Skin itching is so uncomfortable. Four traditional Chinese medicine internal and external methods to fight it

Bruising and itching

“Yu” means stagnation of Qi and blood. When itching occurs, the rash must be scratched to make blood spill out; the rash is mainly dark red papules and nodules, some are scattered all over the body, some are condensed and buried in the skin, and some are fused into pieces, like mat patterns.

Dietary factors

Food Itch

If you eat fish, shrimp, crab and other wind-inducing foods, or eat the meat of cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, dogs, chickens and other animals, eating too much will make it difficult for the stomach to digest, and induce itching. The manifestations are often map-shaped red wheals, edematous erythema, papules and blisters of varying sizes on the skin. If not treated in time, the poison will attack the body, causing vomiting, diarrhea, mental fatigue and other systemic symptoms.

If the allergy is severe, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. If the symptoms are not too severe, you can boil basil leaves in water and drink it, which is especially effective for seafood allergies.

Wine Itch

Immediately or shortly after drinking, the skin feels itchy, followed by diffuse erythema throughout the body or red papules the size of needle caps. However, as the alcohol toxins are excreted through sweat or urine, the itching and rash are alleviated or even disappear, and there is a tendency for self-healing.

External factors

Toxic Itch

The Treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Various Diseases says: “All drugs with strong poisons should not be taken into the mouth, nose, ears, or eyes.” Otherwise, the itching will not stop, and the poison may even attack the internal organs. The rash is mainly “diffuse edematous erythema”, followed by red papules and wheals. Common poisonous itching is allergic reaction to inhaled insecticides. In addition, in the early stages of furuncles and carbuncles, the top of the head will also feel strangely itchy, which is a sign that the toxic heat has not yet gathered.

For the early symptoms of this type of carbuncle with pus and blisters, you can cook mung beans, red beans and coix seeds in a ratio of 1:1:1 and eat them. The symptoms can usually be relieved in two to three days.