Nowadays, people are more and more able to “endure”, sickness can endure, pain can endure, itch can endure even more. Even in the winter all over the body is itchy, and even affect sleep, as some people do not care. It is these omissions in the minds of everyone, so that itchy skin constantly “harassment” of our normal life. Pruritus is mostly seen in the elderly over 60 years old, many elderly people undress at night when they go to bed, the itchy skin, and the more scratching the more itchy, the more scratching, so vicious cycle, until the skin is scratched or pinched pain, in order to slightly stop itching. In fact, itching is not just a simple skin disease. Skin problems indicate that some parts of the body are not “functioning” properly. Dr. Wang Junwei of the Department of Dermatology at Henan University of Science and Technology believes that the itchy skin is caused by the dryness inside the body, the treatment of itchy skin, to get rid of the dryness is the key. Since there is dryness, we must use the “moisten method to go”, only the body to keep moist, the skin can be moist and elastic. So we must do the following: First, keep the appropriate indoor humidity, you can take the humidifier, put a wet towel on the heater and other methods, so that indoor humidity is maintained at about 80%, the moisture in the skin will not be excessive loss, can relieve itching. Second, eat more food with moistening effect, less spicy and greasy things. In addition to drinking more water, lily, lotus seeds, fungus and other foods are rich in gelatin, which can help the body retain moisture. Third, take Chinese medicine with moistening effect to adjust the body, so that itchy skin really away from you.