How Chinese medicine treats hives

Urticaria is the category of addiction rash in Chinese medicine, and should be treated with evidence-based treatment. For the identification of wind-cold, we can use Ephedra, Gui Zhi and half of each soup, wind-heat can be used to eliminate wind, and gastrointestinal damp-heat can be used to prevent wind and pass the Sheng San. 1. Wind-cold syndrome: the manifestation of the wind mass is white in color, which is alleviated by warmth and aggravated by cold, fear of cold, no thirst, pale red tongue, thin white moss, etc. The treatment should be to remove wind and dispel cold to relieve itching. Treatment should dispel wind and cold to stop itching, and may use half of each soup of ephedra and cinnamon. 2. Wind-heat offending the surface syndrome: manifested as reddish wind mass, aggravated by heat, burning, intense itching, alleviated by cold, sore throat, accompanied by fever, malignant cold (fear of cold), red tongue, thin white or yellow moss, etc. The treatment should be wind-dispersing and heat-clearing to relieve itching, and the mouth should not be thirsty, with light red tongue and thin white moss. The treatment is to remove wind and clear heat to stop itching. It can be used to eliminate wind. 3. Gastrointestinal damp-heat syndrome: manifested as reddish-colored wind masses, large slices, intense itching, accompanied by pain in the epigastric region (stomach and abdomen), nausea, vomiting, fatigue (lack of mental energy), poor feeding, constipation or diarrhea, with a red tongue and yellowish moss, etc. The treatment should be wind-dispersing and heat-relieving. The treatment is to remove wind and relieve heat, and to pass heat through the bowels (by passing stools to get rid of heat in the body). Choose Fangfeng Tongsheng San. 4. Blood deficiency and wind dryness: manifested as recurrent and prolonged rashes, aggravated in the afternoon or at night, irritability, heat in the hands and feet, dry mouth, red tongue with little fluid and other symptoms. The treatment should nourish blood, dispel wind, moisten dryness and stop itching. Select Angelica Drink. The adverse reactions and contraindications of the above drugs are not yet clear.