Facial eczema belongs to the category of wet sores in Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine treatment can be mainly through internal medicine, external medicine and acupuncture and other methods of treatment.
Internal medication: to clear away heat and dampness and stop itching in the case of dampness-heat-embedded skin, it can be treated with Gentian Diarrhea Liver Soup combined with Dioscorea Hypoglutinosa Soup; to strengthen the spleen and promote dampness and stop itching in the case of dampness-embedded spleen, it can be treated with De-Dampness Gastro-ling Soup or Ginseng-Ling-White-Juju-San; to nourish the blood and moisten the skin, and to dispel wind and stop itching (to stop itching by dispelling wind evils invading the skin surface), it can be treated with Danggui Drink or Siwu-Wind-Expelling Drink.
The adverse effects and contraindications of the above formulas are not clear.
Topical medication: when acute eczema starts without oozing, external treatment should be used to clear away heat and pacify; if blisters are vesiculated and oozing is obvious, external treatment should be used to astringent and anti-inflammatory. The principle of external treatment of subacute eczema is anti-inflammatory, anti-itching, dampness, astringent.
Acupuncture and moxibustion: the basic treatment is to clear away heat and promote dampness, with hand Yangming and foot Taiyin meridian points as the main points. The main points are Quchi, Yinlingquan, Blood Sea, Ahshi point (the point where acidity, numbness, distension and pain are obvious), and Fengshi. Quchi clears away the heat of Yangming; Yinlingquan clears away dampness and turbidity; Sea of Blood activates the blood and dispels wind; A Yes point on the affected area is pricked with a millimetre needle to regulate the qi of the local meridians and collaterals. Note that needling should be operated by a professional physician.
It is recommended that patients seek medical treatment in a timely manner, by the doctor to identify the evidence for treatment, do not self-medication. Daily should also pay more attention to avoid excessive scratching the affected area, keep the affected area dry and hygienic.