Eczema can be characterized by erythema, papules, blisters, oozing, etc. It is often symmetrically distributed, with intense itching, and can easily become chronic. Eczema is called wet sores in Chinese medicine, and the treatment requires Chinese medicine diagnosis, including damp-heat immersion syndrome, spleen deficiency and dampness, and blood deficiency and wind dryness.
Patients with damp-heat impregnation syndrome may have yellow and greasy moss, which is treated with Chinese herbs such as Coix lacryma. Spleen deficiency and dampness syndrome may have white and greasy moss, which is treated with herbs such as Cangzhu. The phenomenon of white moss may occur in the case of blood deficiency and wind dryness, and is treated with Chinese herbs such as Angelica sinensis.
1. Dampness-heat immersion syndrome: Patients with dampness-heat immersion syndrome may have yellowish greasy moss and the onset of the disease is more acute, with blisters and a slippery pulse, etc. It can be treated with Chinese herbs such as Coix lacryma, Cyperus, Paeonia lactiflora, Ze Xie Diarrhea, and Mudan Pi, etc., which can help to clear away heat and promote dampness (to remove heat and dampness from the body).
2. Spleen deficiency and dampness syndrome: patients with spleen deficiency and dampness syndrome may have symptoms such as white and greasy moss, slow onset of symptoms, thin and moist pulse, and skin eruption, etc. They can be treated with Chinese herbs such as Cangzhu, Houpu, Chenpi, Baiyao, and Talc, which can invigorate the spleen and benefit dampness.
3. Blood deficiency, wind and dryness syndrome: Patients with blood deficiency, wind and dryness syndrome may have symptoms such as white moss, fine pulse, thickened skin, rough skin and hyperpigmentation, etc. They can be treated with Chinese medicines such as Angelica sinensis, Paeonia lactiflora, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, and Fenghuang, etc., which can nourish the blood and moisten the skin, and relieve wind and stop itching (stopping itching by removing the wind that violates the muscle surface).
The above herbs should be used under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner and should not be taken by oneself. Patients with eczema are recommended to be admitted to hospital for examination and standardized treatment according to the type of disease.