External treatments that effectively relieve dysmenorrhea

In addition to taking medication to relieve pain, patients with dysmenorrhea can also choose external treatments to relieve pain, such as massaging the abdomen before menstruation, pressing acupoints before going to bed, and applying Chinese medicine powder to the navel with yellow wine.

1. 3 days before menstruation, use 3 grams of pepper powder and vinegar to make a paste, and divide it into 2 equal parts. Take 2 pieces of adhesive tape, put the pepper paste in the tape, apply it to the Yongquan acupoints on both sides, and massage for 10 minutes.

2. Within 3 days before menstruation, overlap your hands every night, press your palms down on the center of your lower abdomen, and rub in a counterclockwise direction for 10 minutes. At the same time, push back from the lower abdomen to the navel 30 to 50 times.

3. Use 50 grams of mugwort, 10 grams of pepper, and 20 grams of tangerine peel, roast them until they turn yellow and grind them into powder, add a little white wine, wrap them in gauze, place them 3 inches below the navel (Guanyuan acupoint) before going to bed, and press a hot water bag on them. It has the effect of warming the kidney meridian and relieving pain.

4. Before going to bed, press the palms of your hands on the kidney points on both sides. You will immediately feel warm. Then lie on your back for 10 minutes, gently tremble and knead your hands.

5. Grind 10 grams of cinnamon, 20 grams of Evodia rutaecarpa, 15 grams of fennel and 15 grams of Corydalis into fine powder. Apply hot compress to the navel with appropriate amount of rice wine. Fix with adhesive tape and iron it again after it cools down, but make sure not to burn the skin.

6. Take 0.5g each of Chuanxiong, Caowu and Cyperus, grind them into powder, wrap them in silk and insert them into the nasal cavity on both sides for 10 to 20 minutes to relieve pain; take out the medicine after 10 minutes. Generally, 1 to 3 times is enough.

7. Heat 250g~500g of salt, 250g of green onion, and 200g of ginger (chopped), put them in a cloth bag, and apply warm iron on the lower abdomen.