According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, there are many Chinese medicines that can relieve itching, such as gypsum, thorns, and diclofenac. Although all can stop itching, but its specific effects and indications are different, clinical often under the guidance of a professional physician symptomatic application.
1. Gypsum: It is a kind of heat-clearing and fire-dispersing medicine, cold in nature, sweet in taste, belonging to the lung and stomach meridian. Its main effects include clearing away heat and fire, collecting dampness, astringing sores and regenerating muscles (helping sores to heal faster and promoting the growth of new flesh). Its indications include exogenous fever, lung heat, coughing, stomach fire, wet sores, itching, and so on.
2. Thornywort: It is a kind of wind-cold dispersing medicine, slightly warm in nature, pungent in flavor, and belongs to the lung and liver meridians. Its main effects include dispersing wind, eliminating rashes and sores (promoting outward penetration of rashes and eliminating skin sores), etc. Its indications include wind-cold cold, cough, hyperactivity of the stomach and itching of wet sores. Its indications include wind-cold and cold, eczema and itching.
3. Groundnut: It is a diuretic and drenching medicine, cold in nature, bitter in taste, and belongs to the kidney and bladder meridians. Its main effects include diuretic and diaphoretic (to improve the problem of dribbling of urine, small amount of urine), clearing heat and dampness, and relieving itching. Its indications include gonorrhea (increased frequency of urination, dribbling and astringent pain), wet sores, and so on.
In addition to the above, herbs for relieving itching include bitter ginseng, antifungal, and snakebite. If you need to take itch-relieving Chinese medicines, you should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions after the Chinese medicine practitioner’s diagnosis, and do not take the medicine blindly by yourself.