Eczema itching "wind" caused! ! Stay away from scratching at 6 o'clock! !

Hong Yuqi, a reporter from Chinese Health Network/Taipei Report

This itches, that itches, and you can't help scratching? Eczema is easy to attack every season, and the symptoms are getting worse? Dr. Taichung said that the itching of eczema was caused by wind, so it was necessary to treat it with wind to relieve itching. However, in order to stay away from eczema, in addition to the treatment of relieving itching, adjusting diet to reduce the intake of frozen products and processed food is the fundamental palliative.

Dr. Jiang Yuyang from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Taipei United Hospital said that eczema is a common skin disease, and there are many related records in ancient Chinese medicine books, but there are different names according to the location of the attack. If it occurs in the external ear, it is called spiral ear sore. It occurs in scrotum and is called renal cystic wind. It occurs in the elbow and knee socket of the flexion side of the limbs, which is called four-bend wind. It happens in the hand, which is called the goose's paw wind. It happens in the calf, which is called skirt wind. It occurs on the baby's face, which is called milk ringworm or fetal disease.

Eczema is different from heat, cold and dampness.

From the above names, it can be seen that whenever the uncomfortable symptoms of skin itching are mentioned, the word "wind" is indispensable in the names of traditional Chinese medicine. Why? Dr. Jiang Yuyang explained that this is because Chinese medicine believes that eczema's "itching" is caused by "wind", so it is necessary to fight wind to stop itching during treatment.

Although the causes of eczema are all caused by "wind", the location and symptoms of eczema will be slightly different according to individual physical differences, so the treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine are quite different. As for the symptoms, how to distinguish them? The simplest way is to classify the skin rash according to its color. If the skin rash is white, it belongs to "wind-cold", and the treatment needs to dispel the cold. If the rash is reddish in color, it belongs to "wind-heat", and the treatment needs to dispel wind and clear heat; If the rash has blisters, it belongs to "rheumatism", and the treatment needs to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. (Recommended reading: eczema itches to scratch the skin, and soaking in tea water can relieve itching? )

6 points to prevent eczema. Stay away from itching

What should I do if I want to prevent eczema besides prescribing the right medicine according to the physical differences? Dr. Jiang Yuyang suggested that starting from adjusting the daily life style, in addition to maintaining good sleep habits and regularly quantifying three meals, more careful attention should be paid to diet and clothing. The following are the six main points provided by Dr. Jiang Yuyang:

Point 1: Diet should be light, eat more fresh food in season, and eat less spicy and stimulating food or processed food.

point 2/keep indoor air circulation to reduce the influence of dust mites, dust and other * * * objects.

point 3/choose loose and breathable cotton material, and wear less tight-fitting or close-fitting clothes such as nylon chemical fiber.

point 4/sweating is an important way for the body to detoxify. Proper exercise makes the body sweat, which is good for health.

point 5/ice cold drinks should be controlled, especially when the weather is hot and people gulp ice, which will easily affect the transport function of the spleen and stomach, leading to "damp resistance" phenomena such as poor appetite, fatigue, sticky stool or diarrhea.

point 6/stress is the root of all diseases. The visible band will cause local skin allergies, while the invisible pressure will also cause allergic reactions in the body. Positive thinking, relaxing mood and reducing emotional stress are also aspects that cannot be ignored in the prevention of eczema.

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