Miraculous effects of boiled egg

When bruises and swelling occur, should you apply hot or cold compresses immediately? According to folk secret recipe, when my mom travled in China, she was taught to boil boiled eggs and rub them on the affected area while they are hot, which can disperse the blood stasis and remove the swelling. Do boiled eggs really have such miraculous effects? Put silverware into cooked egg whites, and after massaging, it will change color, not only black, but also blue, red, copper, etc. There is a saying that boiled eggs can absorb blood stasis? It is a folk remedy. This statement was explained by dermatologists many years ago and said that it has no scientific basis. Some people still think that this trick is very effective. Chinese medicine practitioners will decipher it. In fact, it is simply a concept of hot compress. Boiled eggs are used to warm and massage the affected area, which is similar to the warm moxibustion method of traditional Chinese medicine.

However, you put silverware into cooked egg whites and it will change color after massaging. The reason for the discoloration of silverware after massaging: The laws of nature tell us that after any substance absorbs energy, it becomes unstable in a high-energy state, which is scientifically called ” thermodynamic instability”.

In the presence of heat, it will react with silver to form compounds of various colors, but usually it will turn into more silver sulfide, so it will turn black. There is a scientific basis for this method to remove blood stasis: the first is heat: boiled egg is used, and heat can help disperse blood stasis. The second is massage: It is likes massaging the injured area, which can help disperse blood stasis. As for removing wind, it is not a Western scientific theory. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wind and cold can be forced away by heat, so using the heat of Lujan should be able to remove wind. Many people who have used this method (including my mom) think that putting silverware into cooked egg whites can remove blood stasis and wind after massaging.

Using egg hot compress is basically effective, but it depends on the situation, otherwise it will aggravate the bruise, which is not worth the gain.