Can Dampness Cause Eczema

Heavy dampness can lead to eczema, but there are many causes of eczema, and heavy dampness is only one part of the cause. In Chinese medicine, heavy dampness is internal dampness and external dampness. External dampness mainly refers to environmental humidity, while internal dampness mainly refers to the weakened function of the spleen and stomach, resulting in spleen deficiency and dampness, so in the Chinese medicine point of view, there is a certain relationship between heavy dampness and eczema. In Chinese medicine, dampness is usually removed by improving the body’s symptoms of a weak spleen and stomach, thus alleviating eczema. Heavy dampness in TCM is categorized into damp-heat type and spleen deficiency type. For the damp-heat type of eczema, you can choose Gentian Diarrhea Liver Soup, which is made of Gentian, Scutellaria baicalensis, Gardenia, Zeligia, and Mouton, etc. It is a good remedy to clear solid fire in the liver and gallbladder. It has the effect of clearing the liver and gallbladder, clearing the liver meridian of dampness and heat, the formula of Chinese medicine is bitter and cold, easy to hurt the spleen and stomach, so it is not appropriate to take the spleen and stomach cold and yin deficiency and hyperactivity of the evidence. For the spleen deficiency type can choose to remove dampness stomach ling soup, is by cangzhu, cypress, thick park, poria and other drugs to remove dampness boiled into. It has the effect of removing dampness and clearing heat, and its adverse effects and contraindications are not yet clear. The specific choice of drugs, need to be under the guidance of the doctor in conjunction with their own situation to choose. Normally, it is necessary to pay attention to keep the environment dry, strengthen the body and enhance the immunity. If the symptoms are more serious, please go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time, do not delay the condition.