There are more traditional Chinese medicines for the treatment of eczema, which need to be determined according to the actual situation of the body. Generally speaking, if you are in the early stage of acute eczema, it is appropriate to use heat-clearing, dampness-relieving and itch-relieving medicines; if you are in the stage of oozing and erosion, you need to use astringent and anti-inflammatory Chinese medicines for external cleansing. The efficacy of Chinese medicine external washing is limited, and may need to be combined with internal prescription for treatment.
Eczema belongs to the Chinese medicine “wet sores” category, with endowment intolerance, feel the external evil, improper diet and other reasons are related, according to the cause of the disease, the evidence of different, Chinese medicine will be divided into the dampness and heat of the skin evidence, spleen deficiency and dampness, blood deficiency and wind dryness evidence of different types, if the use of traditional Chinese medicine wash, the evidence of different types of different, the need for traditional Chinese medicine is also not the same.
For example, in the early stage of the disease, if there is skin redness, dense pimples or a few blisters, but no vesicles and oozing and other symptoms, it is appropriate to clear heat, dampness, itching Chinese herbal external wash, commonly used herbs are bitter ginseng, cypress, groundnut, thorns, and so on.
For example, if the condition has progressed to the stage of blistering and erosion, or liquid exudation, it is necessary to use Chinese medicines that can astringent, anti-inflammatory, and promote the recovery of the skin, commonly used traditional Chinese medicines are: Amaranthus, chrysanthemum, cypress, and dicotyledon.
The efficacy of Chinese medicine external washing is limited, but also need to be combined with specific conditions, under the guidance of the doctor, with other drugs or therapies to comprehensive treatment.