MASTISIS
Mastisis is characterized by the apparition of nodules and painful lumps on one or both breasts. Usually the breast nodules appear during ovulation and are often encountered with young women.
Treatments:
- Comfrey (Symphytum officinale); decoction from two spoons of comfrey root, boiled at a slow fire for a quarter hour and then a nut-tree (Folium juglandis) leaf, a tea spoon of chamomile (Chamomilla recutita), yarrow (Achillea mellifolium) and celandine (Chelidonium majus) must be added. The product must be infused for ten minutes, drained and drunk twice a day before meals in the morning and evening. The left over plants may be used as compresses on the breast.
- Thuja leaves (Thuya) five tea spoons, celandine (Chelidonium majus) one tea spoon, nut-tree leaves (Folium juglandis) ten tea spoons, parsley leaves and roots (Petroselinum horten) five tea spoons; decoction in one liter of water, brought to a boil for two minutes, drained, three cups a day for two months followed by a break.
- Carrot (Daucus carota), Celery (Apium graveolens), Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa hortensis), Cabbage (Brassica oleracea), Parsley root (Petroselinum hortense); finely graded and eaten one hour before meals. The breast must be oiled with Marigold (Calendula officinalis) ointment. The ointment is prepared from heated pork lard, to which 30 grams of fresh flowers should be added, on easy fire, and slowly stirred for ten minutes. The mix must be cooled until next day when it must be reheated and strained.
- Bur (Arctium lappa) a mash of 100 grams of fresh roots, 100 grams Palmcrist oil, the juice of two Lemons (Citrus lemon) mixed and placed on the chest at night. The treatment lasts for two weeks, followed by a break of a week and then two more weeks.
Due to the Palmcrist oil it may only be applied where there is no hair.
- Wormwood (Artemisa absinthum) one tea spoon, bee wax one tea spoon coarsely graded, home made grape brandy, mixed, placed in a handkerchief and then placed inside the bra over the seek breast. When the mix dries it may be moistened again with brandy. It may be used five times until the pains disappear. Before the use of the mix, the breast should be oiled with marigold ointment.
Grape brandy is an alcoholic beverage obtained by fermenting and distilling the leftover grapes after the draining of the juice from the grapes.
The ointment is prepared from heated pork lard, to which 30 grams of fresh flowers should be added, on easy fire, and slowly stirred for ten minutes. The mix must be cooled until next day when it must be reheated and strained.
- Propolis tincture 10%, 30 drops three times a day for two months followed by month break.
- Horsetail (equiseti herba); 50 grams boiled in hot water, strained immediately for hot compress, and where there is no hair the skin can be oiled with Palmcrist oil.