Patchouli is a tincture in Chinese medicine and can be taken orally to treat summer dampness, colds and diarrhea. Patchouli is mainly added with alcohol, used as a topical medicine is the tincture, has a good anti-itch effect, has good relief for hypertrophic lesions, used in subacute eczema will be very effective. 1, subacute eczema manifested as red, hot, itchy, coated will have a cooling, anti-inflammatory, anti-itch effect, for chronic eczema coated will also be relieved. 2, acute eczema oozing, flowing juice, crusting, vesicles, and even blisters break out The tincture is not suitable for acute eczema. 3, infants and young children have weak skin and should be careful with tinctures. 4, special parts of eczema, such as the face, neck, armpits, inner thighs, do not advocate the use of tinctures, which are relatively more irritating. The effectiveness of patchouli for eczema varies from person to person and from disease to disease.