Itchy skin caused by yams can be relieved by general treatment and medication. 1. General treatment: First, avoid contact with yam and rinse the skin with water. Secondly, the substances in yam that cause itching include alkaloids and saponins, etc. You can apply vinegar to the local itchy skin and rub it, which can neutralize the alkaloids in yam and reduce the itching symptoms. 2. medication: patients with severe itchy skin symptoms, oral antihistamine drugs for treatment, such as ibastine tablets, loratadine tablets. Can also be applied locally glucocorticoid cream, such as mometasone furoate cream, hydrocortisone butyrate cream, etc., can effectively relieve the symptoms of itching hands. All of the above drugs have adverse reactions and are recommended to be used under the guidance of a doctor. In daily life, when you deal with yam, you can first clean the outer skin, and then wear gloves or plastic wrap for peeling, to avoid mucus sticking to the skin, can effectively reduce the symptoms of itching. Yam causes itchy skin symptoms recommend timely medical treatment to avoid delaying the condition.