloth), 3.3 grams of Raw Pollen (decocted in cloth), 18 grams of Prunella Vulgaris, 6 grams of Bupleurum, 12 grams of Scrophularia ningpoensis, 10 grams of Arctium lappa, and 6 grams of Licorice. Add water and boil it into 400 ml. Take it warm twice a day. Take 1 dose per day for 3 consecutive days.

Wind-heat exogenous type

This type of mumps has similar symptoms to a cold, with common symptoms including headache, fever, sneezing, runny nose, swollen and sore cheeks, and uncomfortable pain in the cheeks when eating and chewing. The tongue is red with a thin yellow coating. Treatment should focus on clearing away heat and toxic substances, and dispersing the nodules.

Available: 5 grams of mint (added later), 12 grams of forsythia, 15 grams of local honeysuckle (i.e. locally produced honeysuckle), 12 grams of Scrophularia, 15 grams of Prunella Vulgaris, 12 grams of Polygonum cuspidatum, 6 grams of Schizonepeta, 25 grams of Isatis root, 9 grams of Burdock, 8 grams of Scutellaria, 6 grams of Phellodendron, and 6 grams of Licorice. Add water and boil it into 400 ml. Take it warm twice a day. You can take 3 to 4 doses in a row.