This article aims to help the reader in the rapid identification of natural remedies useful in the treatment of various symptoms, disorders and pathologies. For some of the listed remedies, this utility may not have been confirmed by sufficient experimental tests conducted with a scientific method. Furthermore, any natural remedy presents potential risks and contraindications.
If available, we therefore recommend that you click on the link corresponding to the individual remedy to learn more about the topic. In any case, we remind you of the importance of avoiding self-treatment and to consult your doctor beforehand to ascertain the absence of contraindications and drug interactions.
Breast fissures are a typical problem of breastfeeding, often the result of incorrect suckling of the baby during feeding. The appearance of these cracks, which affect the nipple and the areola that surrounds it (fissures are, by definition, continuous linear solutions, without loss of substance, reluctant to spontaneous healing), is in fact favored by the incorrect positioning of the newborn, which, greedily sucking from the nipple produces excessive traumatism. The most effective intervention, both for preventive and therapeutic purposes, therefore concerns the correct attachment of the baby to the breast, useful among other things to stimulate the milk secretion.
The prevention and treatment of breast fissures essentially concerns the adoption of a series of good hygienic-behavioral rules, listed in this article. In the event that fissures have already appeared, the herbalist can provide some useful remedies for solving the problem; in this regard, the risk that the listed preparations give the nipple or milk itself an unpleasant taste to the child is to be taken into account.
Medicinal plants and supplements useful for breast fissures
Sweet almond oil, Aloe gel, Ratania del Peru based ointments. The main natural remedy against breast fissures is represented by Hypericum oil, to be used by rubbing the nipples with an absorbent disk soaked in a few drops of oil. The nipples should be kept thoroughly dry throughout the day, to avoid maceration and aggravation of the problem. Nipple cleansing can be done with sweet almond oil or with the special products available in the pharmacy.
