Itching of the whole body of the elderly can be caused by blood deficiency and wind dryness, internal dampness and heat, wind-heat and blood-heat, etc. It is often treated with Chinese medicines such as Danggui Drink, Longdian Diarrhea and Liver Soup, and Wuzhong San (消風散).
1. Angelica Drink: This medicine is composed of Angelica sinensis, Radix et Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Polygoni Multiflori, Radix Thunbergii, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Fenghuang, Tribulus Terrestris, Astragalus Membranaceus, and Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparata, and has the effect of nourishing the blood and calming the liver, dispelling wind and relieving itching (relieving itching by dispelling wind evils that invade the surface of the muscles), and it is suitable for the itchiness in the whole body of the elderly caused by blood deficiency and wind dryness.
2. Gentian Diarrhea Liver Soup: this medicine consists of gentian grass, wood pass, zedoary, gardenia, scutellaria, psyllium, bupleurum, glycyrrhiza glabra, angelica sinensis, and raw land, with the effect of clearing away heat, relieving dampness and relieving itching, and it is suitable for itching caused by dampness and heat in the whole body of the old people.
If you need to use medication for generalized itching in the elderly, you should use it under the guidance of a doctor, do not use it on your own to avoid the risk of medication.
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