Herbal Remedies for Eczema

There are many kinds of herbal formulae to treat eczema, and it is necessary to choose the formulae according to the type of eczema, and the common clinical types are wind-heat impregnated skin type, damp-heat impregnated type, spleen deficiency and dampness impregnated type, etc. It is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions to take drugs such as eliminating the wind, gentian diarrhea and liver soup, and removing dampness and stomach ling soup. Wind-heat impregnated skin type is mostly due to wind-heat evil invading the skin, which triggers eczema, and the main treatment idea is to clear heat, relieve itching and evacuate wind (clearing heat evil and evacuating wind evil to relieve itching), and it is usually treated with the addition and subtraction of Wind-Expelling Powder. If the eczema is cold, it should not be used. During the period of taking medicine, avoid eating spicy, fish, tobacco, alcohol, strong tea, etc., so as not to affect the therapeutic effect. Dampness-heat-impregnated type is mostly due to the combination of dampness and heat in the skin, resulting in localized dampness and heat as eczema, the treatment of which takes clearing heat and drying dampness (removing heat and drying dampness) to relieve itching as the main idea, usually with gentian diarrhea and liver soup plus subtractions. It is forbidden for people with spleen and stomach deficiency (spleen and stomach weakness and cold). Spleen deficiency and dampness type is mostly due to the daily spleen deficiency, resulting in the abnormal operation of water and liquid, and the accumulation of dampness in the body, the treatment idea is to strengthen the spleen and promote dampness to stop itching (to strengthen the spleen and stomach to transport water and dampness in order to stop the itching), usually with the addition of Dampness Removing and Gastric Ling Soup. It is not suitable for those who are mainly suffering from fire. When choosing the above Chinese medicine prescription, it is necessary to choose under the guidance of a professional physician, and do not use the medicine on your own. It is recommended not to consume raw, cold and spicy food during the period of taking the medicine, so as not to affect the therapeutic effect.