Skin allergies in Chinese medicine belongs to the category of “rubella” or “urticaria”, there are mainly damp-heat internalization, spleen deficiency and dampness stagnation and yin deficiency and blood dryness of the three subtypes.
1. Damp-heat embedded: patients often have blisters on the rash spots, itching is more obvious, blisters scratched, the skin will show bright red vesicles, resulting in tissue fluid exudation, tissue fluid is mostly yellowish or yellow liquid. After the liquid dries up, it will form yellow thick scabs, and at the same time, it can be seen that the stool is dry, the urine is yellow, the tongue is red, and the moss is yellow and greasy.
Treatment is based on clearing away heat and dampness, eliminating dampness and heat in the stomach and intestines, and facilitating bowel movement, and can be relieved by adding or subtracting the formula of eliminating wind.
2. Spleen deficiency and dampness stagnation: after scratching the blisters at the spot rash of the patient, the skin will show light red or vesicles with the same skin color, and the liquid is mostly translucent or transparent liquid, and the exudate is not easy to be dried and collected, and there will be a thin yellow scab. Symptoms also include a dull yellow color, lack of spirit, poor appetite, and a pale red tongue.
Treatment is based on strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, and enhancing the function of the spleen and stomach in transportation and digestion. Generally use ginseng ling baizhu san plus reduction to alleviate the symptoms.
3. Yin deficiency and blood dryness: the patient’s skin will be light red or dark red spots at the boundary of the rash, and the surface of the skin is rough and dry and covered with scales; it may be accompanied by itching, thirst and lack of desire to drink water, and the tongue is red or dark red. The treatment is to nourish Yin, nourish Blood and moisten dryness, nourish Lung Yin, and strengthen the absorption function of Spleen and Stomach, so as to get rid of the dry and itchy skin. The treatment prescription is Angelica Drink Plus Reduction.
Chinese medicine treatment of skin allergy is generally divided into the above three types of evidence, each with different treatment programs. If skin allergy occurs, patients should consult a doctor as soon as possible to avoid delaying their condition.