LIU Lifang's Experience of Using Astragalus to Treat Acne Breast Carbuncle
Acne mastitis is a chronic breast disease that is difficult to heal.Its wounds are difficult to heal for a long time and are divided into the mass stage,abscess stage,and fistula recovery stage.Professor LIU Lifang has been en-gaged in clinical research on breast diseases for a long time.She is good at using Astragalus in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of acne mastitis.She believes that as a holy medicine for sores,it plays the role of reducing swelling and relieving depression,removing pus and rot,and replenishing Qi and promoting muscle growth.It can be used through-out the entire disease stage with good efficacy.This article summarizes the characteristics of each stage in Professor LIU Lifang's treatment of acne mastitis,the role of Astragalus in each stage,and the differences in dosage,compat-ibility,and processing,for the reference of acne mastitis clinical practice.