Peppercorns, bitter ginseng have the effect of drying dampness and relieving itching, can treat itchy skin, can be used alone or with each other decoction external wash.
Peppercorns in most parts of China are planted, but the best in Sichuan, so it is also known as Sichuan pepper, Sichuan pepper. Pepper flavor pungent, warm, to the spleen, stomach, kidney meridian, external use can dry dampness and kill insects and itching, but also can treat pruritus. In addition, peppercorns also have the effect of warming the middle and relieving pain (relieving pain by warming the spleen and stomach), which can treat abdominal pain and diarrhea in the middle-anxiety deficiency and cold, as well as expel roundworms and kill worms.
Pepper is hot and pungent, easy to injure the yin and move the fire, yin deficiency and internal heat should be used with caution, contraindications and adverse reactions are not yet clear.
Bitter ginseng is bitter in taste, cold in nature, belongs to the heart, liver, stomach, large intestine, bladder meridian, can be used externally to dry dampness and relieve itching, can treat eczema, scabies and other diseases, internal use of heat and dryness of dampness, diuretic and diaphoretic (to improve the urine dribbling, urinary volume of small amount of the problem), especially good at dissolving the dampness and heat in the lower Jiao.
Bitter ginseng is contraindicated for people with cold spleen and stomach, and should not be used with quatrefoil, the adverse effects of which are not clear.
The combination of the two drugs can enhance the effect of drying dampness and relieving itching, which is effective for many kinds of skin diseases. Specific medication need to follow the doctor’s instructions for rational application, do not self-medication, in order to avoid discomfort.