I don’t know if you have had such an experience: red bumps appear on your face, shoulders, ankles, and calves. They are painful, itchy, and extremely uncomfortable, and they cannot be cured over and over again. You may have questions, what exactly causes the onset of these “painful” skin diseases? Little do they know that this may be the dampness in the body "making waves". Today's "Road to Health" lets experts talk to us about the dampness evil.
What are the symptoms of skin diseases caused by dampness?
Red bumps that appear and disappear on the body ( wheals); bright red bumps appear on the whole body, trunk, and limbs. After scratching, erosion, oozing, and drainage will appear. and other symptoms; hypertrophic patches appear on the limbs, and symptoms such as cracks and pain may appear. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, these skin diseases are caused by dampness, and dampness exists in the human body in different forms. .
Gaseous dampness
Urticaria
Urticaria is mostly manifested as raised patches on the skin, which appear and disappear suddenly. From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, the cause of urticaria is the presence of mist-like gaseous dampness inside the body. If you want to get rid of the gaseous dampness, you need to create wind inside the body that can "blow away" the gaseous dampness.
Dispel gaseous dampness--Shufengchushi Decoction
Shufengchushi Decoction has the effects of dispelling wind, dehumidifying, and relieving itching. Among them, Nepeta , Windbreak , mint, Cicada slough , chrysanthemum, Citrus aurantium are medicines for dispersing wind, which can get rid of accumulated dampness in the human body; Coix seed , Atractylodes , Phellodendron , Plantain, Plantain has the effect of dehumidification and diuresis. Shufengchushi Decoction is very effective in removing gaseous dampness from the body.
Treatment of acute urticaria - duckweed pills
Duckweed pills are mainly made from duckweed and are good at treating stubborn or acute urticaria. Duckweed is pungent and cold in nature and can relieve symptoms of body itching. Duckweed can be used both externally and internally. It is an antipruritic medicine that can disperse wind and remove dampness.
Liquid dampness
Acute eczema
Acute eczema usually manifests as the growth of many small pimples on the skin, and the small pimples are rich in liquid. After scratching, the liquid will flow out, leading to symptoms such as erosion and exudation. Acute eczema is a manifestation of liquid dampness in the body.
Eliminate liquid dampness - Add and Subtract Dehumidifying Weiling Decoction
Poria , Alisma , Talcum , Cortex Phellodendri, Polyporus has the effect of diuretic and dampness ; Atractylodes is pungent and warm, good at dispelling evil. Dampness; Magnolia officinalis and tangerine peel are responsible for evaporating water vapor in the body. Modified Chushi Weiling Decoction has a very good effect on eliminating liquid dampness in the body.
Emergency external prescription for acute eczema - purslane cold wet compress
heat-clearing and swelling lotion uses purslane , which can inhibit the release of histamine, relieve itching, reduce moisture and sores, and eliminate erosion and edema.
Solid dampness
Chronic eczema
Chronic eczema is mostly characterized by the growth of thick patches on the skin, which are prone to cracks. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, chronic eczema indicates the existence of solid dampness inside the body, and solid dampness is the most stubborn state of dampness.
Remove solid dampness-Soufengchushi Decoction
Soufengchushi Decoction is mainly used to treat stubborn plaques on the body. whole scorpion , centipede, saponin thorn has the power to break through; Clematis has the effect of dredging the meridians; hibiscus bark , white fresh bark , Citrus aurantium, sea breeze vine is good at expelling and hiding Dampness in muscles and collaterals. Soufengchushi Decoction can relieve and cure chronic eczema caused by solid dampness.
Chronic eczema external use ointment - dampness removing ointment
dampness removing ointment is good at treating stubborn and hypertrophic skin diseases. Its main ingredients are Sophora flavescens , white fresh bark, clematis, Angelica dahurica , Atractylodes , Nepeta paniculata , Rhubarb , Gallnut , Forsythia , mint, Crane lice They all have the functions of removing wind, removing dampness, unblocking collaterals and relieving itching, and are very suitable for treating chronic hypertrophy and patchy eczema.
Source: CCTV Health Road
