When a breastfeeding woman has a plugged duct or mastitis, have her crush ginger root and massage it over the pinkened area above the duct. This improves blood flow. Some women have succeeded using whiskey or tiger balm. Make a poultice of alfalfa and minced garlic, moistened with warmed lemon juice. Apply over the affected area ten to twenty minutes before nursing. A moist heat pack may also be helpful.
-Jacquiline Dever in Midwifery Today's "Tricks of the Trade Volume One."
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 8, Feb 19, 1999)
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