How to treat mumps in an 8-year-old child?

Mumps is most common in children. The parotid glands are around the earlobes. Generally, the biggest symptom of mumps is the swelling of the parotid glands. The most common mumps is caused by infection, and children’s immunity is not very good, so they are easily infected. There is also mumps, which is caused by the mumps virus. Children are more susceptible to infection. So how to treat mumps in an 8-year-old child?

1. 3-5g of Indigo, a piece of Zijin Tablet (ground into powder), add vinegar to make a thin paste and apply to the affected area. Apply again after it dries, about 6-8 times a day, until the pain is relieved, about 4-5 days.

2. Apply indigo or young willow leaf paste to the affected area 1 to 2 times a day until the swelling subsides.

3. Grind 10ml of vinegar into black juice with scented ink in an inkstone, and apply it to the swollen area with a brush, 3 to 4 times a day, for 2 to 5 days.

4. Wash and mash 50g each of fresh Radix Trichosanthis and Herba Plantaine, add a little salt and apply to the affected area, 1 to 2 times a day for 2 to 5 days.

5. Remove the hairs and thorns on the surface of fresh cactus, wash and mash it and apply it twice a day for 4 to 6 days.

6. Mix borneol powder with half a spoon of cold rice soup and apply it 2 to 4 times a day for 1 to 3 days.

7. Mix 5 to 10 Liushen Pills with vinegar or white wine and apply twice a day for 2 to 4 days.

8. Mix Phellodendron chinense powder and gypsum in a ratio of 3:7, add vinegar or wine and apply once a day for 2 to 3 days.

9. Collect branches of elm, peach, willow, mulberry and locust trees when they sprout in spring, mix them and boil them twice. Concentrate the two decoctions into a paste and apply it topically once a day for 3 to 4 days.

10. Mash 50-70 red beans into powder, add warm water, egg white or honey to make a paste, spread on a cloth and apply to the affected area 1-2 times a day for 2-4 days.

11. Take 30-60g of fresh yarrow, mash it 2-3 times to extract the juice and take it orally with cold boiled water. Add a little salt to the residue and apply it to the affected area.

12. Grind 50g of alum, 45g of realgar, and 3-5g of borneol into fine powder, seal it for storage. Take 3-5g of it and mix it with 75% alcohol and apply it to the affected area, 2-3 times a day, for 1-3 days.

13. Soak gauze with vinegar and apply it to the affected area for 30 minutes to 1 hour, twice a day for 2 to 3 days.

14. Wash and mash fresh Houttuynia cordata with its roots and apply to the affected area twice a day for 2 to 4 days.

The above introduces the treatment method of mumps, which mainly uses some external application medications. Please note that there are several different types of mumps, including purulent mumps. This type of mumps will also become purulent, and the pus can be squeezed out after a certain period of time, which will heal faster. At the same time, special attention should be paid to whether the child has a fever.