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tx
reproductive system
mastitis
botanicals
primary herbs
Achillea millefolium: poultice of leaf, flower and root; antiseptic, anodyne (Stansbury)
Aconitum napellus (toxic): to prevent suppuration (Felter, p. 154)
Althea officinalis: poultices or compresses to draw out infection (Weed, p. 87)
Atropa belladonna (toxic): topically as a plaster or liniment on breasts to reduce swelling and inflammation, wash off thoroughly before nursing (Felter, pp. 239-240)
Bentonite clay: mix with hot water or warm castor oil and apply topically to draw out infection, or fill sink with hot water and 1-2 cups clay powder, bend forward and soak breasts (Stansbury)
Bryonia alba (toxic): mammary infection with tender, knotted, swollen glands
and sharp cutting pains that are worse with motion (Felter, pp. 250, 252)
Cimicifuga racemosa: mastitis with breast pain (Felter, p. 469)
Cinnamomum camphora: topically to breasts to reduce inflammation (Felter, p. 266)
Hypericum perforatum: topically and internally for mastitis, tenderness and burning pain worse with pressure (Felter, p. 424)
Phytolacca decandra (toxic): has marked action on the mammary glands, indicated for hard glandular swellings (Felter, p. 535; Weed, p. 88)
Symphytum officinale (toxic): steam the fresh or dried leaves in a clean wet cloth and apply to breasts (Weed, p. 87)
complementary herbs
note: when using herbs topically, be sure to wash breasts thoroughly before nursing!
mastitis tincture: Aconitum napellus (toxic) + Bryonia alba (toxic) + Phytolacca decandra (toxic), combine and use in minute quantities to prevent suppuration. Wash breasts thoroughly before nursing (Felter, p. 154)
formula: mastitis poultice (toxic):
Achillea millefolium, 1 part
Bentonite clay powder, 1 part
Althea officinalis, 1 part
Cinnamomum camphora, half part.
Combine the powdered herbs and stir into enough boiling water to make a paste. Spread paste on a hot moist cloth and apply to breasts, cover with heat. (Stansbury)
footnotes